Empowering Leadership Programmes: Understanding Rationales and Assessing Impact

Together with the Managing Global Governance (MGG) program of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), we look forward to the third edition of Science Dialogue Day. Across NRW, a growing number of research, training, and policy-oriented institutions have established academies and capacity-building initiatives to prepare young professionals and emerging leaders for global challenges. These programmes share a belief in the power of dialogue, peer learning, and evidence-based leadership development to advance the 2030 Agenda and foster just, inclusive, and sustainable societies.

The Science Dialogue Day is a collaborative format initiated by the MGG Programme to strengthen exchange and cooperation among leadership academies and training programmes in NRW that are committed to sustainable development and international cooperation. Following the successful first Dialogue Day on “Strategies for Diversity and Inclusion” held at IDOS in 2024, this second in presence edition will deepen the exchange by focusing on two interrelated dimensions: first, understanding the rationales and evolving mandates of leadership programmes, and second, exploring how to conceptualise and assess their impact.