The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD) is an international research and education institute that works to develop sustainable solutions to major health problems. AIGHD was initiated as a partnership between the Amsterdam University Medical Centers (AUMC), the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). AIGHD is a dynamic research and education institute that thrives on intense collaboration among experts from multiple disciplines including biomedicine, economics and social and behavioral sciences. With its interdisciplinary and translational approach, AIGHD addresses the most critical medical, social, economic and political challenges in global health and development that cut across national and political borders.

The Barcelona Institute for Global Health, ISGlobal, is the fruit of an innovative alliance between the “la Caixa” Foundation”, academic institutions and government bodies to contribute to the efforts undertaken by the international community to address the challenges in global health.ISGlobal is a consolidated hub of excellence in research that has grown out of work first started in the world of health care by the Hospital Clínic and the Parc de Salut MAR and in the academic sphere by the University of Barcelona and Pompeu Fabra University.

Its ultimate goal is to help close the gaps in health disparities between and within different regions of the world.

The LMU Munich is actively strengthening its global health profile within the Faculty of Medicine through the CIHLMU Center for International Health and, increasingly, across different Faculties. The CIHLMU has been founded in 2009 as an interdisciplinary entity with the aim to empower health professionals in low- and middle-income countries through targeted teaching and training interventions. Two major drivers behind an increasing focus on global health at the LMU Munich are the Division of Infectious Diseases & Tropical Medicine with its focus on infectious diseases through basic, applied clinical and translational research as well as humanitarian aid in low- and middle-income countries; and the Pettenkofer School of Public Health with its broad public health approach and emphasis on determinants of health in countries around the globe.

The University of Milan is a public, multidisciplinary teaching and research institution that offers 8 Faculties, 2 Schools, 136 study courses, 31 Doctoral Programmes and 63 Specialisation Schools. It houses the new Centre for Multidisciplinary Research in Health Science (MACH), that is an international landmark and leading centre for health research with a special, but not exclusive, interest in infectious diseases within a global and multidisciplinary perspective. Within MACH, global health is prioritised through a centre devoted to global health didactics and research.

The primary areas of research of the center in Lund are sexual and reproductive health and rights, maternal and child health, youth health, social capital, health policy, marginalized populations, mental health, violence, substance abuse, risk factors for chronic disease, and environmental stress. A key focus is to utilize accumulated knowledge to provide expertise for interventions in order to improve health and health systems.

The CharitéCenter for Global Health:

• bundles research on transnational health problems, determinants, and solutions in the field of infectiology at Charité,

• provides a coordination, communication and service platform for global health researchers from other disciplines and individuals and institutions outside the research community,

• acts as an office for national and international Global Health networks.

The Global Health Academy is a vibrant, evidence led academic community and cross-disciplinary structure. It showcases, support and help enable global health research, learning and networks – advancing the University’s global ambitions and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

It focuses particularly on health issues affecting the greatest number of people worldwide – these people typically live in low and middle income countries (LMIC).

For meaningful impacts, interdisciplinary approaches are increasingly recognised as fundamental to how we must approach research, education and action.

Breakthroughs in global health will be forged through partnerships and working with communities.

The Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH) is one of the research institutes in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Heidelberg, Germany’s oldest university. Through its research, the institute aims to contribute to improving the health of some of the sickest and poorest populations worldwide, especially in Africa and Asia.Through its teaching, the institute aims to train the next generation of global health researchers and practitioners. The research projects at the institute focus on Identifying important disease risk factors and health care needs, Discovering new approaches to improving population health, Establishing novel models of providing health care.

The Institute of Global Health was founded in January 2014 as a transformation of the former Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine. This transformation was decided by the University of Geneva as a continuation of efforts to develop academic global health given the unique location of Geneva in the field. Geneva hosts most of the major actors of global health: the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, ICRC, GAVI, FIND, MSF and many other NGOs and foundations, with diplomatic permanent UN representations for more than 140 countries. The creation of the Institute of Global Health was inspired by a shared commitment to foster academic Global Health at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva. It is located in the facilities of Campus Biotech shared by the University of Geneva and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).

