Modern school leaders are faced with the management under new circumstancesaccording to permanently changeable objectives. School priorities are determined moreand more by the users of the school services. Within the constellation of relationseducational leaders should discover the ways of management that would strengthen theschool, not only as a place for education, but also as an organization that continuouslylearns. Due to this fact ELTE will design a training programme in the first year forpersons who want to become head teachers, inspectors, mentors, supervisors or otherleading personnel in the field of education with respect to national needs including theEuropean dimension. Important parts of the curriculum will cover organisation andmanagement competences, problem solving skills, leadership, and expertise in the“state of the art” teaching methods, school development strategies as well as theanalysis of national and international education systems. The 30 credits curriculum willbe modularised and enable participants to choose obligatory modules out of a poolaccording to their own needs.In the second year the courses will be offered, tested and evaluated on a national andinternational basis. This means that all participating institutions offer at least one modulewhere students from abroad may also participate. This process will be done incooperation with local education authorities. After successful evaluation of the coursesparticipating institutions (HEIs) will implement the study programme in cooperation witheducational authorities. The aim of ELTE is a sustainable and permanent developmentwithin the area of continuous professional training.