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Medicine / Public HealthMaster of Science in International Health (Berlin)InstitutionLocationCourse focusInstitute of Tropical Medicine and International Health,Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, a joint institution of theFreie Universität Berlin and the Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin is the capital and largest city of Germany. Nearly one-thirdof Berlin’s 3.5 million inhabitants are younger than 25, and the cityhosts almost half a million internationals from 184 countries. Berlinis proud of its large and varied cultural scene, which includes threeopera houses, more than 150 theatres and concert halls, 400 independenttheatre groups, 70 museums, 200 art galleries, 120 cinemashave always found optimal conditions for pursuing their work, RudolfVirchow, Robert Koch and Albert Einstein among others. Berlin is alsothe largest university city in Germany with approximately 145,000 studentsenrolled in 15 universities and research facilities. Charité – Uni-campus of the Freie Universität Berlin and the Humboldt-UniversitätBerlin and one of the most renowned medical schools in Europetoday.Study FocusThe Master of Science Programme in International Health raisesawareness of current global health problems and allows studentsto identify and critically analyse key factors shaping the health andwell-being of populations. The programme contributes to sustain abledevelopment and focuses on improving the management of healthservices for disadvantaged populations with a focus on low and middleincome societies.The tropEd NetworkThe programme is organised within the tropEd Network for Educationin International Health, a registered association of 20 Europeanand seven overseas institutions of higher education (Bolivia, China,Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Tanzania and Mexico). The programmeis characterised by a unique synergy of experience and expertise ofleading higher education institutions. Its innovative approach is basedon the mobility of people, the exchange of experiences in different disciplinesand the establishment of a common international standard ineducation and training. The programme prepares people to work moreeffectively in a multicultural environment by exposing them to variousperspectives. The Network Secretariat is based at the Swiss Tropicaland Public Health Institute in Basel.ContentThe Master’s programme comprises studies in a number of publichealth-related disciplines including health economics, epidemiologyand statistics, health promotion, management sciences, populationsciences, reproductive health, mental health, social sciences, traveland migrant health, tropical medicine with a focus on infectious diseases,bacteriology, parasitology, virology and laboratory practice.94