HUMANE Summer School “Change Management and Transformation in Universities”

The programme is aimed at fast-rising senior university managers and leaders involved in transformation processes within higher education institutions. It focuses on leadership development, organisational change, stakeholder engagement, and innovative approaches to transformation in academic settings through case studies, strategic discussions, and collaborative international teamwork.

The programme has five key components:   

• Understanding contemporary approaches to the design and delivery of large scale transformation programmes (strategic transformation programme design, organisational development and culture, change communications, stakeholder engagement)
• Learning from real-life experiences from higher education institutions that have embarked on a transformation journey
• Gaining insight from large transformation programmes from other sectors (e.g. health sector)
• Understanding the obstacles and drivers for change (organisational culture, digitalisation, governance models)
• Understanding the power of collaborative, agile approaches to the leadership of transformational change of services in an academic setting. 

For further information about the programme please follow this link. 

The application deadline has recently been extended to May 22, 2026. Registration is available here.