Leadership Programme

The full fee for this two-year-programme for non-members is €3,500.

EAN RRFS and Full members can apply for a grant, which will reduce the costs to a total of €650 for participants from high-income countries and to €200 for participants from low/lower-middle/upper-middle income countries (as defined by The World Bank) for the whole programme. 

The paid fees include:

• Three in-person workshops
• Ten online modules
• Learning material provided by the trainers
• Individual coaching opportunities
• Vouchers for the EAN Congress Networking Event in Helsinki 2025
• Free registration for the EAN Congress 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland

Please bear in mind that the travel and accommodation costs for the three in-person workshops must be paid by the participant.

This programme is aimed at neurologists, working in EAN Member Countries, who want to develop their leadership skills and, in the future, play an active role at the EAN in order to promote and advocate for neurology on all levels. All applicants who have basic experience in leading a team or organization, but also experienced leaders, who want to refresh their leadership skills, are eligible for the programme.

The EAN welcomes applications from different levels of experience, as we trust that a diverse audience (age, gender, geographic area, and level of experience in leadership skills) will contribute to a wide range of exchange of knowledge and viewpoints.

Application procedure

The next round of the programme will start in Helsinki 2025. Application will be open from December 02, 2024 until Feburary 01, 2025. Please make sure to log into your MyEAN account to gain access to registration.

The following documents must be submitted within the online application form.

• CV, including information and confirmation on past leadership experience or activities related to leadership 
• Motivational letter, including the following questions (1 page maximum)
  • What are you expecting from the programme?
  • What is your personal motivation to improve your leadership skills? Which goals do you want to reach?
  • What is your personal approach to "leadership"? 
  • What are your challenges when thinking of “leadership”?
  • Describe a healthcare issue that you would like to change in the future, employing your improved leadership skills. 
  • How will you make sure to have time for the programme?

If you want to apply for the programme, but are not EAN member, please contact leadership(at)ean.org.

Each application is reviewed by the Leadership Task Force members. The reviewers will use a scoring sheet for the reviewing process and the score for each application is a result of eight separate scores:

• Four scores for the motivational letter
• Two scores for the candidate
• One score for the overall impression
• One score for EAN membership status and involvement in EAN activities

Upon completion of this two-year programme, participants will obtain the EAN certificate Certified Leader of European Neurology (CLEN).

In order to obtain the certificate, all of the following criteria must be fulfilled:

• 75% attendance in all onsite and online workshops
• Personal learning portfolio
  • Each participant will write an individual work paper about what they have personally learnt throughout the programme. This will be an ongoing process over the course of the two-year-programme and a learning method in order to reflect the topics and address personal thoughts, perceptions, lessons, or questions connected to their personal leadership development.
• Peer group work
  • Each group will submit yearly group work summaries and hold a final presentation at the Scientific Theatre at the EAN Congress 2027 in Gothenburg, Sweden. The 10 peer-group meetings will be self-organised within each group and held without a trainer.

Katharina Mitterbauer started to assist in leadership trainings already while she studied Psychology, Sociology, and Pedagogics. She graduated in Personal and Organisational Development in Innsbruck/Austria and concentrated her post-graduate studies on Change Management and Coaching. As internationally experienced coach, trainer, and consultant she developed and led leadership curricula in various industries, lectured at different universities and accompanied many organisations in their necessary changes. Currently, she focuses mainly on executive coaching, leadership training and change management projects.

„Respect and appreciation for individuals, teams and organisations guide my thinking and my interactions - as they are key values in my work with people.”

Claus Lackerbauer studied economics in Vienna and completed three postgraduate studies: training and consulting, supervision and coaching as well as change management. In 1992 he started his career as a trainer in the field of personal development. For more than three decades he has been accompanying executives, teams and organizations as a coach, supervisor, management consultant and lecturer for human resource development in different intercultural contexts. He mostly follows an experiencee-based learning and development approach to inspire and support individuals and teams.

”As a consultant I am experienced, courageous, intuitive and empathetic, working in an action-, result- and process-oriented way.”

Norbert Kern studied psychology in Vienna and started his career as a self-employed trainer and diagnostician of sales and leadership skills. He worked with leaders from different cultures all over the world and from blue collar to top executive level. In 2017, he founded “Chapter 3 – leadership development and management training” providing international trainings-programs with a focus on personal development. Today, he works with international companies on developing their leadership, facilitates team-development processes, and coaches executives.

“I like depth. Training of skills is a great thing. Developing the mindset that applies the skills is even greater.”