Course description
The Summer School provides a dynamic platform for dialogue and collaboration between academics and students, delving into a wide range of topics. Participants will explore pressing issues such as the current challenging geopolitical context of global health, health inequalities across local and global levels, health prevention programmes implementation, the challenges faced by vulnerable populations, gender dynamics, NGOs perspectives, and the evolution from colonial medicine to the concept of planetary health. We will also introduce discussions on cutting-edge advances, including artificial intelligence and innovative technologies that are shaping the future of global health. All these questions will be addressed with interdisciplinary perspectives.
The summer school will include:
- 2 online sessions: the first will introduce the Knowledge Hub, the participants and the learning objectives of the Summer School. The second one will revolve around a critical discussion on a specific topic.
- Onsite courses from 28 June to 2 July in Paris: the students will be expected to actively participate in group discussions, moderated posters presentation and share their approach on global health during the seminars planned over the week.
Six reasons to apply
- Improve your understanding of how your research interacts with global health issues
- Understand the importance of contextualizing global health
- Develop critical thinking skills in global health
- Enhance teamwork and interpersonal skills
- Connect with leading professors, clinicians, NGOs and build networks with European peers
- Engage with a team of interdisciplinary scholars from around the world
My favorite part was to exchange on so many disciplines and with colleagues from all over Europe or even other countries. This interdisciplinary point of view is very unique and important, especially in the field of Global Health.
Riccardo Pollifroni, University of Pisa
The Summer school is generally structured around the 5 following themes:
- Day 1: Health metrics, priorities and allocation of health resources
- Day 2: A global perspective on resource allocation and health access: the interplay between the system and the individuals
- Day 3: NCDs & global health Challenges in health promotion: from research to action in different contexts
- Day 4: Migration and mental health
- Day 5: From colonial medicine to planetary health: the past and future of globalised medicine
The programme may be subject to change for the 2027 edition.
Their contributions are assessed on a pass/fail basis and successful participants will receive a Certificate of Completion issued by Circle U. In addition, Université Paris Cité will provide a Transcript of Records (3 ECTS). Please consult your local examination office regarding course recognition in your study programme.
The summer school is free of charge. To find out about potential funding opportunities for travel to Paris please reach out to your international/Erasmus office at your home institution:
- Aarhus University: aarhus@circle-u.eu
- University of Belgrade: Nikola Savic nikola.savic@rect.bg.ac.
- Humboldt Universität zu Berlin: berlin@circle-u.eu
- UCLouvain: infocircleu@uclouvain.be
- Université Paris Cité: circleu.iro@u-paris.fr and on our website.
- University of Pisa: circleU.erasmus@unipi.it and on our website.
- University of Vienna: circle-u@univie.ac.at
- University of Oslo: oslo@circle-u.eu
King’s College London: Students are not eligible for Erasmus+ funding, but may have access to internal funding. Please check for funding opportunities or contact the Circle U. Team for more information: circle-u@kcl.ac.uk
Please note that only students from Circle U. Universities may apply for this summer school.
Université Paris Cité will propose housing at a competitive price for 7 nights. Bed sheets will be provided. If you wish to benefit from this accommodation, you will have to indicate your choice on the application form and confirm it upon selection.
Paris offers several other accommodation options. You can also choose to book a room by yourself.
- Be a Master student, a PhD student or postgraduate medical doctorate student (MD).
- Be enrolled in at one of the Circle U. European Alliance universities
Applicants will be notified of their selection by the end of March 2027.
