CAUDIT Leadership Institute

Applications for the 2025 Program have now closed.  Applicants will be advised via email of the outcome.  Thank you for applying for this incredible program!

The 2025 Leadership Institute will run from 18 - 22 August 2025

The CAUDIT Leadership Institute (CLI) is one week residential dynamic, immersive program designed to enhance the leadership skills of Australian and New Zealand University information professionals. The program has been developed for information technology, library and eResearch managers within higher education who aspire to senior leadership positions, and who have had several years of management experience.

Want to know more about the CAUDIT Leadership Institute?  Watch our Introduction to the CLI session held on 25 March to learn more about the program

What an amazing opportunity to reconnect with fellow CAUDIT Leadership Institute alumni at a special networking lunch during THETA 2025 in Perth.   It was incredible to hear the stories of how much impact the CLI had for everyone!

In a time of a rapidly changing and an increasingly digitally connected world, the ability to lead change is a core attribute of any organisation. Universities are a vital part of any evolving society, providing expertise on contemporary world problems and producing the workforce of the future.

The role of Information professionals across IT and Libraries in HE continues to be elevated and their expertise of the impact of digital opportunities on the strategic outputs of our institutions is seen as an essential. CIOs and Librarians have the challenge of ensuring that their organisations have the requisite leadership capabilities in addition to technical competence so that they and their teams can drive innovation and guide their Universities to a new, information-rich, globally connected future...