Leadership Talent Academy (LTA)

Find your own personal, value-driven leadership style to shape organizations built on a culture of togetherness, trust, and powerful action.

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Audience: founders, PhD students, corporate innovators

Cost: We award 25 full scholarships financed by the Karl Schlecht Stiftung (KSG).

Duration: 4 months

Start: Batch#11: September 18, 2026 - January 16, 2027

About

In the Leadership Talent Academy (LTA), aspiring leaders are empowered to embrace change, unlock their full potential, and develop values-driven leadership. Our four-month program, consisting of five in-person workshop modules, fosters self-reflection, creative confidence, and personal empowerment. Through expert lectures, individual coaching sessions, and opportunities to connect with like-minded peers, participants develop the skills to lead with integrity and impact. As the flagship initiative of the Karl Schlecht Foundation, we aim to cultivate ethical leadership qualities in talented individuals and help shape a future built on trust, a sense of belonging, and purpose-driven action.

What you'll get:

seven workshop days with many leadership exercises and time for reflection (all workshops are fully held in German)
expert insights through impulse lectures
companionship through individual coaching
building a strong network of leaders and establishing long-term connections with people in similar roles of responsibility
a learning environment with peer-to-peer consulting
option for participating in the "Akademie Führung und Persönlichkeit" (Academy of Leadership and Personality) together with the Munich School of Philosophy (twelve spots per batch)

Find more information on the Academy for Innovators Website

Application

Apply now for Batch #11

Application Dates: April 29, 2026 – July 20, 2026

Please make sure that you are able to attend all on-site modules at the Munich Urban Colab and at our main location in Garching in person. To fully commit to the program and your team, we also expect you to clear your calendars on these days. This will give you the space and energy to focus on the LTA program.

You can find an overview of all module dates below in the download section.

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Partners

The Leadership Talent Academy (LTA) is a partner program for the development of good leadership, initiated by the Karl Schlecht Foundation. Selected universities conduct the program with experts from the foundation's German network teaching it. Together, they empower talented students and young executives in STEM-related fields.

The foundation's goal is to offer prospective leaders in the high-tech industry the chance to explore ethical issues in business and leadership. Reaching beyond their specialist scientific training, it fosters these decision-makers' personal development with a holistic and humanistic approach.

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