The programme enables Oxford postgraduates to achieve their full potential and grow as leaders of character and purpose.

Multidisciplinary curriculum
Join us for weekly discussions on leadership. Take a deep dive into the classics and contemporary texts spanning a wide range of disciplines.

Learning communities
Engage with a diverse group of graduate students, guest speakers, and senior leaders. Build meaningful connections across Oxford and beyond.

Leadership development
Develop a deep sense of purpose and become the best version of yourself. Take practical actions to begin a lifetime journey of leading with character.

Programme overview
The aim of the Global Leadership Initiative is to develop your intellectual and practical understanding of what makes for good leadership in your context and put the learnings into practice as you go on your own leadership journey after graduating from Oxford. The seven-month programme will help you to grow as a leader who is both effective and ethical, who furthers the good of society and enables others to flourish.

Any postgraduate student enrolled in a full-time programme at the University of Oxford can apply to participate in the GLI. Throughout the programme, you will engage in regular reflections, dialogues, and exercises to apply the leadership lessons in your own context. In the end, you will walk away with a new understanding of who you are and how you lead.

Please note that we are conducting research on the impact of the GLI. By applying to the programme you will be signing up as a research participant.