Sciana Systems Leadership Program for Health in a Digital Age 2026
Deadline: Jun 30, 2026
other
2 years (duration)
unfunded
Germany, Switzerland
Opportunity Overview
📝 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.
âś… 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.
đź“… 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.
Benefits
- Leadership, digital strategy, governance, collaboration, and crisis management skills.







