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Launching January 2027 · The Hague

Rise & LeadAcademy

Europe's post-bachelor leadership programme designed specifically for women. Rigorous. Connected. Eighteen months.

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18
Month Programme
50
ECTS
10
Modules
January 15
First Class

Rise & Lead Academy equips women leaders with the knowledge, skills, and executive network to lead with influence and drive meaningful impact in organisations and society.

Why Rise & Lead Academy

Built for women. Built to last.

Transformational Learning

Every module blends academic rigour with lived leadership practice. You leave with tools you use on Monday morning.

Executive Faculty and Network

Guest lecturers are senior leaders, board members and founders. Your peers become a lifelong professional community.

Gender-Intelligent Design

The programme is calibrated to the real experience of women leading in complex organisations, not a neutral default.

A Lifelong Community

The relationships you build over eighteen months continue for the rest of your career. Access is the programme.

Rise & Lead Academy participants at the Board Readiness Accelerator ProgrammeRise & Lead Academy · Our Story

Our Foundation

A mission that began with women. An institution built to scale it.

Since 2018, Rise & Lead has worked alongside women leaders and organisations across Europe, gathering research and hearing directly from senior women about what shapes their advancement. Those insights shaped the Academy.

The programme is designed by practitioners, validated by an Academic Board, and delivered by Academic Faculty and guest lecturers drawn from the executive network.

About the Academy
Post-bachelorPart-timeMonthly classes in The HagueOnline meetupsTaught in English

Ten modules. Five clusters. One integrated journey.

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01

Personal Foundation

Foundations of Authentic Leadership

5 ECTS · Workshop

02

Personal Foundation

Self-Awareness and Personal Mastery

5 ECTS · Workshop + Coaching

03

Strategic Relationships

Strategic Networking and Visibility

5 ECTS · Workshop

04

Communication and Influence

Communication, Influence and Negotiation

5 ECTS · Simulation

05

Inclusive Leadership

Inclusive Leadership and Psychological Safety

5 ECTS · Team Project

06

Inclusive Leadership

Strategic Decision-Making and Crisis Leadership

5 ECTS · Workshop

07

Inclusive Leadership

Cross-Cultural Leadership and Global Contexts

5 ECTS · Field

08

Strategic Relationships

Personal Branding and Executive Presence

5 ECTS · Workshop

09

Continuous Growth

Adaptive Leadership and Continuous Growth

5 ECTS · Workshop + Coaching

10

Capstone

Capstone: Leadership in Action

5 ECTS · Portfolio

What you gain.

Leading with Clarity

Develop a leadership philosophy grounded in your values and articulate it with authority to any audience.

Your Real Challenges

Every module works with the challenges you bring from your organisation. Theory always meets practice.

Personal Development

Structured self-assessment, multi-source feedback and one-to-one coaching build a plan you own.

Voice and Visibility

Executive presence, thought leadership and networking that opens the rooms you want to be in.

Who it is for

Ready for the next level.

For women with a bachelor's degree and several years of leadership experience who are ready for the next level. You may be a manager, head of department or director. You want the credential, the network and the confidence to step into senior leadership, without leaving your job.

Fees and funding

An investment with options.

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Tuition: €10,800 paid once, or a €1,500 deposit and €1,750 a quarter. Pay it yourself, or ask your employer to fund your place. Many Dutch employers can reimburse job-related study costs tax-free. A limited number of scholarships are available for the founding cohort.

For employers

Invest in your women leaders.

For employers

Rise & Lead Academy develops the senior leadership pipeline your organisation needs, with a capstone that works on a real challenge from your business. Sponsor a seat, fund a scholarship or become a Founding Partner.

Frequently asked questions.

Enrolment Open
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Dec 15
Applications close
Jan 15
Programme begins

Upcoming events.

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  • 9
    Sep

    Information Session

    Online · 18:00–19:30 CET · Free

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  • 10
    Sep

    Rise & Lead Summit and Awards 2026

    Hilton Hotel The Hague

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  • TBC
    Oct

    Open Day Career Development Programme

    The Hague · Date to be confirmed

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Insights.

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Research

Jul 2026

Why the Sponsorship Gap Is Still the Biggest Barrier for Women at Senior Level

Research shows sponsorship, not mentorship, is what moves women into executive roles. We look at why the gap persists.

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Programme

Jul 2026

What Makes a Leadership Programme Actually Work

Not all leadership programmes deliver. We look at the evidence behind what changes behaviour and what does not.

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Interview

Jun 2026

Conversations with Women CEOs: What They Wish They Had Known Earlier

Insights from our interview series with senior women leaders across Europe on the choices that shaped their careers.

Read more →

Enrolment Open

Apply for the founding cohort.

  1. 1December 4Early decision
  2. 2December 15Applications close
  3. 3January 15Programme begins
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Download the Curriculum

The full curriculum, module by module, with learning outcomes and assessments.

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