Women Leading in Academia – Program for female professors
As a supplement to the executive program of the Center for Continuing Education, the TU Dresden is targeting with this 10-month qualification program Women Leading in Academia, female professors (W2, W3 and W1 in the advanced tenure-track process) who want to strengthen and develop their leadership skills and expand their professional network.
The participants of the program deal intensively with the topic of leadership in science in various formats. This includes the analysis of one's own motives in the field of leadership, leadership feedback, presence in the media, communication in challenging situations and conflict management. Through supplementary individual coaching, the contents are deepened and tailored to the needs of the participants.
Another focus of the program is learning and networking with leaders from science - inside and outside their own organization as well as special personalities from society.
The 2023/24 program cycle is scheduled from Sept 2023 to June 2024.
- Application deadline: 23rd of May 2023
To participate in the program, please submit:
- Motivation to participate in the program,
- Condensed account of academic career to date,
- If applicable, list of activities in the context of academic self-administration (committee participation) or other institutions within Academia.
For further questions, please contact the program management, Mrs. Katrin Saure.
Feedback from former participants
The Center for Continuing Education's executive program Successful Leadership at TU Dresden can be found at the pages of further education at the TUD.

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NameKatrin Saure
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