Centre Director, Professor James Arthur, has accepted a prestigious invitation to become a Senior Fellow of the sixth McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character from the United States Military Academy at West Point. The conference is acknowledged as the premier transformative, short-duration leadership experience for young, emerging global leaders who unite with world leaders in an enduring partnership. West Point bring together top undergraduate students from Universities around the world to participate in team-based, experiential, and analytical exercises that bolster leadership skills, foster critical thinking and collaboration, and create potential strategies to address pressing global issues. The theme for 2018 is on character. Professor Arthur will lead a team of exceptional students including some of the most outstanding cadets at West Point.