The Centre for Rural Development (SLE) belongs to the Albrecht Daniel Thaer Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture Sciences, a department of the Humboldt-University of Berlin. As a postgraduate study program, the SLE prepares students for work in the field of international development cooperation, connecting both studies and profession, i.e., science and practice. Alongside SLE STUDIES, the SLE further engages in development cooperation through its other departments, which strengthen one another: SLE RESEARCH, SLE TRAINING, and SLE ADVISORY SERVICES.