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The Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship on Environmental Issues at the East-West Center is a five-week experiential academic program with lectures, panels, seminar discussions, competitions, debates, and site visits. The Fall 2023 fellows lived and studied at the East-West Center and University of Hawai’i, before traveling to the University of California Berkeley, and concluded with programming in Washington, DC.
The 21 selected fellows explored the topics of climate change, renewable energy, ocean protection, illegal and unreported fishing, pollution, public health and safety, emergency and disaster management, land use, sustainable development, conservation, ecotourism, sustainable agricultural practices, food security, and water access management and treatment. The ultimate goal was for participants to explore climate change and environmental issues in the context of a globalized society, and draw comparisons between the United States and the participants’ home countries.
The Fall 2023 Cohort members are:
Muhammad Riyanulaiman Effendy bin Mohammad Yazid, Brunei
Zoe Sidina Bunnath, Cambodia
Muhdaril Ahda, Indonesia
Afnan Saud Hanifuddin, Indonesia
I Made Cahya Narayana, Indonesia
Sandra Sukma Maharani, Indonesia
Thipsavanh Souliyavong, Laos
Jiun Ting Saw, Malaysia
Nur Syafiqah Binti Zulkeflee, Malaysia
Myat Theingi Winn, Myanmar
Khaing Thazin The, Myanmar
Jaybel Cabanal, Philippines
Mark Joseph Pescador Laceste, Philippines
Niels Gabriel Serafica Nable, Philippines
Jing Ru Woh, Singapore
Chatchai Karuna, Thailand
Wanida Suwannasit, Thailand
Thanapat Wattanaserarat, Thailand
Josue Willian Alwyn, Timor-Leste
Thi Thuy Tien Dao, Vietnam
Hoang Phuc Ngo, Vietnam
The YSEALI Academic Fellowship is funded by the US Government and administered by the East-West Center and our implementation partner the University of Montana Mansfield Center. YSEALI is a signature program of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in order to strengthen leadership development across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), deepen engagement with young leaders on key regional and global challenges, and strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and Southeast Asia.
The Young Southeast Asian Leadership Initiative (YSEALI) Academic Fellowship on Environmental Issues at the East-West Center is a five-week experiential academic program with lectures, panels, seminar discussions, competitions, debates, and site visits. The Fall 2023 fellows lived and studied at the East-West Center and University of Hawai’i, before traveling to the University of California Berkeley, and concluded with programming in Washington, DC.
The 21 selected fellows explored the topics of climate change, renewable energy, ocean protection, illegal and unreported fishing, pollution, public health and safety, emergency and disaster management, land use, sustainable development, conservation, ecotourism, sustainable agricultural practices, food security, and water access management and treatment. The ultimate goal was for participants to explore climate change and environmental issues in the context of a globalized society, and draw comparisons between the United States and the participants’ home countries.
The Fall 2023 Cohort members are:
Muhammad Riyanulaiman Effendy bin Mohammad Yazid, Brunei
Zoe Sidina Bunnath, Cambodia
Muhdaril Ahda, Indonesia
Afnan Saud Hanifuddin, Indonesia
I Made Cahya Narayana, Indonesia
Sandra Sukma Maharani, Indonesia
Thipsavanh Souliyavong, Laos
Jiun Ting Saw, Malaysia
Nur Syafiqah Binti Zulkeflee, Malaysia
Myat Theingi Winn, Myanmar
Khaing Thazin The, Myanmar
Jaybel Cabanal, Philippines
Mark Joseph Pescador Laceste, Philippines
Niels Gabriel Serafica Nable, Philippines
Jing Ru Woh, Singapore
Chatchai Karuna, Thailand
Wanida Suwannasit, Thailand
Thanapat Wattanaserarat, Thailand
Josue Willian Alwyn, Timor-Leste
Thi Thuy Tien Dao, Vietnam
Hoang Phuc Ngo, Vietnam
The YSEALI Academic Fellowship is funded by the US Government and administered by the East-West Center and our implementation partner the University of Montana Mansfield Center. YSEALI is a signature program of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in order to strengthen leadership development across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), deepen engagement with young leaders on key regional and global challenges, and strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and Southeast Asia.