The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is one of the leading research institutions and think tanks for global development and international cooperation worldwide. It is located in the UN City of Bonn. DIE’s work is based on the interplay between Research, Policy Advice and Training. DIE is building bridges between theory and practice.
Research at DIE is theory-based, empirically driven and application-oriented. It provides the basis for the g activities in policy advice of the Institute. DIE develops policy-relevant concepts, advises ministries, governments and international organisations, and refers to current policy issues. The training programmes of the Institute for university graduates and young professionals are integrated into the research and advisory process.
The DIE has about 130 employees, two thirds of them work as researchers. The Institute is headed by the Board of Directors with Director Prof. Dr. Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Deputy Director Prof. Dr. Imme Scholz and Margret Heyen as Head of Administration.
DIE’s institutional agreement ensures the principle of scientific independence of the Institute. The shareholders of the Institute – the Federal Republic of Germany (75 %) and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (25 %) – appoint the Board of Trustees of the DIE.
Board of Trustees
The members of the Board of Trustees of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) are composed of staff members of federal and state government departments with a particular interest in the DIE's activities and of representatives of public life. Its task is to supervise the Institute's work.
Organisational Culture
The DIE's distinctive research profile combines Research, Policy Advice and Professional Training. The close link between these three areas forms a unique institutional culture that allows for excellent research/ scientific work.
History
The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) was established in 1964 in Berlin as a non-profit-making limited liability company (gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung – gGmbH). Back then, shareholders were the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Berlin.
Working and Familiy Life
The German Development Institute/ Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) runs a family-oriented personnel policy to achieve a better reconciliation of family and working life. To earn the certificate audit berufundfamilie, DIE had to undergo a thorough review of its efforts in conciliating work and family life within the Institute.
Career & Internships
On a regular basis, DIE offers job positions within its research departments, at irregular intervals also within the service facilities.