Other International course: Preparedness for health crises: a multidisciplinary approach
27-10-2026 5:00 pm Add to iCal
How can we better prepare for the next global health crisis? The Centre for Health Crises at Karolinska Institutet is one of the partners behind an international, multidisciplinary course that provides students with tools to address just that, by gaining the knowledge and tools needed to tackle future health challenges. The course is in English and available in two versions: an online and hyrbid.
Content
The Centre for Health Crises is one of the partners behind the course Preparedness for health crises: a multidisciplinary approach that teaches students how to analyse health crises from international and interdisciplinary perspectives, with the aim to enhance understanding and preparedness for global health threats. The course will reflect on different approaches to collaborative work through complexity and uncertainty, aiming for better global preparedness for future health crises. It involves lessons on topics related to public health, medicine, social sciences, law, and communication.
Target group
The course is open to students from all disciplines at the university level, including master and PhD students. It is not necessary for students to have existing projects related to health crises.
Practicalities
It is hosted by the University of Bergen, and can either be taken completely online, or for extra credits, ten days of onsite learning at the University of Bergen (please note that places for the onsite version of the course are limited and subject to participation, demand and financing). Students should apply for Erasmus+ mobility grant from home university to cover travel and accomodation in Bergen.
More information
For more information about the course; content, outcomes and teaching, please visit the course page at the University of Bergen's website.