LEADERSHIP EDUCATION INSTITUTE
The Institute for Leadership Education’s fundamental purpose is to propose to the world a new way of understanding and living leadership. To this end, it develops research, teaching and dissemination activities in the areas of leadership, character formation and leadership assessment, both in educational and professional contexts. Its work is articulated through the work of the Leadership Education Research Group (GEIN) and collaboration with national and international institutions
MISSION
The mission of the Leadership Institute is to train, research and evaluate leadership in educational and professional contexts from an ethical and humanistic perspective, generating rigorous knowledge and training proposals that contribute to the integral development of people and organizations
VISION
The Leadership Institute seeks to become an international reference in applied research on leadership education, developing innovative formative and evaluative models for educational institutions and professional organizations
ORIGIN
The Leadership Institute arises as a natural evolution of the work developed by the Leadership Education Research Group (GEIN). In order to consolidate its lines of research, expand its academic impact and extend its projects to new audiences such as students, teachers, managers and professionals, the Institute formalizes and articulates a growing trajectory of scientific production, educational innovation and specialized evaluation in leadership in higher education
CHRONOLOGY OF THE INSTITUTE
2023
Consolidation of projects of the Leadership Education Research Group (GEIN).
2024
Participation in national congresses and strengthening of the lines of work in leadership education and virtues.
February 2025
Presentation of the Leadership Education Research Institute (RIU) project to the academic community.
December 9, 2025
Official inauguration of the Research Institute for Research in Leadership Education (RIU).
2026
Initiation of evaluation services and outreach programs for educational institutions and professional organizations.
AREAS
Teaching
The Institute develops and participates in various training initiatives aimed at the integral growth of students, teachers and professionals, both at the university and in other educational and professional contexts.
- – Seminars on leadership for students.
- – Teacher leadership training.
- – Leadership programs for managers.
- – Short courses or capsules (online or face-to-face).
- – Participation in postgraduate programs.
- – Continuing education for professionals
Research
The Institute’s research is structured along three strategic lines:
Leadership education - Didactics
It studies the fundamentals, methods and strategies for teaching leadership in higher education, developing and evaluating didactic models that allow the formation of leaders with criteria, analytical skills and abilities to positively influence their environment.
Character development - Virtues
Analyzes the development of virtues and character in students and professionals as a basis for ethical leadership, coherent and oriented to the common good, designing and validating training proposals inspired by the personalist philosophy.
Leadership assessment - Evaluation
Develops instruments, methodologies and criteria to measure leadership in educational and professional contexts, including evaluation models based on competencies, virtues, performance tasks and diagnostic tools adapted to real situations.
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University extension and services:
The Institute offers services oriented to educational institutions, professional organizations and academic networks, with the purpose of transferring knowledge, accompanying development processes and promoting ethical and grounded leadership practices. – Leadership assessment services, through scientific instruments, performance tasks and competency diagnostics. – Training and support services for universities, schools, professional organizations and companies. – Services to the university network, including educational leadership consulting and inter-institutional collaboration. – Specialized programs for external institutions, tailored to specific training needs in leadership and virtues.
Institute Team
The Institute is composed of a multidisciplinary team of researchers specialized in leadership, character formation, virtues, educational assessment and personal development. Its activity is articulated through the work of the Leadership Education Research Group (GEIN), attached to the Institute.
Address of the Institute
Director: Salvador Ortiz de Montellano, lines of research: leadership education, leadership didactics, leadership assessment.
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