Project Leadership for Sustainable Futures

New for 2025, the Project Leadership for Sustainable Futures CPD short course is an opportunity for individuals who are looking to take on leadership responsibilities in projects to develop their understanding and skills on leadership, future making and governance with an underpinning of sustainability.

Over a three-day period, the course will cover the role projects for future making, project leadership (incl. collective and shared leadership) as well as governance for sustainable project leadership. 

Delivery Mode
This three-day, in-person course is designed to maximise networking opportunities and facilitate peer learning through action learning and collaborative study. An additional optional day includes a project visit (site/location to be announced), and some pre-work is required.

Our approach emphasises the co-development of actionable knowledge and skills. Through group discussions, hands-on activities, self-assessments, and action learning, you'll develop the capabilities needed to address real-world challenges as a project leader. You’ll benefit from the expertise of our academics and the diverse insights of your peers.

By the end of the course, we’ll encourage you to draft a personal development plan, serving as a roadmap for your ongoing professional growth. This course offers cutting-edge content, guiding your transition from project management to project leadership, with a strong focus on embedding sustainability into your practice.

Course provider
The course has been developed by the Leeds Centre for Projects at the University of Leeds. The Leeds Centre for Projects is a globally leading centre of excellence advancing the knowledge in project management research and education and creating impact through engagement with industry, government and third sector organisations.

This course is designed for senior project professionals with over five years of experience managing complex, high-impact projects. It is especially valuable for Chartered Project Professionals (ChPP) who need to demonstrate continued professional development (CPD), with this course contributing directly to their annual CPD hours.

Given the global relevance and scale of projects in both developed and developing economies, this course has strong appeal for both UK and international participants.

The strategic advantages for your organisation:

• Improve organisational success of major projects

• Embed sustainability into everyday organisation practice

• Application of cutting-edge techniques and project leadership strategies

Day 1: The role of projects for future making and sustainable futures
•    Value creation through leadership and projects
•    Ethics of project leadership
•    Sustainability by and of the project

Day 2: Project leadership
•    Collective leadership
•    AI and project leadership
•    Outcomes of project leadership

Day 3: Governance for sustainable project leadership
•    Governance approaches for sustainable project outcomes
•    Compliance mechanisms
•    Roles, responsibilities and relationships
•    Stakeholder engagement in the context of sustainable project leadership

On the evening of day one there will be a drinks reception to connect with fellow delegates, followed by a course dinner on day two for further networking. For those looking to extend their learning, an optional project site visit is available on day four for an additional fee of £300.

Professor Christine Unterhitzenberger
Director of the Leeds Centre for Projects, a Professor of Project Management, and a Chartered Project Professional with 10 years of industry experience, specialising in governance and sustainability research.

Dr. Dicle Kortantamer
Lecturer in Project Management and a Chartered Project Professional with 20 years of industry experience, specialising in leadership research.

Dr Luca Sabini 
Associate Professor in Project Management with research expertise in sustainability.

Course Fee: £3,500 (VAT exempt) three-day course (Monday 10 – Wednesday 12 March 2025)
Optional additional day: £300 (Thursday 13 March 2025)*
*Available only to delegates registered in the three-day course.

Fees include: 

• cost of tuition

• course materials

• light refreshments and lunches

• drinks reception at the end of day one

• course dinner on the evening of day two

Accommodation is not included in the course fee. Please see the accommodation tab for details of Leeds City Centre hotels.

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The course venue will be the University of Leeds (exact location/building TBC).

The address for the main entrance to the University of Leeds campus is:

University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds
LS2 9JT

How to get to the University

Parking at the University

Please be aware that visitor car parking is limited at Nexus and the University. Our campus is a short walk from Leeds City Centre and we recommended travelling to Leeds by public transport where possible. 

Alternative parking options

There is a public pay and display car park on Woodhouse Lane.

Please note, accommodation is not included in the course fee. Our campus is a short walk from Leeds City Centre.

If you need accommodation a selection of Leeds City Centre hotels and prices can be viewed and booked via this link.

For any enquiries or questions about the course please get in touch with the CPD team:

CPD Conference and Events Unit
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences 
University of Leeds,
Leeds
LS2 9JT

T: +44 (0)113 343 8104 / 2494

E: cpd@engineering.leeds.ac.uk

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