ASPHER 60TH ANNIVERSARY & MILAN2026
ASPHER 1st European Congress on Public Health Education and Training - Milan2026
We hope the opening of the Olympic Games is whetting your appetite for a visit to Milan! Plan to be there this summer for the ASPHER 1st European Congress on Public Health Education and Training, 15-18 July! Secure your place - Register here!
Milan2026 Call for Abstract - Themes
The call for abstracts for Milan 2026 is open until 28 February. There are 12 theme tracks open for consideration to be sure you can find one that fits with your work! Submissions are open for oral, poster and collaborative sessions.
Theme 1: Public Health Curriculum: Relevance and Educational Pathways
Theme 2: Teaching, Learning, and Pedagogical Innovation
Theme 3: Assessment and Integrity in a Digital Era
Theme 4: Education Management, Governance, and Ethics
Theme 5: Faculty Development, Motivation, and Well-being
Theme 6: Student Experience, Engagement, Inclusion, and Well-being
Theme 7: Workforce Alignment and Professionalisation
Theme 8: Accreditation, Certification, and Credentialing
Theme 9: The History of Public Health Education and Training
Theme 10: Teaching Vaccinology Across Public Health and Health Professions
Theme 11: Design and Health: Educating for Healthy Environments
Theme 12: Miscellaneous
Download the abstract guidelines and submit your abstract here.
MEMBER NEWS
Let the ASPHER community know what is happening at your school! Send your news and events to lore.leighton@aspher.org.
The WHO recognizes the EASP ISIR Migration and Health Network
The ISIR Network, the Migration and Health Network, an initiative of the Andalusian Ministry of Health, Presidency, and Emergencies, managed by the Andalusian School of Public Health (EASP), has been included by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its 'Panel of Promising Practices in Migration and Health', a forum that brings together inspiring experiences from countries and organisations worldwide committed to health equity for people on the move. The WHO recognition reinforces the ISIR Network's role as a leading forum for raising awareness, fostering multidisciplinary reflection, and identifying future trends in migration and health. Read more here.
NOVA NSPH Bachelor’s Degree in Global Health
The National School of Public Health at NOVA University Lisbon is launching a new Bachelor’s Degree in Global Public Health. This programme has been designed to prepare future public health professionals with a strong foundation in global health challenges, health systems, sustainability, and equity, combining interdisciplinary teaching with practical and international perspectives. The International Bachelor Degree is offered in association with The Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine of NOVA, NOVA Medical School, and in partnership with Aga Khan University’s Medical College. Learn more and download the brochure here.
Babes-Bolyai University engaging locally and internationally
The Department of Public Health and the Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Babeș-Bolyai University will host the EUPHA Health and Care Workforce Section Midterm Conference: “Advancing resilience, sustainability and equity in health and care workforce systems” from 22-24 April in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The call for abstracts is open until 23 February. Learn more and submit your abstract here.
In a joint effort with the Cluj Cultural Centre Babes-Bolyai University has launched a new Centre for Culture, Health and Social Well-being Romania. The Department of Public Health, Babes-Bolyai University will contribute to the development of the new centre with its research and teaching capacity in the area of social and behavioural health.
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
Migration and Public Health - EU Strategy and ASPHER’s new Task Force
The European Commission has adopted the first European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy. The Strategy sets out the EU’s political objectives on asylum and migration, with concrete priorities for the next five years. The newly adopted Strategy emphasises the commitment and ongoing work to put in place an EU framework that is fair and firm, and that effectively manages migration together with partner countries, while remaining true to European values. Learn more here.
Given the growing focus on issues of migration at the European level, the new ASPHER Task Force on Migration & Public Health (TFMPH) has been established. The Task Force will provide a collaborative platform for representatives from ASPHER member institutions who are interested in undertaking and developing joint research and education on migrant and refugee health, and related public health issues. The upcoming online meeting of the task force is scheduled for 5th of March 2026 at 13:30 CET. Contact Tomasz Bochenek (t.bochenek@uj.edu.pl) and Mateusz Cofta (mcofta@ump.edu.pl) if you have questions or wish to join.
Digital Transformations in Public Health
You now have extra time to submit your work for the DPH2026 Conference Posters & Demos Track and the PhD/MSc Student Track. Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your emerging research, innovative ideas, or early-stage projects in digital public health. New submission deadlines: 18 February 2026. Submit your abstract here.
Digital transformation and artificial intelligence are reshaping public health practice. In a mapping review, colleagues from across ASPHER member schools in Italy have aimed to characterize digital public health training initiatives targeting public health professionals in Europe. Findings show that strengthening formal educational pathways and addressing content gaps will be essential to build sustainable digital competencies across the profession. Read their review here. The next meeting of the ASPHER Digital Public Health Task Force (DiPH-TF) is scheduled for 17th of February 2026 at 16:00 CET. Contact Rok Hrzic (r.hrzic@maastrichtuniversity.nl) if you have questions or wish to join.
GNAPH President’s blog - A New Year: A New Resolve, a Renewed Moral Compass for Public Health
Is the public health community ready to step up to the moral challenge now facing us? As we move through dark times around the world, the public health community must now rise to a new level of moral courage. The rallying calls in the public health literature have been accelerating in recent years, calling us to action. Read the blog from GNAPH President John Middleton here.
Lore Leighton
Brussels, Belgium