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Workshop 2 01/12 Science, Health and Medicine

Workshop 2 01/12 Science, Health and Medicine. Carsten Mantel tropEd - MSc Programme in International Health Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin. International Health …. transcends boundries and cultures integrates multiple disciplines and sciences

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Workshop 2 01/12 Science, Health and Medicine

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  1. Workshop 2 01/12Science, Health and Medicine Carsten Mantel tropEd - MSc Programme in International Health Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin

  2. International Health … • transcends boundries and cultures • integrates multiple disciplines and sciences • has a geographic dimension with focus on Africa, Asia, Latin America and Central Europe • has a poverty dimension • is equity-oriented • assists in a global learning effort • assists in institutional development in the South • is Public Health with a specific focus

  3. The tropEd Network • The network: 31 European plus 3+3 non-European Universities (South Africa, China, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, India) • The EM consortium: 8 plus 4 of the above • > 10 years of intense collaboration

  4. EMMC and Applied Research • MSc – thesis requirement: mostly field research with primary data collection • Co-Supervision of theses • Research projects within the network • Joint network responses to calls

  5. EMMC and Policy making • European forum on teaching and training in International Health • Formal collaboration with WHO and other UN institutions (UNICEF, UNHCR, ICRC etc.) • Governmental and NGO partners

  6. EMMC Added Value for Students • Stimulates new ways of thinking • Generates wealth of new cultural opportunities • Offers diverse perspectives • Extends language-learning skills • Exposes students to new learning methods • Develops permanent network links across Europe • Assists future employment prospects • Provides considerable “added value” to graduates’ CVs

  7. EMMC Visibility • Partners in Action 3 Projects • Summer schools • Taster modules • Education fairs (not really helpful) • EC needs to do more re: Ministries of Education and European Embasssies • Action 4 not yet having an impact (?)

  8. EMMC Attractiveness • Quality higher education with cultural diversity • Unity of teaching and research • Tutorship, social and psychological support (“Pastoral care“) • Lifelong learning opportunities • Tuition fees

  9. EMMC Alumni • Alumni word-of-mouth is most important source of information • Establishment of new institutional links • Creation of job and internship opportunities • Invitations as guest lecturers • Ongoing research collaboration

  10. EMMC Good Practice • Quality assurance, accreditation and auditing procedure through peer-review • Common modules and thesis work with uniform requirements • Common teaching materials • Training-of-trainers scheme • Formation of a legal association • Fostering of institutional change

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