These will be finalised by early August.

The programme coordinators are planning to accept applications during the month of September. Exact details of the application procedure and timetable will be released in due course. Interested participants must be available in person from early October to late November if selected to take part in a screening interview followed by a face to face interview with the sponsoring company. If successful, candidates must be ready to commence the programme in December.

These will be made from November.

There are thirty places on this programme.

The programme will start in December in Ireland when the candidates may spend two weeks with their sponsoring company familiarising themselves with its operations and developing the details of their project. The candidates will start taking modules at UCC the following January.

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Placements will take place across Asia. The location will be determined by the sponsoring company and will depend on the nature of its candidate's live business report. For example,

• If the sponsoring company has a local branch office in Singapore, China, Malaysia or Indonesia, etc, you may be placed there.
• If the company is new to this region and doesn't have a local branch office, alternative arrangements will be made.

The sponsoring company will decide on the location and nature of each candidate's work placement.

It’s not a programme requirement but knowledge of some local languages may be an advantage with some of the sponsoring companies.

You will have to write a practical and actionable business development report for your sponsoring company. This is a critical element of the Farmleigh Fellowship and you will be expected to submit a report of the highest quality by the scheduled deadline.

It will be jointly supervised by a representative from your sponsoring company and a supervisor from UCC. You will also receive 20 hours of outside mentorship from a highly experienced member of the Irish business world and will be able to tap into their deep networks, reservoirs of knowledge and understanding of the region.

Eight project milestones have been scheduled throughout the year during which each sponsoring company will meet or teleconference with you to validate your project’s brief, view and monitor your progress and offer feedback and guidance.

The companies receive a high quality Asian Business Development Report and the graduates receive a Masters in Asian Business awarded by UCC, on successful completion of this work-study programme. Companies have no obligation to the participant beyond the programme.

Given the commitment by the government, industry and respective universities, it is essential that all participants are 100% focused on completing the company project and the Masters in Asian Business. Those applicants who are successful in being accepted on the programme need to demonstrate personal accountability to fulfil their commitments. Consequently, any participant who fails to deliver on their obligations to the programme will be liable for the costs of the programme to the Farmleigh Fellowship. As always, unforeseen personal or family issues will be addressed on a case-by-case basis by the Board of Management.

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