LIBER invites applications for participation in the fifth Leadership Journées Programme exclusively for library directors. The application deadline is on 15 December 2025.
The programme will take place at the Copenhagen University Library/Royal Danish Library, Copenhagen, Denmark, Wednesday 27 – Friday 29 May 2026, themed ‘Charting the Future? Strategic leadership of research libraries‘. The Programme is designed for 20-25 Library directors who are already in leadership positions in their institutions and who are looking ahead to delivering strategic changes as libraries and institutions redefine themselves in an ever-changing information and social environment.
Speakers & Programme
The event will be led and moderated by the Programme Chair, Anja Smit, LIBER’s Secretary-General and the Director of DANS (Dutch national centre of expertise and repository for research data). Anja Smit will be supported by Programme Director LIBER Journées, Najmeh Shaghaei, Head of Innovation and Library Impact at the University of Southern Denmark, and other members of the LIBER Leadership Programmes Working Group.
The LIBER Journées 2026 speakers, among others, will be:
- Kristian Cedervall Lauta, Vice Rector for Education– Copenhagen University
(Denmark) - Andrea Mikoleit, Systemic Coach, Business Consultant, Trainer (Hamburg,
Germany) - Henk Kummeling, Former Rector of Utrecht University, Chair of EU CoARA (The
Netherlands) - Daniela Poth, Library Director Goethe University Frankfurt (Germany)
- Masud Khokhar, Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO), Leeds University
(United Kingdom)
Application information
Fee for LIBER Journées is: 1400€ for LIBER members and 2050€ for non-LIBER members. LIBER offers two scholarships for LIBER member applicants from Tier B and C countries.
Prospective candidates must apply by 23:59 CET on Monday 15th December 2025. Complete application instructions are available on the LIBER Journées 2026 web page.
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