Central Objectives

  1. Educate a new generation of global health scientists able to respond to emerging needs worldwide.
  2. Train a total of about 40 PhD candidates able to confront complex global health challenges using inter-/transdisciplinary research approaches.
  3. Strengthen existing cooperation between the consortium partners.
  4. Create synergies with the existing TropEd network.
  5. Launch a joint PhD programme in global health that will sustain itself beyond Erasmus Mundus.
  6. Exploit European capacities and resources to realise concerted action in global health.