The programme combines in-depth real estate value chain expertise with key leadership skills.
ULI has announced a new collaboration with the Maastricht University Real Estate Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Real Estate Center on the recently launched Global Real Estate Leaders Program, a world-class educational program designed to develop the next generation of industry leaders.
The program offers executives with a minimum of 10 years of work experience in the real estate, asset management, finance, or built environment industries the opportunity to earn a professional education certificate covering the core skills and knowledge required to lead thriving real estate organizations on a national and global scale.
Leading academics and real estate industry leaders will provide in-depth insights on investment, leadership and management skills to address current and future industry challenges including sustainability and climate risks, real estate technology, inflation, rising interest rates, talent shortages and technological change. Leadership skills covered in the program include negotiation, entrepreneurship, high-performance team design and management, diversity and inclusion, ethics, cultural leadership and influence, and more.
Lizette van Doorn, CEO of ULI Europe, commented, “The Global Real Estate Leaders Programme prepares executives for the next stage of their careers, focusing on both the fundamental leadership skills they need and the challenges they are likely to face in the future. By bringing together a diverse group of industry executives, the programme emphasises the need for different sectors to learn from each other and work together more closely and effectively to address society's biggest challenges and developments, including demographics, climate change and the use of new technologies.”
“This approach is very similar to the way we work at ULI, where members from different backgrounds come together to share ideas and knowledge. We are really pleased that the Urban Land Institute is able to collaborate with Maastricht University and MIT on this important program.”
Nils Kok, Professor of Real Estate Finance at Maastricht University, commented, “The Global Real Estate Leaders program provides mid-career real estate professionals with the knowledge, skills and networking opportunities they need to become leaders in the real estate industry. Our collaboration with ULI Europe will ensure that participants gain insight into the latest real estate trends and pressing global issues from one of the industry's leading think tanks. We are very excited about the support from ULI and look forward to welcoming members of the ULI network as participants in the program.”
The program will consist of four one-week modules running from 2024 to 2025, with each session taking place in Maastricht or Cambridge, Massachusetts, with the first session taking place at Maastricht University from April 7. Potential participants can apply for individual modules or the full program.
As part of our collaboration with ULI Europe, all ULI members will receive a 20% discount on fees for the Global Real Estate Leaders program.
The deadline to apply for the first module is March 15, 2024. For more information on fees, schedule, teaching team and course content, please visit https://www.globalrealestateleaders.com/ or contact our admissions team. [email protected].