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Overview
What you will study
Today’s senior executives in state and local governments face greater demands from a skeptical public than at any time before. Leading effectively in this environment is an enormous challenge. Senior executives in government and nonprofit organizations need the skills and insights to develop creative solutions under tight constraints and increased public scrutiny.
The Senior Executives in State and Local Government program offered by Harvard University provides those skills and insights through a combination of traditional and hands-on learning experiences.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Leadership: Learn to exercise leadership without authority while analyzing and managing dynamics that impede progress
- Negotiation: Move beyond positional bargaining to build strong, resilient relationships with key partners
- Effective partnerships: Create and manage key relationships for maximum impact
- Policy modeling and implementation: Discover how to craft policy to address critical issues—and how to determine whether you are successful
- Urgent and real-time challenges: Delve into the issues that state and local leaders confront every day, such as finance and budgeting, crisis management, community safety, and economic development
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 19 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Strategic Management Leadership View 150 other Short Courses in Strategic Management in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Elected and appointed officials, including mayors, state senators and representatives, secretaries of state, attorneys general, treasurers, comptrollers, and auditors
- Leaders in police, fire, EMS, and health departments
- Department heads and deputies, including chiefs of staff, general counsels, public affairs officers, chief financial officers, and policy advisors
- City managers
- Educational leaders, including school board members and school superintendents
- Social service directors
- Librarians
- Leaders of nonprofit organizations
Tuition Fee
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International
17400 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17400 USD for the full programme during 19 days. -
National
17400 USD/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 17400 USD for the full programme during 19 days.
- The program fee includes tuition, housing, curricular materials and most meals.
Living costs for Cambridge
1814 - 3756 USD /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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