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

GLOBAL REAL ESTATE LEADERS PROGRAM

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Real Estate (MIT CRE) and Maastricht University Center for Real Estate (UM CRE) are jointly offering a program for mid-career professionals with the skills and knowledge required to be a global leader in the real estate industry.

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.

DURATION

4 one-week modules

DIFFICULTY

Advanced

DATES & LOCATIONS in 2025

Boston (US) & Maastricht (NL)

LOCATION

15 Students

COHORT SIZE

April 6-11 in Maastricht

October 19-24 in Boston

March 1, 2025

NEXT DEADLINE APPLICATIONS

USD 10,000 (20% discount ULI, NAREIT and PREA members)

PRICE PER MODULE

ACADEMIC DIRECTORS

  • Piet Eichholtz

    Professor Real Estate at University of Maastricht

    Co-founder and partner at Finance Ideas & GRESB

  • Siqi Zheng

    Professor at Real Estate MIT

    Faculty Director at MIT Center for Real Estate

  • Nils Kok

    Professor Real Estate at University of Maastricht

    Founder at GRESB

    Chief Economist at GeoPhy

  • Juan Palacios

    Assistant Professor at Maastricht University

    MIT Center for Real Estate

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This program is designed for individuals with considerable real estate industry experience holding or pursuing executive positions, including:

  • Real estate owners and private real estate developers

  • Asset managers, fund managers working for pension funds, sovereign

    funds or

  • Lending officers, investors, REIT officers, and fund managers and advisors

  • Real estate industry service providers, such as financial analysts, lawyers,

    architects, urban planners, and brokers

ADMISSIONS & CERTIFICATES

  • 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.

PROGRAM FEES

  • Price per module: USD 10,000.

  • 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.

2025 TIMELINE & LOCATIONS

Our next edition of the program consists of two weeks in 2025 and two weeks in 2026.
The weeks in 2025 are:

  • Spring Module: April 6 - April 11 at Maastricht University, Center for Real Estate.

  • Fall Module: October 19 - October 24 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Real Estate.

INDUSTRY COLLABORATORS

BOARD OF ADVISORS

  • Jacques Gordon

    Global Strategist LaSalle Investment Management

    Executive in Residence
    MIT Center for Real Estate

  • Lisette Van Doorn

    Chief Executive

    ULI Europe

  • Patrick Kanters

    Managing Director Global Head of Private Investments APG Asset Management

  • Gail Haynes

    President

    Pension Real Estate Association

  • Hashim Sarkis

    Dean School of Architecture and Planning

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Marielle Heijltjes

    Dean School of Business and Economics

    Professor of Managerial Behavior

    Maastricht University

  • Ivo de Wit

    Managing Director

    Goldman Sachs

  • Nathalie Palladitcheff

    President and CEO

    Ivanhoé Cambridge

  • Freddy Neske

    Partner Apollo

    Global Management Inc.

  • Greg MacKinnon

    Director of Research

    Pension Real Estate Association

  • John Worth

    EVP Research and Investor Outreach

    Nareit

  • Mie Caroline Holstad

    Chief Investment Officer Real Assets

    Norges Bank Investment Management

Download our brochure.

By filling out the below form, you’ll receive a digital brochure of the Global Real Estate Leaders Program in your mailbox. Should you have any remaining questions afterwards, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 ARE NOW OPEN

CONTACT US

For any questions on the Global Real Estate Leaders Program, please feel free to reach out to our program director, Juan Palacios at:

Alternatively, you can fill the following form with your questions.