Mrs Wong-Mah Jia Lan LEAD Academy
Developing leaders who care
"Do not follow where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson, American philosopher and poet
The Mrs Wong-Mah Jia Lan LEAD (Leadership Excellence and Affective Development) Academy is established to develop leadership capacity within the SUSS student community by nurturing students through close mentorship and instilling a sense of compassion, in order to enable them to make positive contributions towards others.
Through the LEAD Academy's initiatives, students can look forward to:
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Aligned with SUSS being a University for social good, LEAD Academy aims to nurture students to be SUSStainable leader - one who cares, supports action, and inspires towards a better world through taking action in areas of:
At the beginning of their SUSS journey, students will acquire leadership skills through their studies - in their core and major-related subjects. Through LEAD Academy, more targeted leadership training and opportunities will be extended to the students. Upon and after graduation from SUSS, interested Alumni can continue to contribute by becoming a mentor.
The LEAD Academy adopts a 6C framework in the design and delivery of its leadership programmes: