UK Cohort 2025

US East Coast Study Tour

16 – 21 March 2025

2025 will see the first cohort of the Global Leaders Programme from the UK visit leading institutions in the USA. The study tour will visit Harvard University, Boston University, Princeton University and The Johns Hopkins University, amongst others.

The faculties from each university will share their experience and expertise in reputation, advocacy and advancement strategy and practice. Delegates will finish the first stage of the Programme with a clear understanding of how to develop institutional strategies, identify and grow talent, deliver success and manage challenges related to all things reputation, advocacy and advancement.

The study tour will be followed up with three Reputation, Advocacy and Advancement in Action masterclasses, an opportunity to participate in key action learning sets and attend VIP dinners in London with leading guest speakers from government, industry and third sector. A further half-day of facilitated exchange and engagement in the UK with another international CASE Global Leadership Study Programme Cohort, followed by an evening dinner hosted by UK/worldwide diplomats.

To conclude the Programme, delegates will be invited to attend the annual CASE Global Leadership alumni dialogue and reception taking place at the CASESummit for Leaders in Advancement conference in New York City.

Study Tour Agenda

Sunday 16 March

Check-in to hotel

Boston Cultural Activity TBC (Optional) 

Welcome & Introduction meeting 

Meet in hotel lobby to travel to restaurant 

Welcome Dinner 

Monday 17 March

Harvard University

Lunch Harvard Faculty Club 

Afternoon Sessions 

Afternoon coffee and close

Fireside chat, networking and drinks reception at the Consul General’s Residence Boston

Dinner (Optional) 

Tuesday 18 March

Boston University

Travel to New York (Amtrak) 

Group Dinner (Optional)* 

* Participants may wish to use this evening to host a University Alumni Event 

Wednesday 19 March

New York City Economic Development Corporation

United Nations

Princeton University

Campus tour and late afternoon sessions 

Dinner at Princeton University 

Thursday 20 March

Travel to Washington DC 

The Johns Hopkins University 

Washington Post - Tour of Newsroom

Informal mixer and roundtable ‘in conversation with’ between the  delegation and Washington Post journalists covering higher education, politics and international relations 

Final Dinner 

Friday 21 March

Georgetown University  

Lunch at CASE Office

Final session and study tour wrap up  

Afternoon or evening flight back to the UK