The 2021 ASPHER Deans' & Directors' Retreat will take place online on Monday and Tuesday, 27 & 28 September.

Find the Retreat Programme and further information here.

This will be a free event, however registration is required:

Register here

The 2021 ASPHER Young Researchers’ Forum (YRF) will take place online on Friday, October 8th, 12:45-16:10 as part of the 30th Anniversary of the Krakow School of Public Health – Jagiellonian University Medical College. 

It is the first edition of the YRF that will be entirely online and offered via an ASPHER member event.

Students, post docs, junior faculty and recent graduates from all ASPHER Member programmes are invited to submit an abstract.

The deadline for submission is Monday 20th September (midnight Brussels time). Please send abstracts of up to 350 words to youngresearchersforum@aspher.org.

Click here more details on abstract submission. 

ASPHER is looking for a part-time ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT to be responsible for handling clerical tasks in our Brussels office.

Learn more from the job announcement and submit your CV and motivation letter to join our Brussels-based team!

'Adaptation Actions on Climate Change and Health through Public Health education and training' has been selected to become one of three 2021 Thematic Networks on the EU Health Policy Platform!  

Congratulations to ASPHER Fellow Rana Orhan and tremendous thanks to all of you who mobilised and voted for the iniative!

For more information see: https://www.aspher.org/news,47.html

The ASPHER 2025 Strategy outline was approved and adopted at the Association's General Assembly on 10 September 2020.

The strategy describes ASPHER's planning through 2025 including:

Vision and Values
Core Mission and Enabling Areas
Strategic Objectives
Membership Benefits and Services

Download the Strategic Plan 2020-2025: ASPHER 2025.

See the ASPHER COVID-19 Statement here.  

See also the ASPHER COVID-19 Task Force Resource Page.

ASPHER is compiling a list of resources and information, including online training and learning materials for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease outbreak.

We will be including information, communications and best practices from our Member Schools - both in English and local languages. Please contact us with any items we may add and keep checking back for more information as it arrives.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly altered the education environment and few national authorities have specific guidance for reopening higher education campuses.

European SPH could play a critical role in policy and guideline development. By promoting dialogue, SPH can better design and enact policies and recommendations relevant to them. 

ASPHER has conducted a rapid review survey in two phases of school reopening plans for a selection of programmes from our Member Network.

Read the Phase 1 July 2020 Report here.

Read the Phase 2 January 2021 Report here.

ASPHER is proud to announce the publication of the WHO-ASPHER Competency Framework for the Public Health Workforce. 

The Framework is aimed  is aimed at policy-makers, human resources for health planners and professionals with a particular interest in the public health workforce, and other stakeholders, such as education institutions, public health institutes and others responsible for implementing policy and professional organizations. 

The Framework is part of the ongoing ASPHER Programme for Public Health Competencies that is being carried forward over the ASPHER 2025 Strategy period by Executive Board Member, Professor Mary Codd. 

FOR SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH: This site will facilitate your becoming part of a vibrant, dynamic community of schools of public health. Share best practices and learn from one another.

FOR PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT STUDENTS: Here you can learn about and compare different offers from schools of public health. Assess and map out your prospects for career development.

FOR ALUMNI AND ALL PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Here you can obtain career guidance and learn about continuing professional development opportunities in the public health arena.

FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM PLANNERS: Find resources on the public health workforce development. Review and compare school profiles, public health education and training schemes in Europe.