Europe faces growing internal and external challenges. Trust in democracy, political cooperation and the capacity for collective action are under pressure. Cooperation between Germany, France and Poland is therefore of particular strategic importance.
Against this backdrop, the Hertie Foundation, Institut Montaigne and the Polish Robert Schuman Foundation have established the Weimar Fellowship: a one-year leadership programme for leaders from the Weimar Triangle countries, delivered in cooperation with the European Academy Berlin.
The program
The Weimar Fellowship brings together mid-career leaders working in or closely with politics, public administration, civil society and other sectors who want to help shape the democratic future of their countries and Europe.
Across three in-person modules in Berlin, Warsaw and Paris, fellows address shared European challenges and develop concrete initiatives in response. Project-based collaboration in transnational teams lies at the heart of the programme, complemented by exchanges with leading figures from politics, academia and practice. Beyond the programme year, participants remain part of an active trilateral alumni network.