The first four cycles of ELI Africa were conducted. The comprehensive program was March 2008-September 2009: launched in Pretoria, South Africa with twenty-six emerging leaders selected from nine African countries. Locations of the next three cycles included Rwanda and Ethiopia. The graduation ceremony for the first cohort of twenty-six emerging leaders was held in Johannesburg, South May 2010: Africa. Note: The ELI Africa program was not yet accredited although the program experienced a 100% retention/graduation rate. The second cohort of ELI Africa was started in Pretoria, South Africa with thirty-one emerging leaders September 2010: selected from eleven countries in Africa. This time, students from Nigeria and Ghana joined, making ELI Africa an Africa-wide initiative to address the most important need: the lack of transformational leadership. Locations continent’s of the next three cycles included Kenya. The graduation ceremony of the unaccredited 2nd cohort of 29 emerging leaders was held in Lagos, December 2012: Nigeria. The program experienced a 94% retention/graduation rate. The third cohort of ELI Africa was started in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with 20 emerging leaders from September 2013: eight different countries. Locations of the next three cycles were Zimbabwe and Ghana. Name of ELI Africa officially changed to the Global Academy for Transformational Leadership September 2015: (GATL). This change was made to position GATL to reach the global community. GATL received probationary accreditation by ICHE (International Council for Higher Education) to October 2016: provide MA in Transformational Leadership. GATL received a full accreditation by ICHE. January 2018:
March 2008-September 2009: The first four cycles of ELI Africa were conducted. The comprehensive program was launched in Pretoria, South Africa with twenty-six emerging leaders selected from nine African countries. Locations of the next three cycles included Rwanda and Ethiopia. May 2010: The graduation ceremony for the first cohort of twenty-six emerging leaders was held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Note: The ELI Africa program was not yet accredited although the program experienced a 100% retention/graduation rate. September 2010: The second cohort of ELI Africa was started in Pretoria, South Africa with thirty-one emerging leaders selected from eleven countries in Africa. This time, students from Nigeria and Ghana joined, making ELI Africa an Africa-wide initiative to address the continent’s most important need: the lack of transformational leadership. Locations of the next three cycles included Kenya. December 2012: The graduation ceremony of the unaccredited 2nd cohort of 29 emerging leaders was held in Lagos, Nigeria. The program experienced a 94% retention/graduation rate. September 2013: The third cohort of ELI Africa was started in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with 20 emerging leaders from eight different countries. Locations of the next three cycles were Zimbabwe and Ghana. September 2015: Name of ELI Africa officially changed to the Global Academy for Transformational Leadership (GATL). This change was made to position GATL to reach the global community. October 2016: GATL received probationary accreditation by ICHE (International Council for Higher Education) to provide MA in Transformational Leadership. January 2018: GATL received a full accreditation by ICHE.
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