Managing Digital Transformation in the Health Sector (ManagiDiTH)

Managing Digital Transformation in the Health Sector (ManagiDiTH) is an innovative Master’s degree programme that equips professionals in healthcare, digital technologies, management, and societal sciences with the skills needed to lead digital transformation in the health sector.

The Joint Master’s programme is designed to ensure that graduates are well-prepared to plan and support the digitalisation of health services, implement new procedures, and develop services enabled by information and communication technologies.

Graduates will also acquire the competencies necessary to ensure the interoperability of technological systems, configure information systems, and create applications that facilitate new organisational procedures, enhance communication with stakeholders, and improve the overall efficiency of healthcare organisations.

About the ManagiDiTH project

Managing Digital Transformation in the Health Sector (ManagiDiTH) is a four-year project launched in January 2023 and funded by the European Union, with the aim of creating a new master’s degree curriculum that equips healthcare professionals with the competencies needed to develop digital services in the health sector. To achieve this objective, seven consortium partners from three European countries are involved in the project, including:

• ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon
• Laurea University of Applied Sciences
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• Instituto de Telecomunicações
• Whymob, Lda.
• Clinipower Finland Ltd
• Mundiserviços - Companhia Portuguesa de Serviços e Gestão, Lda

About the ManagiDiTH Master's degree programme

The Joint Master’s programme Managing the Digital Transformation in the Health Sector is an European Master Degree Programme (EQF Level 7) that is free of tuition fees, online with flexible attendance, and tailor-made since the majority of the programme is asynchronous, with the possibility to combine work and studies. 

The programme will be based on a modular set of Curricular Units including a compulsory base as well as optional, flexible components giving the students the freedom to customize their educational journey and focus on two particular areas of specialization.  

Prospective master's students

The Master’s programme is designed for professionals engaged in or interested in engaging in the planning, coordination, and implementation of digital transformation processes in the healthcare sector.  

The program is suitable for professionals with various educational backgrounds, including Healthcare, Social and Welfare, ICT and Business Administration. The knowledge and experience levels of students may vary in specific health topics as well as in their background ICT profile and level of knowledge of related scientific areas. The program is designed for applicants who have completed a Bachelor-level university degree and is open to students of all European Union countries. 

The curriculum

The ManagiDiTH Master includes 3 main components: 

• Health sector skills
• Societal skills
• Digital skills

In the Digital skills component, students may choose between two possible branches: Data Science and Interoperability,according to their interest and background profile. Students may choose the branch they want to specialize in according to their individual needs, interest, background and previous knowledge acquired on specific topics. 

The curriculum is composed of 10 curricular units* (6 mandatory and 4 optional) of 6 ECTS each (10 Units * 6 ECTS = 60 ECTS), plus the Master’s thesis unit (30 ECTS). In total, the master’s programme counts for 90 ECTS, corresponding to three semesters of training. 

The diploma will be jointly issued by the three partner universities: ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, Laurea University of Applied Sciences, and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.  

Image source: ManagiDiTH Project Proposal to the DEP call (2022) and respective Grant Agreement