German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik

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The German Development Institute is one of the leading research institutions and think tanks for global development and international development policy worldwide.

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The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is one of the leading Think Tanks for development policy world-wide. The DIE is building bridges between theory and practice and works within international research networks. Since its founding in 1964, DIE has based its work on the interplay between Research, Consulting and Training.

The Institute’s Postgraduate Training Programme prepares university graduates for career opportunities with development organisations in Germany and abroad. The cornerstone of the Training Programme – field research carried out by small interdisciplinary groups in a developing country – serves to provide trainees with an opportunity to gain practical experience by participating in concrete consulting-oriented research projects.

Since 2007, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) trains young professionals from Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Pakistan and South Africa in the Global Governance School.

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has more than 150 employees with more than two thirds working in the six research departments. The Board of Directors is headed by Prof. Dr. Dirk Messner (Director).

"Das German Institute of Development and Sustainability IDOS zählt weltweit zu den führenden Forschungsinstituten und Think-Tanks zu Fragen globaler nachhaltiger Entwicklung. IDOS baut Brücken zwischen Theorie und Praxis und arbeitet in leistungsstarken Forschungsnetzwerken mit Institutionen aus Wissenschaft, Zivilgesellschaft, Politik und Wirtschaft in allen Weltregionen.1964 als Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik DIE gegründet, trägt das Institut seit 2022 den Namen German Institute of Development and Sustainability IDOS. Es betreibt unabhängige, anwendungsorientierte und auf Exzellenz ausgerichtete Forschung und wissenschaftlich-basierte Politikberatung zur Gestaltung nachhaltiger Zukünfte."