Rural Innovation
Lead the Future of Rural Development.
©IFAD/Mwanzo Millinga
The first program on rural development that offers a guaranteed paid internship in global development institutions.
12
Months
15+
Experts
Online +
On-Site Experience
Modules will run on our Digital Campus
Language
English
Start
September 2025
Price
15000€
Paid Internship
Up to 6 months
What you will learn
By participating in dynamic and interactive modules, featuring world-renowned experts, you will:
Gain expertise and skills aimed at fostering capacity building for financial innovation, policy interventions, technology enhancement, infrastructure improvement, compliance with human rights, and effective participatory governance.
Equip yourself with cutting-edge approaches to measuring and evaluating impact.
Learn how to implement effective and scalable solutions that help ensure responsible operations and promote long-term sustainability throughout the value chain.
Strengthen your interpersonal and communication skills while learning and working in an international institutional environment.
Develop skills and knowledge to foster economic growth and environmental stewardship to pioneer sustainable solutions in rural areas.
Exchange ideas and feedback with key international players in the rural innovation sector from a variety of international players and organizations, including the UN.
Faculty
Meet some of the program’s experts. Join in the conversation with these professionals and develop your own passion for food sustainability.
Course Partner
Challenge
Based Learning
At the core of our program lies a challenge. You will work with your peers to shape rural communities facing complex challenges, influence policies, and explore new business and market opportunities. The Challenge Based Learning methodology (CBL) will help you achieve a deeper understanding of the subject and develop the skills you need to become a leader of change in a world scenario that is constantly evolving.
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Commitment to the SDGs
EIIS is committed to achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the 2030 United Nations Agenda. Through this Fellowship Program you can contribute to the achievement of the following goals:
What they say about us
The thing we are most proud of is our community: check out what our alumni say about the EIIS experience.
