Institute for Excellence in Christian Leadership Development

The Institute for Excellence in Christian Leadership Development is an international forum developed by OC to strengthen leadership skills and organizational expertise for presidents, deans and other senior administrators at partner schools. Since the first Institute in 1999, more than 1,100 leaders from 217 schools representing 90 countries have participated.

Under the oversight of Dr. Scott Cunningham, OC’s newly appointed Dean of Leadership Development, the goal of future Institutes is to become increasingly transformational, relevant, integrated, focused, evaluated, cost-effective and donor-friendly. The Institutes are designed to significantly contribute to school development, so identifying specific needs, reinforcing goals and establishing a culture of evaluation help accomplish and effectively implement growth and transformation for these regions of the world.

In 2008, OC will hold ten Institutes for leaders of strategic training centers around the world. The Institute theme will be "Leadership Matters" and will focus on character and skills needed for servant-leadership.

*Week-long Institutes will take place in:

• Cairo, Egypt
• Prague, Czech Republic
• St. Petersburg, Russia
• São Paulo, Brazil
• Guatemala City, Guatemala
• Accra, Ghana
• Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Johannesburg, South Africa
• Klang, Malaysia
• Pune, India

*See the Institute for Excellence calendar for dates.