European Leadership Programme - Jesuit European Social Centre

Herman Van Rompuy at ELP

Luciano Larivera SJ — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:12:04 +0000

ELP follows and JESC staff members had the pleasure of the annual meeting with Herman Van Rompuy, former President of the European Council (2009-14) and Jesuit Alumnus. This two-hour event took place online 20 January at 6 pm. His lecture can be encapsulated in three concepts: authenticity of politicians, art of compromise, formation of consciousness. […]

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The Accidental Faith of the Predetermined Mind

Kamilla Kiraly — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 16:34:04 +0000

Interview with Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement On the 11th of November, ELP fellows welcomed Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, to share his thoughts about leadership, personal values, and his position in the Commission. Background and values When presenting himself, Commissioner Várhelyi highlighted his family roots from the Southern (Szeged) […]

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Develop Leadership Skills through Volunteering

Gianmarco Palermo — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 10:18:59 +0000

Why volunteering will help you to develop your leadership skills, advance in your career and live better One of the core pillars of the European Leadership Programme is Service. As part of the programme, the fellows are invited to dedicate a certain amount of their time to volunteer. Society generally recognizes the action of “helping […]

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Otilia Dhand: a top leader creates trust and has a clear vision

Madeleine Worner — Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:59:30 +0000

On 17.11.2021 Otilia Dhand finds herself sitting in the middle of the 4th cohort of the ELP European Leadership Programme. She seems to be full of confidence and she is concentrating. Her voice is warm and kind. For the next two hours, she will tell us about her life. Otilia begins sharing with a […]

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Suffering transforms us

Lukas Jovanovic — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:14:29 +0000

There are currently around 5000 migrants in Bosnia and Herzegovina waiting to enter the European Union countries. It is unacceptable that the 21st century, at the Gates of Europe, we have people who do not have basic living conditions such as food, clothing, and drinking water. A large number of migrants return from “The […]

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Keeping the momentum

Botond Feledy — Thu, 27 May 2021 10:52:32 +0000

An editorial for the June edition of the Leadership Post The team of the European Leadership Programme has learnt a great deal about humility from the experience of the pandemic. We learnt about the limitations of our actions and their influence, to face the unexpected time and again, as well as to reflect even more […]

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A step towards leadership

JESC — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:54:20 +0000

Giving a step towards leadership means giving a step towards an inner journey of self-discovery. It requires hard work, discipline and self-awareness. Leadership is like climbing a mountain – the journey is long and tough but, when you arrive at the top, you will find the sun. That is what our fellows experienced last weekend. […]

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God is dead, God remains dead, and Neo-Liberalism has killed him

Nikolas Schulze-Makuch — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 13:20:39 +0000

How shall the EU comfort itself, the murderer of murderers? Josef Stalin died when my grandma was 8 years old. Every house had to hang a black flag from its front door. If you somehow “forgot” to hang the flag, the fisherman might find you conspicuously “drowned” in the river a week later, or […]

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The sense of vocation and a green future for Europe

Adolfo Canales — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:57:34 +0000

On March 29, the ELP fellows met with Ms. Cristina Lobillo Borrero, Head of Energy Policy, Directorate-General for Energy, invited the Fellows. For the ELP Fellows this was a great occasion to learn from the personal experience of a public servant passionate about the European Union and the energy sector. From Cordoba to the heart […]

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Top tips for graduates: Entering the job market in 2021

Masha Tarle — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 15:43:49 +0000

Finding a job in times of economic crisis has always been challenging. But never before have job seekers been so out of touch with potential employers. On January 21, Masha Tarle gave a 2-hour workshop to our ELP fellows teaching them practical techniques to engage employers and re-energize their job search. It is not the […]

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