At the start of the new academic year the UIC Barcelona Nursing degree, under the umbrella of the Decide Chair and with the sponsorship of Boehringer Ingelheim, continues to implement the leadership project as a differential brand in all their academic courses. In this way, the commitment made by the nursing department is evident in favour of working from the base of the training of professionals in a systemic competence such as transformational leadership based on four dimensions: emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, impact and influence, and teamwork. It is firmly believed that it is necessary to equip the new generations of professionals from another approach and with different tools so that they can respond in a comprehensive way to the demands that the changing society demands continuously, as we have been able to see in these years, and to these challenges responds the Chair DECIDE.
From an “engagement” perspective to fully involve students in the development of their leadership, methodological changes have been proposed in the degree subjects, as well as the development of activities using gamification, problem-solving or clinical cases, and the development of workshops especially aimed at enhancing leadership. Among these days, we would like to highlight the “Student-led conference” activity, a fully organised congress led by fourth-year students. On this day they develop all the elements of a congress (planning, writing, and presentation of communications, moderation of round tables, control of the auditorium, attention to speakers and attendees, etc.). In this way, the students experience in first person the whole development of a scientific congress where they learn, put into practice, and lead all the necessary aspects to carry out the event, based on scientific evidence.
