Summer School Global Health

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Summer School Global Health

Are you a student curious about health worldwide?

Join a summer school where you’ll explore global perspectives, meet peers and teachers from all over the world, and experience a vibrant international community beyond the classroom! This 10-day summer school blends inspiring lectures, hands-on workshops, panel discussions, and debates with unforgettable social activities. Beyond the classroom, explore the city’s vibrant streets, join running tours, discover hidden gems, and connect with peers from around the world. From thought-provoking conversations to cultural adventures, every day offers something new, exciting, and memorable.

20/11/2025

We’re recruiting motivated students!

Want to have fun while organizing one of the best-known summer schools in global health? 🌍 Join our committee and help create meaningful international experiences, all while building leadership skills and making unforgettable memories!

Committee members will also receive an official certificate from the university 🎓

Apply now through the link in our bio or by scanning the QR code!

Let’s make next year’s summer school the best one yet! 💙

24/10/2025

Ever wondered what it’s like to be the team behind the Summer School for Global Health? 👀
From crafting creative posts to interviewing participants, booking venues, and launching the program, this is your backstage pass.

Why join?
* Boost your CV with real responsibility (budgeting, admissions, logistics)
* Build an international network of students, staff, and partners
* Grow leadership, teamwork, and communication skills you’ll use forever

We’re recruiting: Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Admissions Officer, PR, Social Activities Coordinator.

Curious? Scan the QR on the poster or apply here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5tVI3nLhMSg1ByZvvtP1YDVragacWlSf8RRS_D9-dfd2DBQ/viewform?usp=preview

Deadline: 13 November

11/09/2025

At Summer School for Global Health, we dove into an interactive lecture on one of the most important conversations in maternal & child health: breastfeeding vs. formula feeding.

We explored the science-backed benefits of breastfeeding, for both infants and mothers, while also unpacking how aggressive formula marketing shapes choices around the world.

What made it powerful wasn’t just the evidence, but the stories, reflections, and discussions that reminded us: informed choices need supportive systems, not pressure or profit-driven influence.

Learning together, questioning together, and reimagining healthier futures together. That’s what is all about. 💙

23/08/2025

What does it really mean when we say malnutrition is a silent battle?
Every missed meal, every delayed intervention, shapes not just a child’s present, but their entire future.

At Summer School 2025, we went beyond the headlines to explore the real cost of delay in global health. From malnutrition to chronic diseases, from childhood to adulthood, we tackled the challenges that shape lives worldwide.

💡 Be part of the generation that doesn’t just learn global health, but acts on it.

19/08/2025

Summer School Global Health isn’t just about learning, it’s about shaping the future.

At our program, we don’t just talk about global health challenges like maternal mortality, we face them head-on. Together, students and experts dive deep into the toughest questions:
🔹 Why do preventable deaths still happen?
🔹 How do social, cultural, and systemic gaps put lives at risk?
🔹 What can we actually DO to change this?

This is more than awareness. It’s about turning knowledge into action and building a generation of health professionals ready to close the gaps.

If you’re passionate about tackling real issues that matter, from maternal health to global inequalities, this is where your journey begins.

Because the future of global health starts with us. Join the movement. 💙

16/08/2025

Imagine a healthcare system that heals people and the planet. Sounds impossible? Krista Bosgra inspired us with UMCG’s bold mission: becoming fully circular and climate neutral by 2035. 🚀

This isn’t the usual “recycle more” talk. It’s about rethinking healthcare from the ground up, shaping a future where global health and sustainability go hand in hand.

At our summer school, you don’t just learn, you join a movement. You’ll meet passionate students and experts from all over the world, debate big ideas, and discover how YOU can be part of transforming healthcare for generations to come.

Are you ready to dream big and make an impact? 💡

13/08/2025

Reproductive health is never the work of one profession alone, it’s the shared responsibility of midwives, doctors, pharmacists, educators, and communities working side by side.
At this year’s Summer School on Global Health, we explored how interprofessional education helps us prepare for that reality. We sat in circles where doctors, students, pharmacists, and public health professionals listened, learned, and built solutions together.

Next time, you could be part of that circle. 🌍
Because the future of healthcare will be written by all of us, together.

10/08/2025

Ever wonder what happens when you put students, health pros, and big thinkers from around the world in the same room?

At the Reciprocal Innovation workshop, we mapped everyone who makes global health tick, from doctors and midwives to funders, governments, and communities on the ground.

The goal? Swap ideas across borders, flip the usual flow of ‘innovation,’ and create solutions that actually work for the people they’re meant for.

The vibes? Electric. The conversations? Mind-opening.

If you want to spend a week meeting inspiring people, sharing your ideas, and building real solutions to global challenges, don’t miss the next Global Health Summer School. Your seat at the table is waiting. 🙌

07/08/2025

Decolonizing Global Health isn’t a trend, it’s a necessity.

At our Summer School, we don’t just talk about global health, we interrogate it. We ask: Who holds the power? Whose voices are missing? Who decides what ‘help’ looks like, and for whom?

The truth is: the global health system wasn’t built for everyone. Vaccine apartheid, funding inequality, and epistemic injustice all show us the same thing, global health, as it exists, still wears colonial roots.
But here? We challenge that. We go beyond the buzzwords. We center lived experience, critical inquiry, intersectionality, and real action. We’re not here for virtue signaling. We’re here for structural change.

Do you want to be part of a generation that reimagines health justice from the ground up? That believes global health should be co-created, not imposed?
Then come join us. Summer School 2026 is for those who are ready to unlearn, rethink, and build better.

We are stronger together, and we’re building a future where no one is left behind.

20/07/2025

Day 4 still going strong🔥

We turned up the heat with “Clearing the Air”, a high-stakes simulated debate on medical waste disposal
Delegates from Brazil 🇧🇷, China 🇨🇳, and the Netherlands 🇳🇱 went head-to-head over solutions to air pollution caused by healthcare waste

Facts were flying and so were the tensions👀

08/06/2025

As promised, here’s Part 2 of our first day of the educational programme! 📚

After a morning filled with engaging lectures and plenty of coffee, we enjoyed a tasty lunch at the UMCG canteen 🍽️

And the day just kept getting better!!

Renzo Tuinsma led us on a tour that even impressed those of us who thought we knew UMCG inside out! He revealed hidden rooms, shared fascinating stories, and walked us through the history of the place, making us feel truly connected to it 💙

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Antonius Deusinglaan 1
Groningen
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Website

http://www.rug.nl/research/gradschool-medical-sciences/summer-schools/global-health/

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