Specialist Course Mindful Leadership

Is mindfulness important to you? Discover with us this millennia-old tradition and train key qualities that are expected of leaders today.

Science has rediscovered this tradition, researched it and made it accessible. It is proven that a regular mindfulness practice regulates blood pressure, reduces the risk of burn-out and makes you calm in dealing with challenges. The course comprises:

short specialist presentations with a range of practical exercises and "how to" lessons
how to integrate mindfulness into your daily management routine
preventing burnout
facing challenges with composure

Factsheet

Degree/Certificate Specialist course
Duration 5 study days
Schedule Tuesday nights, Saturday
Application deadline -
ECTS credits None / 3 ECTS-Credits

Costs CHF 1'800
Teaching language German
Location Bern, Schwarztorstrasse 48
School Business School
Next session Please visit the German website for more information

Contact

Downloads

To register, please visit the German website.

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Information on Organisation + Registration

Content + Structure

Profile

Mindfulness may make you more relaxed, but it is not a relaxation technique. Relaxation is a desirable side-effect of a changed state of mind. You will be systematically trained in mindfulness techniques using traditional and modern exercises, with the emphasis on integrating these into your routine. Experience shows that this is the greatest challenge, but also the decisive factor if sustained effectiveness is to be achieved.

Course objectives

What you will be capable of after completing this specialist course:

Leadership: you will be able to deal more attentively with employees, superiors and colleagues, react with more composure to challenges and thus lead more effectively.
Burnout prevention: you will be able to pay more attention to yourself and better process professional challenges, therefore improving your satisfaction with life and work.
Sustainability: you will be able to maintain and develop your own use of mindfulness.

Structure

office chair meditation
breathing and sound meditation
schedule review
purposeful pause
mindfulness in everyday leadership and other exercises

Methodology

short specialist presentations
a wealth of practical exercises and "how to" lessons
exchange of experience

Assessment and examinations

reflective report on own experiences
case studies

Title + Qualification

Specialist course in "Mindful Leadership"

All participants will receive a confirmation of participation. Participants who meet the admission requirements for studying at a university of applied sciences and who successfully complete the proof of competence will be awarded 3 ECTS credits. These will be shown on the course confirmation certificate.

Lecturers

Alexander W. Hunziker, Prof. Dr. oec. publ.

lecturer in Well-being and Behavioural Economics and Head of EMBA Public Management
management and project experience, work in South Africa, Germany, Japan and the USA (Harvard)
certified MBSR Teacher and NLP Master Practitioner
author of several professional publications

Course Coordinator

Prof. Dr. Alexander Hunziker
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Prof. Dr. Alexander Hunziker
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- +41 31 848 34 75
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- See profile

Requirements + Admission

Professionals and managers working in business and administration who wish to optimise their leadership qualities through their own use of mindfulness techniques.

Admission requirements

You do not need to meet any specific admission requirements to participate in this specialist course. If you wish to obtain ECTS credits, the general conditions for continuing education will apply: you will require a university degree or equivalent qualification and at least two years' professional experience. If you have any questions, please contact the study administration or the course coordinator.

General admission requirements (in German)

Individuals who do not meet this requirement can participate in this course but will not be awarded ECTS credits. Important for admission is the willingness to do the exercises at least twice a day for 10 minutes during the course. Individual expectations and suitability will be assessed in a preliminary interview.

Organisation + Registration

The course comprises of 6 course evenings. These will be held on Tuesdays from 17.30 to 19.30. There is no specified number of participants.

To register, please visit the German website.

To the German Website

Documents required for registration

You can register online via registration form. For registration we require following documents (in PDF format, max. 1 MB per document):

Diplomas
Curriculum Vitae
Passport-sized photo (in JPG format)

Please upload these documents even if you have already submitted them for another application.

Information on the specialist course

Deadline + timetable

Deadline for registration is 6 weeks before the start of the course. If places are available, later registration is possible. Please refer to the German website for the current timetable.

Costs

CHF 1'800

This tuition fee covers the costs of all course materials and the supervision of the proof of competence.

Terms and conditions

The continuing education regulations of the Bern University of Applied Sciences and the implementation regulations for the continuing education regulations apply. The right to make changes is reserved. In case of doubt, the wording of the legal provisions and regulations shall prevail.

Continuing Education Regulations of Bern University of Applied Sciences (WBR) (PDF, 133 KB)

Implementation Provisions for the Continuing Education Regulations WBR in the Business School (PDF, 81 KB)

Implementation Provisions for the Continuing Education Regulations (PDF, 77 KB)

Framework Study Regulations at Bern University of Applied Sciences (PDF, 127 KB)

Regulations on Scientific Integrity at Bern University of Applied Sciences (WissIR) (PDF, 140 KB)

Legal foundations