Healthcare Management
The Healthcare Management seminar offers ideal conditions to develop the required competencies. You will apply business management methods, analyse and optimise processes and understand how quality management systems are implemented. You will discuss how healthcare systems are structured and controlled.
Language: German
Location: University of Cologne
Certificate of the University of Cologne Business School
Fee*: €2,790 / from €749 per module (VAT exempt)
*If you are resident in Germany, you may be able to claim your professional development expenses, as well as any related travel expenses, against tax.
Exclusive discounts for companies, as well as for staff and alumni of the University of Cologne
Organisations enrolling multiple participants on our seminars benefit from attractive corporate discounts. In addition, all of our seminars can be tailored and delivered as bespoke in-house programmes, designed to meet your organisation's specific requirements and the qualifications of your employees. Staff and alumni of the University of Cologne, as well as UCBS alumni, also benefit from exclusive discounts across all programmes. Please get in touch to discuss the options and discounts available to you.
Programme Description
The demands on managers within the healthcare sector are increasing. The industry is confronted with new technological and organisational challenges in an increasingly complex environment. The Healthcare Management seminar provides management competencies and leadership skills that are specifically tailored to the healthcare industry. The seminar is taught by professors from the Department of Healthcare Management at the University of Cologne and by proven healthcare experts. Upon successful completion of all modules, participants receive a certificate in Healthcare Management from the University of Cologne Business School.
Objectives
- Learn important management skills in the healthcare sector
- Expansion of your personal networks and exchange with colleagues from other health organisations
Highlights
- Renowned economy professors and health experts from leading universities, clinics and companies
- Diverse programme with simulations, business games and case studies
- Acquisition of the "Healthcare Management" certificate of the University of Cologne Business School
Target Audience
The Healthcare Management seminar has been tailored to facilitate medical practitioners and doctors who work in a hospital or in any other healthcare organisation. They should have already taken over management tasks.
All modules at a glance
Strategic Health Management
You will learn which management measures you can use to strategically adapt to the changes in the healthcare system that are characterised by value-based healthcare and radical innovations.
Date: 12 September 2026 (Sat)
Hospital's Accounting
You will learn how accounting shows the financial situation of your organisation. Additionally, you will apply your new knowledge in a computer-based management game.
Dates: 7 and 21 November 2026 (Sat)
Duration: 2 days
Quality and Process Management in Hospitals
In this seminar, you will learn about the importance of quality and process management and gain insight into the success factors of goal-oriented implementation.
Date: 9 January 2027
Duration: 1 day
Academic Director
Prof. Dr Ludwig Kuntz
Managing Director of the Seminar for Management in Healthcare, University of Cologne
Prof. Dr Kuntz is Professor of Business Administration at the University of Cologne and Research Fellow of the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge. He is Head of the Schmalenbach Society’s working group "Economics in Healthcare". His research focuses on strategy, controlling, and management of healthcare organisations. He was Head of Controlling at the University Hospital Hamburg and responsible for information management at the University hospital Mainz.
Scientific Director
PD Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. Sita Arjune
Doctor, biochemist and clinical scientist at the University Hospital Cologne.
Her research focuses on endocrinology, metabolic medicine and molecular medicine. In particular, she investigates hormonal and metabolic disorders as well as rare kidney diseases such as autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). She also heads the research group “Endocrine Dynamics and Metabolic Regulation”, combining clinical medicine with modern biomedical research and data analysis.
