Events

Executive training in the heart of Berlin

Our seminars and skills trainings (two to four days each) introduce professionals to current practices in public management, leadership, and governance. Participants sharpen their skills and benefit from a forum for exchange at the interface of the public, private, and non-profit sectors. All credits are transferable to an Executive Certificate or the Executive MPA. Browse our current programme and register today.

Executive training

Sustainability

Monday, 20.02.2023 | 11:00 am – Wednesday, 22.02.2023 | 4:00 pm (CET)

This class introduces and explores the concept of sustainability and its social, economic and environmental dimensions. Climate change will serve as the core case study linking all three elements. 
This seminar is offered as part of the Executive MPA programme and in the open enrolment programme.

Online event

Executive training

Budgeting and priority-setting in government

Thursday, 16.02.2023 | 11:00 am – Saturday, 18.02.2023 | 4:00 pm (CET)

This course considers a core set of financial management topics. While the focus is on public management, we will discuss some themes that originate in the private sector and that governments apply to their budgets.
This seminar is offered as part of the Executive MPA programme and in the open enrolment programme.

On-site event

Executive training

European Union Governance

Monday, 06.02.2023 | 11:00 am – Wednesday, 08.02.2023 | 4:00 pm (CET)

This course aims to unpack the 'web' of EU governance in three ways: to introduce participants to the essential foundations of EU governance; to illustrate the operation of EU governance through key policy areas; and to discuss EU’s future direction and legitimacy.
This seminar is offered as part of the Executive MPA programme and in the open enrolment programme.

On-site event

Executive training

Scenario-building and foresight

Thursday, 02.02.2023 | 11:00 am – Friday, 03.02.2023 | 4:00 pm (CET)

This course provides executives and decision makers with methods and tools to make better decisions in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world (VUCA), as decision making in a VUCA world can quickly become a costly and risky endeavour – especially in the realm of foreign and security affairs.
This seminar is offered as part of the Executive MPA programme and in the open enrolment programme and can be taken as part of the ETGN certificate programme. 

On-site event

Executive training

Smart decisions in government and business

Monday, 30.01.2023 | 11:00 am – Wednesday, 01.02.2023 | 4:00 pm (CET)

This course covers the most important decision areas for managers in the private and public sectors: Deciding on a future strategy for their organisation; allocating resources in different units or policy areas; making trade-offs between financial, economic, ecological and social objectives; transparently selecting contractors and partners.
This seminar is offered as part of the Executive MPA programme and in the open enrolment programme and can be taken as part of the ETGN certificate programme. 

On-site event

Executive training

Designing, Leading and Growing Organisations

Thursday, 26.01.2023 | 11:00 am – Saturday, 28.01.2023 | 4:00 pm (CET)

This course is about building and managing different types of organisations dealing with public issues, such as public sector organisations, social enterprises or non-profits. 
This seminar is offered as part of the Executive MPA programme and in the open enrolment programme.

On-site event

Executive training

Political communication

Thursday, 08.12.2022 | 11:00 am – Friday, 09.12.2022 | 4:00 pm (CET)

Combining strategic reflection with practical experience and training, this course enables students to understand and handle the interplay or interdependencies between media, politics and citizenry. 
This seminar is offered as part of the Executive MPA programme and in the open enrolment programme and can be taken as part of the ETGN certificate programme. 

On-site event

Executive training

Ethics and governance of digital technology

Monday, 05.12.2022 | 11:00 am – Wednesday, 07.12.2022 | 4:00 pm (CET)

This course seeks to ground social and political considerations in governing digital technology on a firm basis of science and engineering. We will examine the science of intelligence itself, explore the transformations and policy challenges of digital technology and discuss contemporary policy problems and potential solutions.
This seminar is offered as part of the Executive MPA programme and in the open enrolment programme.

On-site event

Executive training

Workshop in Berlin: Policymaking and administration in Germany

Tuesday, 29.11.2022 | 11:00 am – Friday, 02.12.2022 | 4:00 pm (CET)

This course offers students the opportunity to experience the German machinery of government and policymaking first-hand and interact with experts, policymakers and practitioners working in and for the German government system.
This seminar is offered as part of the Executive MPA programme and in the open enrolment programme.

On-site event

Executive training

Economics for policymakers

Monday, 14.11.2022 | 11:00 am – Thursday, 17.11.2022 | 4:00 pm (CET)

This seminar offers an intensive introduction to some of the key concepts used by economists. The seminar consists of two components, one on microeconomic analysis and one on macroeconomic analysis.
This seminar is offered as part of the Executive MPA programme and in the open enrolment programme and can be taken as part of the ETGN certificate programme. 

On-site event

Executive training

Power and Influence: Leadership in action

Monday, 24.10.2022 | 11:00 am – Wednesday, 26.10.2022 | 4:00 pm (CET)

This is a course for those of you who want to make things happen, despite the obstacles that might stand in your way. It is about understanding power dynamics and learning to use them as effective tools for analysing your surroundings and achieving your goals. 
This seminar is offered as part of the Executive MPA programme and in the open enrolment programme.

On-site event

Research event

Revising the Model International Mobility Convention: Finding solutions to the challenges of today’s migration

Friday, 14.10.2022 | 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

The Centre for Fundamental Rights, in collaboration with Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB) and the RefMig project, is convening a workshop focused on the challenges to migration and the revision of the Model International Mobility Convention. 

On-site event