GRIPS had a three-day training program titled “The Training Program on Leadership Development” for Thai executive officials. The program was requested by the Office of the Civil Service Commission（OCSC）in Thailand. It was held from May 14 to 16, 2018 and GRIPS welcomed 25 Thai participants. They are expected to be candidates for Bureau Director level positions, selected by OCSC.

During the program, Professor Emeritus Masahiro Horie (Director of the Executive Development Center for Global Leadership) gave lectures on “Asian Style Leadership for the 21^st Century” and “Reform and Innovation of Government”. Thai participants have exchanged views and opinions on management and leadership at their offices and discussed similarities and differences between Japanese and Thai cases.

Participants visited Fujitsu and Tokyo Assembly for the site-visit.

At Fujitsu, they have learnt innovative technology and design thinking approach as well as its activity in Thailand.

They visited Tokyo assembly and learnt its role and structure.

 On the final day of the training program, they had a wrap-up session presided over by Prof. Horie. At the completion ceremony, each participant received a certificate of completion of the course.