The University of Sheffield was an early adopter of Erasmus Mundus programmes and recently welcomed its 4th cohort of European and overseas students onto its innovative EuroPubHealth programme. Since 2006, the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) has played a major role in developing EuroPubHealth, a two year, integrated European Public Health Masters programme, delivered by a consortium consisting of six leading European Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
Obtaining the Erasmus Mundus badge has been an important esteem indicator for both ScHARR and The University of Sheffield and demonstrates our continued support for the Bologna process. We receive over 400 applications for Erasmus Mundus studentships each year and a number of students on the programme have gone on to work as researchers within ScHARR.
The EuroPubHealth consortium includes the University of Copenhagen; EHESP (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sante Publique), Rennes (Co-ordinator); University of Rennes - 1, Rennes; Jagiellonian University of Cracow; Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada; The University of Sheffield.
Under the terms of the programme, students receive their core public health training in year one in either Sheffield or Granada and then travel to one of the other consortium HEIs for additional training in year two. They also undertake two ‘integration’ modules at the end of year one and year two in Rennes, which bring together themes from across the combined programme. Students successfully completing EuroPubHealth are awarded two degrees – a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University where they received their core training and one from the institution where they attended for their additional training.
Attempting to harmonise the delivery of our course across six HEIs, all operating within distinct pedagogical cultures and institutional frameworks, has not been without its challenges. However, the consortium is committed to working together effectively to overcome these, and we have made significant progress in terms of working towards joint selection of students and recognition and assessment of work. We look forward to continuing to receive students and scholars on to EuroPubHealth in the future.
Obtaining the Erasmus Mundus badge has been an important esteem indicator for both ScHARR and The University of Sheffield and demonstrates our continued support for the Bologna process. We receive over 400 applications for Erasmus Mundus studentships each year and a number of students on the programme have gone on to work as researchers within ScHARR.
The EuroPubHealth consortium includes the University of Copenhagen; EHESP (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sante Publique), Rennes (Co-ordinator); University of Rennes - 1, Rennes; Jagiellonian University of Cracow; Andalusian School of Public Health, Granada; The University of Sheffield.
Under the terms of the programme, students receive their core public health training in year one in either Sheffield or Granada and then travel to one of the other consortium HEIs for additional training in year two. They also undertake two ‘integration’ modules at the end of year one and year two in Rennes, which bring together themes from across the combined programme. Students successfully completing EuroPubHealth are awarded two degrees – a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University where they received their core training and one from the institution where they attended for their additional training.
Attempting to harmonise the delivery of our course across six HEIs, all operating within distinct pedagogical cultures and institutional frameworks, has not been without its challenges. However, the consortium is committed to working together effectively to overcome these, and we have made significant progress in terms of working towards joint selection of students and recognition and assessment of work. We look forward to continuing to receive students and scholars on to EuroPubHealth in the future.
