Global Real Estate Leaders Program - MIT Center for Real Estate
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Global Real Estate Leaders Program

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NEXT admission deadline: MARCH 1, 2025

There’s never been a better time to become a real estate leader.

MIT Center for Real Estate (CRE) and the University of Maastricht (UM) have partnered to offer the pioneering Global Leaders Program in Real Estate. This is a unique opportunity for mid-career professionals who aim to build their skills and knowledge and develop into a global leader in the real estate industry. The program consists of courses taught over several week-long sessions on two continents.

Highlights include: 

  • Captivating lectures by world-class leaders whom have had a formative and transformational impact in their field;
  • Site visits to some of the most innovative and advanced buildings and ongoing projects developments in Europe and North America.

Admission is a selective process based on your professional achievements and organizational responsibilities. The prospective candidate is recommended to have at least ten years of experience working within the real estate industry, general asset management, finance industry and/or built environment.

The full program costs $10,000 which includes breakfasts and lunches during program, but excludes travel and lodging. Apply early for discounts; further promotions are available for alumni and partners.

Hear from Siqi Zheng and Jacques Gordon about the Global Leaders curriculum.

Our next edition of the program consists of two weeks in 2025:

Weeks in 2025:

  • Spring Module: April 6-11 at Maastricht University, Center for Real Estate.
  • Fall Module: October 19-24 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Real Estate.

Price per module: $10,000 USD.

Discounted fee:

  • 20% discount is being offered to MIT CRE alumni and UM CRE alumni.
  • 20% discount is being offered to PREA, NAREIT, and ULI members.

Earning the professional diploma requires the completion of all qualifying courses.

In addition, participants will receive a certificate for each module completed within the program.

Selected Instructors

Focus Areas


Advanced RE Finance

International RE Investments

RE Economics and Strategy

Portfolio Management

Business and Ventures

Real Estate Analytics

Sustainability in Real Estate

Technology in the RE Sector

Demographics and Placemaking Strategies

Institutionalization of RE Investments

Leadership, Negotiation and Influence

Entrepreneurship

Diversity and Inclusion

Design, Management of High-Performance Teams

Fundamentals in Legal Theory for RE

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The CRE / UM Global Real Estate Leaders program offers contemporary, career-relevant, market-facing education and engagement that supports participants’ success.

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Global Real Estate Leaders Program