Sciana Systems Leadership Program for Health in a Digital Age 2026

📝 About Sciana - Systems Leadership Program

The Sciana Network’s 9th cohort will bring together leading health experts from the UK, Switzerland, and Germany to advance health in a digital world.

Over two years and four residential meetings, fellows will:

• Work in groups across countries and sectors.
• Incubate and explore new ways of introducing system interventions.
• Exchange strategies, innovations, and bold ideas.
• Experiment with new cross-boundary collaborations through an applied leadership project called the “Sciana Challenge.”

🎯 Benefits

Participants will gain skills in:

• Leadership.
• Digital strategy.
• Governance.
• Collaboration.
• Crisis management.

✅ Eligibility Criteria

Applicants must:

• Hold a key position in their health system with a track record of cross-sectoral collaboration and responsibilities beyond their day-to-day role.
• Have experience influencing policy, strategy, or ways of working in health or healthcare at a systems level specific to health in a digital environment.
• Understand the strategic complexity of health and healthcare systems and be passionate about solving real-world challenges.
• Be committed to equity, fair access to care, sustainability, and improving health and care for all.
• Be open to learning from others and actively contribute to an international, diverse, high-level community during residential meetings and beyond.
• Have knowledge of or experience with multiple international health systems (desirable).
• Possess excellent English language skills (knowledge of other languages is an advantage).
• Commit to attending all four residential meetings, which require travel to Salzburg, and national meetings in their respective countries.

📅 Application Date and Process

• Deadline: 30 June, 2026
• To apply, visit the official application website.

📌 Contact Information

For more details, visit the official Sciana Network website or reach out through their provided contact channels.

• Leadership, digital strategy, governance, collaboration, and crisis management skills.