Health and Migration

About

Summer School 'Health & Migration' is a project at Ghent University, organised by students in cooperation with the university itself. Each summer, we welcome students from al over the world to the beautiful city of Ghent, Belgium. We organize a 12-day educational program on the topic of 'Health & Migration', along with various social and cultural activities. Our goal is to provide an unforgettable experience by broadening your view on the subject 'Health & Migration' as well as to introduce you to the finest Belgium has to offer. The mix of nationalities of the participants guarantees an interesting multicultural setting, resulting in long-lasting friendships.

You will attend interesting lectures taught by renowned doctors and professors connected to Ghent University as well as other international institutions. Next, you can enjoy the mesmerizing green of our parks and have your breath taken away by our monumental cathedrals, churches and medieval dungeons. Discuss the day's lectures to the tunes of local musicians and invigorate body and soul with our peerless variety of beer and excellent Belgian cuisine. Education and pleasure have rarely - if ever - marched this closely in step.

Interested? You can apply by visiting our website and filling out the application form on our applications page. Please bear in mind that places are limited, so apply sooner rather than later and nothing will keep you from enjoying your stay in vibrant Ghent!

Target group

Medical students and other biomedical or healthcare students who have finished their 2nd year of the bachelor degree and are fluent in English.

Course aim

• further close collaboration and encourage the intercultural discussion and exchange of information with respect to other’s beliefs and grounds
• emphasizing the relation between migration and health by clarifying the influence of both migration on health and vice versa
• promotion of a insufficiently covered but highly relevant subject within present society
• emphasizing the internationally recognized Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• training in multidisciplinary consideration of health
• create a social context in which both Belgian and foreign students are offered a chance to discover Belgium and get to know each other in an informal way

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