The Health Centres offer many opportunities for interested students, researchers and stakeholders in different health-related subjects

The DAAD supports the establishment of four Global Centres for Health and Pandemic Preparedness, situated at higher education institutions in the Global South, where international and German scientists jointly teach, conduct research and promote social transformation in dialogue with business, politics and civil society. By this, solutions for global challenges, such as the covid-19 pandemic, shall be developed.

Based on the belief that global challenges can only be mastered together, the Global Centres work in an inter- and transdisciplinary manner, involving several disciplines and actors. The Centres all aim at building capacities, educating future leaders and finding local solutions for global challenges. The four Centres are situated in Gabon, Cuba/Mexico, Ghana and Vietnam.

How to apply?

Common thematic focus, various disciplines and different application formats

All Global Centres have individual funding opportunities as every Centre works on different health related topics and follows its own project goals. There are different opportunities and application procedures to participate in the Centre’s activities. To get in-depth information about the Centres, please check out the individual Centre pages.

The Global Centres Programme offers multiple opportunities:

• Master programmes
• PhD programmes
• Scholarships
• Workshops, Seminars
• Internships
• Living Labs
• Lecture Series

Diverse topics, diverse approaches

Huge variety of topics, approaches, partners and disciplines

The Global Centres work on different topics related to health and pandemic preparedness, such as emerging viral, bacterial and parasitic diseases, global pandemics and health care systems, development of vaccines or respond systems for epidemics and pandemics.

The programme lays a special focus on inter- and transdisciplinarity and the Centres themselves include serveral disciplines – such as (veterinary) medicine, virology, parasitology, public health, epidemiology and social sciences. They also involve non-university research facilities, as well as stakeholders from the areas of politics, business and the civil society. As different countries and regions are affected by diseases in very different ways, any research for solutions must be adapted to the respective local conditions. Therefore, the Centres cooperate with local stakeholders from different areas.