H.I.T. Program 2023

The 2023 edition, structured around leadership training, individual coaching and leadership shadowing, professional networking, and peer-mentoring, is offered in blended format: 4.5-day in-person events, and a 1/2-day virtual session. Training modules and workshops led by well-known leadership experts are held in Fribourg, St. Gallen, Bern, and Basel from March until September 2023. In addition, as part of the Personalized Leadership Development component of the program, participants benefit from:

• Professional Coaching: two individual sessions
• Leadership Shadowing: half-day exchange (one-to-one) with top leaders from academia

• 14 March 2023, Fribourg (1-day event) (PDF, 35 KB)
• 30 March 2023, Online session (½-day event) (PDF, 35 KB)
• 24-25 May 2023, St. Gallen (1½-day event) (PDF, 57 KB)
• 30 June 2023, Bern (1-day event) (PDF, 34 KB)
• 7 September 2023, Basel, (1-day event) (PDF, 35 KB)

Around 25 places are available for female full or associate professors from cantonal and federal Swiss universities, who are interested in academic leadership positions at faculty- or university management levels. Due to limited places, a selection process will take place. The participants are selected by the program selection committee with members from all partner universities.

The participation fee is 2’000 CHF, and covers all program activities, including dinner and the hotel accommodation on 24/25 May 2023 in St. Gallen.