The Islands Society Announces 2015-2016 Security Scholars
The Islands Society selects young leaders from across the Pacific for the 2015-2016 Security Scholars Program.
Suva, Fiji, November 14, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The Islands Society (PacSoc) is pleased to announce the final selection of participants for the 2015/16 Pacific Security Scholars Program. The group will be composed of Tevita Motulalo (Tonga), Genevieve Neilson (New Zealand), Adi Litia Cakobau Nailatikau (Fiji) and Melania Baba (Fiji).
Over the next nine months, each scholar will be tasked to tackle the policy implications of four emerging security issues in the Pacific Islands region. They will do so under the guidance of senior mentors from relevant industries and the diplomatic community who are experts on traditional and nontraditional security issues. Their insights and analysis will then be published on the Islands Society's official website alongside various leading regional and international news outlets. In addition to this, each participant will have the opportunity to be the guest-editor in the Pacific Islands Society's Security Journal, placing participants at the center of some of the world’s most influential thought-leaders on Pacific affairs.
More on each of the young leaders:
Melania Baba is a Fijian graduate in Law and Political Science at the University of the South Pacific. Currently, she is a legal officer at the Fiji Environmental Law Association which is concerned with the protection of Fiji’s environment and promotion of sustainable resource management through law. With a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Bachelor of Law (L.L.B.) and Political Science Law degree from Victoria University and the University of South Pacific, she is interested in international relations and climate change with particular reference to the small pacific island states in the Pacific. She is undertaking part time Post Graduate studies at the University of the South Pacific and hopes that this will enable her to serve her interest better.
Adi Litia Cakobau Nailatikau is a Fijian young leader currently participating in the East West Center and Taiwan’s Pacific Island Leadership Course. She previously worked with the JET Program in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan for three years. Prior to this, she was a long- term volunteer for her community in Suva, Fiji. She earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of the South Pacific, majoring in Environmental and International Law, and after her current course will continue pursuing postgraduate studies in Climate Change and International Relations. Ms. Nailatikau strives to bridge the gap between underprivileged populations and employment opportunities in the environmental field through mentoring and educational outreach programs.
Genevieve Neilson is an international trade specialist currently serving as a Presidential Management Fellow with the U.S. Department of Commerce. Originally from New Zealand, Neilson's research interests include climate change adaptation, renewable energy and international political economy. Having graduated with first class honors in International Relations and Political Science from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Neilson went on to receive a Graduate Certificate from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and an M.A. in international affairs from The George Washington University.
Tevita Motulalo is an international security strategist from the Kingdom of Tonga where worked as the Editor of the Tonga Chronicle, the Kingdom's oldest English newspaper and Deputy Editor of the Talaki, one of the leading Tongan-language newspapers. Motulalo acquired a Diploma in Journalism from the Tonga Institute of Higher Education (TIHE) and has since been a frequent contributor to local and international news outlets. Today, he is a professor of Journalism at the TIHE where he currently teaches journalism. Motulalo graduated with an MSc in Geopolitics and International Relations from Manipal University, India where he is also a Senior Researcher at Gateway House (the Indian Council on Global Relations).
About the Pacific Security Scholars Program
The Pacific Security Scholars Program one of the five Next Generation Leaders Programs at the Pacific Islands Society. It is focused on promoting young leadership across the Pacific Islands. The PSS Program is aimed specifically at strengthening the engagement and capacity of the policy makers of tomorrow to engage in the global decisions that they will ultimately inherit. Participants receive exclusive insight from mentors who provided one-to-one support in the professional development of our young leaders. Participants are in turn provided the opportunity to share these insights.
Website: www.islandssociety.org/projects/next-generation-leaders/next-generation-scholars/security-scholars/
About Islands Society
The Islands Society is an international 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to inspire and empower islanders to participate in foreign affairs and overseas engagements in order to affect positive change in their local communities. The nonprofit develops and implements projects that are designed to help islanders realize their full potential on the world stage. These projects are currently organized around two main themes: community projects and next generation leaders. The community projects center on ten issue areas, including charity, conservation, democracy, disaster relief, education, equality, health, innovation, security, and sustainability. Meanwhile, the next generation leader projects support artists, athletes, chefs, incubators, musicians, policy makers, storytellers, and technologists. To implement these programs, the nonprofit has launched local constituent societies around the world. These include the Pacific Islands Society, Baltic Islands Society, Sea Islands Society, Arctic Islands Society, Caribbean Islands Society, and Remote Islands Society (Japan).
