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Public Health Anthropology

January 12 - January 23, 2026

After an introduction to Public Health Anthropology, participants are provided with knowledge in research methods and in practice apllication recommendations.

  • Contact Time: 90 hrs
  • Fees: 1,750€, reduced rate tropEd 1,250€
  • Credit: 3 ECTS⠀⠀⠀

Financing Health Care: Concepts, Challenges and Practices

February 02 - February 13, 2026

This course provides an over-view on the history of health care financing and the basic features of health care financing mechanisms in high-, middle-, and low-income countries. Among others it addresses the universal health coverage in regards to the Migration/Refugee Crisis.

  • Contact Time: 90 hrs
  • Fees: 1,750€, reduced rate tropEd 1,250€
  • Credit: 3 ECTS

Applying the Rights Based Approach in Achieving Health Related SDGs

February 16 - February 21, 2026

This course covers the theoretical framework and general concepts and principles of human rights, their relationship to and impact within the health sector.

  • Contact Time: 60 hrs
  • Fees: 1000€, reduced rate tropEd 750€
  • Credit: 2 ECTS

Global Challenges in Reproductive Health: Evidence and Tools for Programme Implementation

March 02 - March 06, 2026

The short course introduces participants to the human rights approach to reproductive health as well as strategies, frameworks, and tools for improving and managing reproductive health in health systems with a special focus on appropriate indicators, planning processes, and service provision.

  • Contact Time: 60 hrs
  • Fees: 1000€, reduced rate tropEd 750€
  • Credit: 2 ECTS

Facing the NCD Epidemic in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

March 09 - March 13, 2026

More and more LMICs are facing major changes in their disease pattern. The improving control of infectious diseases results in a higher life expectancy which together with rapid lifestyle changes leads to an increase of chronic conditions and diseases. This transition bears extreme challenges for health policy and the health systems.

  • Contact Time: 60 hrs
  • Fees: 1000€, reduced rate tropEd 750€
  • Credit: 2 ECTS

Disease Control: Strategies and Policies

March 16 - March 27, 2026

This short course provides in-depth knowledge on principles and strategies of disease control and equips students with the necessary skills to successfully establish, strengthen and systematically review disease control programmes.

  • Contact Time: 90 hrs
  • Fees: 1,750€, reduced rate tropEd 1,250€
  • Credit: 3 ECTS

Public Health in Emergencies

May 04 - May 15, 2026

The content of the course reflects up-to-date knowledge and experience with the impact assessment and management of natural disasters and complex emergencies in the health sector.

  • Contact Time: 90 hrs
  • Fees: 1,750€, reduced rate tropEd 1,250€
  • Credit: 3 ECTS

Health Systems Strengthening

May 04 - May 08, 2026

This course aims to provide students with the necessary tools to develop and to successfully implement Health systems strengthening (HSS) interventions in low/middle-income countries (LMICs), in order to maximize impact of national disease-control programs.

  • Contact Time: 60 hrs
  • Fees: 1000€, reduced rate tropEd 750€
  • Credit: 2 ECTS

Consultancy Skills in International Cooperation in Health: Evaluation of Health Facilities, Projects and Programmes

May 26 - June 05, 2026

Join a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary, expert-led group of health professionals and managers in learning or strengthening your skills in International Health consulting.
The course provides practical knowledge and experience.

  • Contact Time: 90 hrs
  • Fees: 1,750€, reduced rate tropEd 1,250€
  • Credit: 3 ECTS

Proposal Writing as a Consultancy Skill

June 08 - June 12, 2026

The overall objective of this course is to enable health professionals and managers and students to understand and apply the concepts and principles of proposal writing within international health and to improve their personal and technical skills for in proposal writing.

  • Contact Time: 60 hrs
  • Fees: 1000€, reduced rate tropEd 750€
  • Credit: 2 ECTS

Improving the Quality of Healthcare Services

June 15 - June 26, 2026

This course focuses on practical tools and methods to improve healthcare services in low- and middle-inco-me countries. It introduces participants to major steps and trends in healthcare quality and patient safety movements with a focus on challenges to improving quality in resource-limited settings.

  • Contact Time: 90 hrs
  • Fees: 1,750€, reduced rate tropEd 1,250€
  • Credit: 3 ECTS

Leadership and Change Management in International Health

June 29 - July 10, 2026

The overall objective of this module is to explore advanced topics in leadership as it pertains to change management in dynamic health care environments found in low and middle income countries.

  • Contact Time: 90 hrs
  • Fees: 1,750€, reduced rate tropEd 1,250€
  • Credit: 3 ECTS

Mixed Methods in International Health Research

July 13 - July 24, 2026

Research in international health is becoming increasingly complex, requiring scientists to move away from the traditional quantitative vs. qualitative methodological dichotomy.
Mixed methods research represents an opportunity to build on the specific strengths of quantitative and qualitative research methods to foster synergies between the two which may allow for a more comprehensive understanding of the problems at stake.

  • Contact Time: 90 hrs
  • Fees: 1,750€, reduced rate tropEd 1,250€
  • Credit: 3 ECTS

Global Mental Health

July 27 - July 31, 2026

This course aims to provide students with the necessary tools to develop and to successfully implement evidence-informed decisions in Global Mental Health.

  • Contact Time: 60 hrs
  • Fees: 1000€, reduced rate tropEd 750€
  • Credit: 2 ECTS