DIIS contributes to the education of researchers both at home and in developing countries and welcomes practitioners from relevant ministries for prolonged periods of time, in order to qualify the knowledge of how DIIS research is used outside of academic circles.
Instituttet deltager i uddannelsen af nye forskere både i Danmark og i udviklingslandene og har praktikere fra relevante ministerier ansat i længere perioder for at supplere med erfaring om, hvordan DIIS’ forskning bliver brugt uden for akademiske kredse.