Website: www.islandssociety.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Islands-Society/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/islandssociety
Over the next nine months, each scholar will be tasked to tackle the policy implications of four emerging security issues in the Pacific Islands region. They will do so under the guidance of senior mentors from relevant industries and the diplomatic community who are experts on traditional and nontraditional security issues. Their insights and analysis will then be published on the Islands Society's official website alongside various leading regional and international news outlets. In addition to this, each participant will have the opportunity to be the guest-editor in the Pacific Islands Society's Security Journal, placing participants at the center of some of the world’s most influential thought-leaders on Pacific affairs.
More on each of the young leaders:
Melania Baba is a Fijian graduate in Law and Political Science at the University of the South Pacific. Currently, she is a legal officer at the Fiji Environmental Law Association which is concerned with the protection of Fiji’s environment and promotion of sustainable resource management through law. With a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Bachelor of Law (L.L.B.) and Political Science Law degree from Victoria University and the University of South Pacific, she is interested in international relations and climate change with particular reference to the small pacific island states in the Pacific. She is undertaking part time Post Graduate studies at the University of the South Pacific and hopes that this will enable her to serve her interest better.
Adi Litia Cakobau Nailatikau is a Fijian young leader currently participating in the East West Center and Taiwan’s Pacific Island Leadership Course. She previously worked with the JET Program in Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan for three years. Prior to this, she was a long- term volunteer for her community in Suva, Fiji. She earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of the South Pacific, majoring in Environmental and International Law, and after her current course will continue pursuing postgraduate studies in Climate Change and International Relations. Ms. Nailatikau strives to bridge the gap between underprivileged populations and employment opportunities in the environmental field through mentoring and educational outreach programs.
Genevieve Neilson is an international trade specialist currently serving as a Presidential Management Fellow with the U.S. Department of Commerce. Originally from New Zealand, Neilson's research interests include climate change adaptation, renewable energy and international political economy. Having graduated with first class honors in International Relations and Political Science from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, Neilson went on to receive a Graduate Certificate from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University and an M.A. in international affairs from The George Washington University.
Tevita Motulalo is an international security strategist from the Kingdom of Tonga where worked as the Editor of the Tonga Chronicle, the Kingdom's oldest English newspaper and Deputy Editor of the Talaki, one of the leading Tongan-language newspapers. Motulalo acquired a Diploma in Journalism from the Tonga Institute of Higher Education (TIHE) and has since been a frequent contributor to local and international news outlets. Today, he is a professor of Journalism at the TIHE where he currently teaches journalism. Motulalo graduated with an MSc in Geopolitics and International Relations from Manipal University, India where he is also a Senior Researcher at Gateway House (the Indian Council on Global Relations).
About the Pacific Security Scholars Program
The Pacific Security Scholars Program one of the five Next Generation Leaders Programs at the Pacific Islands Society. It is focused on promoting young leadership across the Pacific Islands. The PSS Program is aimed specifically at strengthening the engagement and capacity of the policy makers of tomorrow to engage in the global decisions that they will ultimately inherit. Participants receive exclusive insight from mentors who provided one-to-one support in the professional development of our young leaders. Participants are in turn provided the opportunity to share these insights.
Website: www.islandssociety.org/projects/next-generation-leaders/next-generation-scholars/security-scholars/
About Islands Society
The Islands Society is an international 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Its mission is to inspire and empower islanders to participate in foreign affairs and overseas engagements in order to affect positive change in their local communities. The nonprofit develops and implements projects that are designed to help islanders realize their full potential on the world stage. These projects are currently organized around two main themes: community projects and next generation leaders. The community projects center on ten issue areas, including charity, conservation, democracy, disaster relief, education, equality, health, innovation, security, and sustainability. Meanwhile, the next generation leader projects support artists, athletes, chefs, incubators, musicians, policy makers, storytellers, and technologists. To implement these programs, the nonprofit has launched local constituent societies around the world. These include the Pacific Islands Society, Baltic Islands Society, Sea Islands Society, Arctic Islands Society, Caribbean Islands Society, and Remote Islands Society (Japan).
Website: www.islandssociety.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-Islands-Society/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/islandssociety
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