Annual Report2025
Inter-university Graduate Campus (IGC)
The IGC is the gateway to high-quality doctoral training in public health across Swiss universities. The SSPH+ IGC serves as the central hub for top-tier PhD courses, training opportunities, and academic events in public health. It is open to all PhD and MD students who are supervised by a SSPH+ Faculty member. By joining the IGC, students can strengthen their academic skills, expand their competencies, enhance their career development, and grow their professional networks.
The SSPH+ IGC is managed by Ann Walser, Lic. phil.
What do we offer?
Number of IGC students across years
IGC students come from 78 different countries!
IGC Courses
New IGC Courses in 2025:
- Applied Bayesian Methods in Epidemiology and Public Health
- Introduction to hierarchical/ multilevel models for the analysis of clustered data
- Principles of successful dissemination of health research findings
- Utilization of Preventive Health Services: Key Determinants and Social Inequalities
- A practical guide on how to submit, review, and get your paper pulished in Public Health Journals
26 courses in total
covering all aspects of public health sciences
3 new regular courses
- Public health law and ethics
- A step-by-step approach for designing and using questionnaires
- The Swiss health system: key characteristics and policy challenges
2 new online courses, taught by post-docs
- Behavioural Health Economics
- Cancer epidemiology: from description to prevention
- Mining public opinion using language models
IGC Events
Students Meeting
Annual IGC Students Meeting with speed talks of new IGC graduates, 4 June 2025
Career Speed Dating and Other Events
Onsite career speed dating event with “business angels”, 4 June 2025
Other Events
Online Christmas event, 4 December 2025
Networking lunches and dinners during IGC courses
Collaboration / Exchange with:
GLOHRA (German Alliance for Global Health Research)
Planning of possible collaboration for fieldtrips of IGC and GLOHRA students to international organizations in Geneva
Coordinators of local PhD programs of the partner universities
Access to local courses, information for new PhD students and supervisors
ORPHEUS
New PhD student forum with student representative
SSPH+ IGC Student Testimonials:
“Being part of the SSPH+ Inter-university Graduate Campus has been an inspiring and deeply formative journey. Serving as the student representative on the Academic Board was an honour and offered a unique opportunity to contribute to this vibrant academic community. The program offered high-quality courses and exceptional mentoring, while fostering meaningful connections with brilliant peers and professors from across Switzerland and beyond. The supportive and familiar atmosphere made every step of this path truly rewarding. I am very grateful for the knowledge gained, the relationships built, and the countless opportunities for personal and professional growth. I am deeply honoured to be part of the SSPH+ IGC alumni community."
Martin Tušl, PhD IGC Alumni 2025
Read more IGC student testimonials here: Testimonials IGC | SSPH+
Read more IGC course testimonials here: Course Testimonials | SSPH+
