Part 1: Introduction to Global Health

15th April - 15th July 2025

Synchronous sessions:

• Tuesday 15th April (16:00 - 17:00 CEST)
• Monday 19th May (16:00 - 18:00 CEST)
• Monday 14th July & Tuesday 15th July (16:00 - 18:00 CEST)

In this section, students will gain a basic understanding of Global Health. Students will discover various different topics in Global Health and collaborate with students from different universities and cultural backgrounds. Topics include:

• the theoretical foundations of global health,
• the effects of globalisation on health and the burden of disease,
• the different determinants of health,
• ethical issues involved in health,
• strategies to improve global health and
• working in an interdisciplinary environment

Participants will also see illustrative examples of current Global Health issues.

Part 2: Global Public Health Essentials - From the Local to the Global

15th October 2025 - 28th January 2026

In this section, students will be introduced to fundamental methodological concepts and key issues in global and public health through an active and student-centered learning approach, including an immersive simulation exercise.

Methods include:

• measures of diseases in populations
• study design and potential source of error in global and public health research

Topics include:

• health care systems
• inequalities in health
• refugees and migrants
• climate change and health

Target group & Prerequisites:

• Master/PhD and students in their 7th semester or higher in undergraduate programmes longer than 6 semesters, and for the second part of the course preferably enrolled in health sciences, public health, epidemiology, medicine, or other professions related to global public health,
• Knowledge of statistical software programming (SPSS, R, SAS, STATA) is an advantage but not a prerequisite for Part 2 of the course.

*students need to confirm with their programme coordinator to make sure this is recognised