ITM conducts, within a coherent academic triad, fundamental, translational and applied scientific research; delivers advanced education and training; and provides medical, scientific and societal expert services. ITM strives in the fulfilment of its mission for excellence, integrity, specificity and efficiency. It upholds human dignity and diversity, academic creativity and critical sense, solidarity and collaboration, and the well-being of its employees, students, patients and other clients.

The Institute for Global Health at UCL provides a unique, cross-disciplinary approach throughout their research and teaching activities. UCL works in the real world, collaborating with communities at all levels, and offering workable solutions for policy makers. The Institute for Global Health implements UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health, a cross disciplinary initiative to provide innovative, workable solutions to global health problems

Imperial College houses the Institute of Global Health Innovation, which conducts research in the following areas: Maternal and child health, Communications technology and health, Engineering and global health,Health and the environment, Infectious diseases, Neglected tropical disease, Chronic and non-communicable diseases, and Health management.

Julius Global Health is part of the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands. Established in 2012, Julius Global Health promotes health and equity in health through research and evidence-based interventions against major health problems globally and through high-impact global health research capacity strengthening. Thematic focus areas include non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer); infectious diseases (NCD-HIV interaction); reproductive, maternal, and child health, exposome sciences and planetary health, with commitment to equity, justice, and sustainability’

KU Leuven is an international community where innovative research forms the basis of all our academic programs. Across the university, driven researchers and curious students continually gain new insights and use their knowledge to tackle the foremost challenges of our time.

The Group of Biomedical Sciences aims to be a leading academic biomedical center with a prominent role at national and international level. By providing high-quality and innovative patient care, by offering inspiring education and training, and by performing ground breaking research, the Group of Biomedical Sciences, together with the University Hospital, takes up its responsibility in improving health care in Belgium, Europe and the world of tomorrow

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is renowned for its research, postgraduate studies and continuing education in public and global health.

Its mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

School of Global Health is anchored at the Department of Public Health, at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

School of Global Health defines Global Health as the research area which deals with all major health problems affecting low- and middle-income societies, including the health concerns that transcend national boundaries and are influenced by circumstances in other countries, such as trade policies, copyright laws, and global migration.

The overall purpose of School of Global Health is to coordinate and improve health research and training at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with local and global partners, and to promote health and development by research- and evidence based interventions against major health problems affecting low- and middle income societies.

School of Global Health provides the framework for collaborative, interdisciplinary, cross-faculty research and educational activities locally, with a constantly updated global perspective.

The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is a world-leading institute in global health with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries.

Associated with the University of Basel, Swiss TPH uniquely combines research, education and services on a local, national and international level. It aims to improve the health and well-being of people through a better understanding of disease and health systems and by acting on this knowledge.

Its translational approach, from innovation and validation to application, enables TPH to bring novel diagnostics, drugs and vaccines directly to people, communities, policy and decision makers. Throughout, it pursues a spirit of partnership and strive for sustainable impact in over 100 countries.

Established in 2004, the TCGH is an interdisciplinary centre co-located across the Schools of Medicine and Psychology. Comprised of a committed team of multidisciplinary academic, adjunct, and administrative staff, research fellows, and postgraduate students, our vision is to generate impactful knowledge through high quality, multidisciplinary research and teaching, while contributing to a world in which the health and well-being of all at all ages is realised.

TCGH strives to achieve this vision through two overarching goals: (i) To conduct multidisciplinary and collaborative research, emphasising a gender-transformative approach to global health while prioritising knowledge transfer and evidence-to-policy-and-practice partnerships, and (ii) To provide students with high-quality, multidisciplinary, post-graduate programmes that build their capacity to contribute to the promotion and delivery of equitable health systems in their countries of origin and globally, while supporting every student to impact upon the international programme for sustainable development, 2030.

In emphasising a collaborative approach towards achieving equitable access to safe and effective health services for all, the TCGH further embodies Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin’s vision of a globally connected community of learning, research, and scholarship, inspiring generations to meet the challenges of the future.