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Organization: KIT Royal Tropical Institute
Location: Netherlands, Amsterdam
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Closing Date: 2025-07-01
The Core Course in Public Health and Health Equity is a three-month course that prepares you to systematically analyse and address complex public health issues, covering epidemiology, health system aspects, and broader social determinants of health. The course focuses on health equity in low-resource settings and high-resource settings with disadvantaged populations. It can be taken as a stand-alone course or as part of the Master of Science in Public Health and Health Equity.
IMPORTANT: This Core Course in Public Health and Health Equity/NTC is a merge of the former Core Course of Public Health (MPH) and the Netherlands Course on Global Health and Tropical Medicine (NTC).
The core course can be taken as stand-alone course or as the core course of the Master in Public Health and Health Equity (MPH-HE).
The Core Course in Public Health and Health Equity is organised by KIT Royal Tropical Institute in collaboration with the Vrije Universiteit Medical Centre (VU) in Amsterdam and the University Hospital of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). It is NVAO and tropEd accredited, as part of the Master in Public Health and Health Equity.
In the Netherlands, the Core Course in Public Health and Health Equity (*) forms part of a post-graduate training programme for physicians, leading to a diploma as MD Global Health and Tropical Medicine (AIGT). For more information, please visit: www.oigt.nl.
(* formerly known as NTC, Netherlands Course on Global Health and Tropical Medicine)
After the programme, you will be able to:
- Identify and analyse the health needs of different populations, explaining the role of the underlying determinants and the health system.
- Identify public health research needs and assess research methods and results.
- Discuss the principles and processes of designing and implementing public health, community-centred programmes, and interventions, taking into account the relevant policies, evidence, context, and perspectives of equity and human rights.
- Communicate and collaborate effectively in multi-disciplinary, intersectoral, and multi-cultural settings.
- Critically self-reflect, for continuous professional development, to become an agent of change in public health.
Programme structure
The course consists of four modules:
- Equity and Global Health Concerns
- Research Methods
- Health Systems and Policy Making
- Learning and Communication Skills and Professional Development
The study load of the course is 20 EC. The European Credit Transfer System (EC) facilitates transfer of course credits between institutions at the same academic level. One EC requires 28 hours of student time, which includes class time and independent study.
The full-time course takes 14 weeks. If you are unable to take 14 weeks off work, KIT’s course management is open to discuss other feasible possibilities. It is also possible to follow selected module(s) or module sessions of the course separately.
The course is assessed through an open book exam and a written assignment, covering the content of all modules.
The arrangement of financial support to cover all study costs is the responsibility of the applicant. Please note that KIT does not offer financial support.
Visit our Scholarship information page for possibilities for financial support.
The course is offered twice per year starting in March and September.
Upcoming course dates in 2025-2026:
2025: 3 March until 6 June 2025
2025: 8 September until 12 December 2025
2026: 2 March until 5 June 2026
Fee information
Course fee academic year 2025-2026
Start September 2025: EUR 7,600
This fee covers the course fee and study material. It does not include any other costs like travel costs, insurance, visa, accommodation, daily expenses, etc.
How to register
Application procedure
The complete application is due 2 months before the start of the course.
(in case the participant needs visa: 3 months!)
Please upload your application online via KIT Online Application System by clicking on the ‘Apply now’ button on the KIT website, or login with your existing account via: https://application.kit.nl
The following documents should be uploaded:
- A one-page letter of motivation
- Copies of your diplomas
- Copies of academic transcripts, that are part of your diploma
- An up-to-date curriculum vitae and a list of publications if applicable
- Proof of English proficiency (if applicable, see exemptions below)
Exceptions English proficiency test
Applicants who are exempted from the proof of English language proficiency:
- completed an English-taught secondary or higher education degree in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Uganda, Philippines, India, Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone, Liberia, or
- have earned a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an English-taught programme accredited by NVAO in the Netherlands, or have earned a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an accredited English-taught programme in another member state of the European Union
- Note: For Dutch participants academic training is sufficient.
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