29.09.2025
The ASPHER Secretariat is delighted to announce the outcome of the recent election process at the ASPHER Annual General Assembly (AGA) 2025 in Berlin which took place at the Charité Campus Mitte on 25 June ahead of the ASPHER 2025 Deans' & Directors' Retreat at Berlin School of Public Health. ASPHER Presidency election Prof. Mary Codd has been elected as President-elect for the 2025–2026 term. Prof. Codd will assume the office of ASPHER President for the 2026–2028 term. In addition, Prof. Nadav Davidovitch has been proposed for election as President-elect for the 2027–2028 term, to take up the office of President for the 2028-2030 term, subject to ratification of his candidature by the ASPHER Membership at the AGA 2027. We warmly congratulate Prof. Mary Codd on her election to the Presidency of ASPHER, and acknowledge Prof. Nadav Davidovitch's candidacy for election in 2027. We look forward to their continued contributions to ASPHER's mission and values. ASPHER Executive Board election Prof. Polychronis Kostoulas, University of Thessaly, Greece was elected for his second term in the ASPHER Executive Board. Prof. Oleg Lozan, School of Public Health Management, Republic of Moldova; and Prof. Judit Simon, Medical University of Vienna, Austria were elected for their first terms in the ASPHER Executive Board. We congratulate and enthusiastically welcome the new and returning members of the ASPHER Executive Board. We look forward to working productively with the Board to continue to strengthen ASPHER, its members, and the contributions of the public health education and training to improving and protecting the public's health.
24.03.2025
The Congress will incorporate the 2026 Deans' & Directors' Retreat and will be the highlight of ASPHER's 60th Anniversary celebrations! For six decades, the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) has stood at the centre of public health education and training in Europe. It has guided generations of leaders, academics, and practitioners, nurturing the discipline’s intellectual and institutional foundations. Throughout this history, the ASPHER Deans and Directors Retreat has served as a unique platform for reflection, exchange, and collective vision-building among heads of schools and programmes of public health. For this 60th Anniversary year, ASPHER will convene the 1st European Congress on Education and Training in Public Health stemming from this strong tradition. It aims to build upon and expand ASPHER’s long-standing mission: to strengthen the capacity and quality of public health education and to ensure that future generations of professionals are prepared to face evolving challenges. The initiative represents a natural evolution in ASPHER’s trajectory, translating its accumulated experience and thought leadership into a larger, more visible European framework. Members who would like to learn more about getting involved can contact us at community@aspher.org. We'll be happy to meet over zoom. Sign up with your email at the Congress website: Milan2026.ASPHER.org. The call for abstracts and registration will launch in December 2025. The Congress will welcome all to join, but there will be exciting advantages for our members. If your institution is not yet an ASPHER member, contact us to learn how to join so you don't miss out! Please share this announcement widely!
