E-Learning Courses

Virtual courses can be followed from home. Our e-learning courses are offered through different online platforms and KIT Virtual Grounds. The courses are taught through a combination of live presentations, virtual classroom discussions, group work, and self-paced activities to be done at home. Interaction is very much part of KIT’s teaching methods, so in our e-learning courses we will also ensure a high degree of participation.

Our e-learning courses

Global perspectives on Digital Health (GPDH)

This two-weeks course offers an introduction and overview of digital health, including a strong emphasis on how in reality, digital health functions in various settings. Participants will discuss how digital health interventions can help push the triple aim of Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Goal Development for more people at a lower cost in different settings in high-, low- and middle-income countries. The program discusses what kind of analysis is needed for developing digital health interventions, which stakeholders should be involved and cross-cutting issues to be considered when implementing DHI in low resources settings.

  • Start date

    20/05/2024

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Location

    Blended course (1 week online + 1 week at KIT Amsterdam)

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Strengthening Disrupted Health Systems (E-Learning)

Update 7 February 2024: In 2024 this course will only be given as Tailor Made course. Contact us if you would like to have more information on this option.

This e-learning course strengthens your ability to address health system challenges in complex emergencies and fragile states. To prepare you for improving these challenging situations we will analyse health system resilience, policies, politics, roles and strategies of key actors, health equity, the humanitarian development nexus and more. This will enable you to develop context specific strategies for strengthening different elements of disrupted health systems.

This course is tropEd accredited. It can be followed as a stand-alone course or as part of the Master in International Health programme.

  • Start date

    In 2024 only given as Tailor Made course. For 2025 tbd.

  • Duration

    12 weeks in total, of which 9 weeks interactive learning, 1 week working on mid-term assignment and 2 weeks working on final assignment. On average 12,5 hours per week, 150 hours in total.

  • Location

    Distance-based virtual learning

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