SSPH+ - a collaboration hub
The inter-university multi-disciplinary collaboration is at the heart of SSPH+. So far, SSPH+ launched four calls fostering collaborative initiatives and workshops to strengthen public health sciences and networks (find more details in our annual report 2016 (page 9) and annual report 2017 (page 13).
We like to highlight only three examples:
- One project resulted in redefining the requirements for the specialization of physicians in public health, namely to count - under some specified conditions - a PhD in public health sciences as equivalent to an MPH.
- An inter-university team of postdocs formulated gaps and weaknesses of this career step and how SSPH+ could support the community. As a result, the Inter-university Graduate Campus will also be opened to all postdocs offering a channel for communication and networking.
- SSPH+ faculty from the Universities of Geneva and Basel initiated a global flipped classroom on Global Health at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface. Through two MOOCs (massive online open courses) of the two partners, 12 national and international learners were selected for a unique learning experience, networking and the exchange of innovative solutions to tackle real world problems at the human-animal-ecosystem. It also resulted in a Youtube video.
