INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
FOR LEADERSHIP (IAF)
PROGRAMME 2017
DATE
TITLE
PARTICIPANTS
LANGUAGES TARGET GROUPS
29.01. –
10.02.2017
Moderation: Facilitation
and Program Design
24+
English
Spanish
05.03. –
17.03.2017
Freedom of Movement – A
liberal principle challenged
24+
English
26.03. 07.04.2017
Strengthening NGOs –
winning support for ideas
and their political
implementation
24+
English
23.04. –
05.05.2017
Leadership for Young
Leaders
24+
English
French
e-Academy
(preparatory)
14.05. –
21.05.2017
Online Phase: March 2017
Future Workshop: Smart
Cities and Modern Mobility
22+
English
11.06. –
18.06.2017
Political Leadership
22+
English
Russian
02.07. –
09.07.2017
Communication: Strategy
and Skills
22+
English
Arabic
30.07. –
06.08.2017
Coalition Building and
Strategic Partnership
22+
English
Spanish
French
13.08. –
25.08.2017
Promoting
Entrepreneurship and
Open Markets
24+
English
CLOSING
DATE
Public
representatives,
staff members or
members of liberal
NGOs, Political
Parties and Think
Tanks
Representatives of
liberal parties, thinktanks and NGOs
02.12.2016
Representatives of
liberal NGOs and
think-tanks who take
part in decision
making within their
organisation
Young leaders from
liberal parties and
NGOs
27.01.2017
Young leaders and
professionals from
liberal politics,
enterprise and
NGOs
Leaders in liberal
political parties and
organizations
17.03.2017
Leadership
personnel of liberal
political parties,
think-tanks and
NGOs as well as
FNF Project
Directors
Leaders, decisionmakers and key
personnel of liberal
parties and NGOs
Young leaders from
liberal politics,
business, economic
think-tanks and
NGOs
05.05.2017
13.01.2017
20.02.2017
17.04.2017
02.06.2017
16.06.2017
TITLE
PARTICIPANTS
03.09. –
15.09.2017
Local Politics and Citizen’s
Participation
24+
English
Arabic
24.09. –
01.10.2017
Strategic Planning for
Political Parties
22+
English
Russian
Spanish
15.10. –
27.10.2017
Liberals, Property and the
Environment
24+
English
05.11. –
17.11.2017
Education Policy Reforms
24+
English
24+
English
DATE
LANGUAGES TARGET GROUPS
Online Phase: August 2017
e-Academy
(qualifying)
03.12. –
15.12.2017
Political Branding
Local liberal
politicians,
candidates for local
political mandates
Leaders from liberal
political parties
CLOSING
DATE
07.07.2017
31.07.2017
Young leaders and
professionals from
liberal politics,
enterprise and
NGOs
(Young) liberal
political leaders and
policy makers
18.08.2017
Young leaders from
liberal political
parties and political
movements
06.11.2017
24.07.2017
Remarks:
Arrival of the participants:
04:00 p.m.
Beginning of the seminar:
06:45 p.m. first day (Welcoming address)
End of the seminar:
09:00 p.m. second last day (Farewell Dinner),
last day is planned solely for departure
Excursions / Field trips:
1 day to Cologne, Bonn or Düsseldorf (during 7 days’ seminars) and
4 days, generally from Saturday to Tuesday, to Hamburg, Aachen,
Brussels, Strasburg, Stuttgart or Berlin (additionally during 2 weeks’
seminars)
Please note: Local FNF staff is exempt from paying the participation fee!
IAF seminars are designed as comprehensive curricula, where every element fulfils a specific academic and pedagogic
function. They are funded by the German Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation.
For this reason participants are requested to take part in the full programme.
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