ABSTRACT
A report titled “The Dramatic Expansion of University Engagement in Global Health”, published by the Center for Strategic & International Studies, and includes evidence of the increasing importance of global health and development education. A group of leading global health experts of academic institutions in Switzerland have even conceptualized the term Academic Global Health to analyze the increasing importance of transforming global health education, research and practice. The inclusion of equity in the definition also has methodological implications. Global health studies should engage students ethically, and the teaching of technical skills should also promote a reflection on the values and social mission of future health and for health professionals. Formalized and educationally focused unpaid work embedded into degree programmes that are well supervised and have clear learning outcomes is generally considered by educators, students and prospective employers to provide much-needed exposure to professional practice and valuable learning opportunities.
