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PP Philip Johns was selected as team leader for the 2009 GSE team to D1150 in Wales.
They departed on the 18th September bound for Cardif. Excepts from their Blog can be found can be found HERE, or everything including the itinery HERE.
The Wales team that visited out club on 8th of October gave us a great presentation on their interests and Wales. They have a blog HERE.
The Rotary Foundation's Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers.
The program provides travel
grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different
countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host
country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are
practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and
exchange ideas.
In a typical four-week
tour, applicants participate in five full days of vocational visits, 15
to 20 club presentations, 10 to 15 formal visits and social events, two
to three days at the district conference, three to four hours per day
of cultural and site tours, and three to four hours per day of free
time with host families.
GSE
enhances the international perspective of the next generation of young
leaders that will take your company into the future. GSE participants
return with new communication and facilitation skills that promote
tolerance and collaboration with professional people of other cultures.
GSE fosters
a creative approach to problem solving by expanding the employee’s
skill set, exposure to alternate methodologies, and preparation for
addressing community needs. |
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