WHS Academic Alliance Members
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Europe’s largest university clinic – and its oldest and most prominent hospital – is located in the German capital. Eleven Nobel Laureates have worked at Charité.
Africa Academy for Public Health
Africa Academy for Public Health (AAPH) is an independent non-governmental non-profit organization in Tanzania. AAPH is invested in innovative research for policy imperative and developing the next generation of public health leaders on the African continent.
Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Founded in 1983 as Pakistan's first private university, Aga Khan University initially began as a health-sciences university and is among the largest private health-care providers in Pakistan and East Africa.
American University of Beirut, Lebanon
The Global Health Institute at AUB addresses global health challenges with a focus on context and sustainable impact by employing an interdisciplinary approach. The primary focus are challenges that are affecting the MENA region, but have relevance to and impact on other regions in the Global South.
Association of Academic Health Centers International (AAHCI)
The AAHCI is a global non-profit organization that aligns efforts among health professionals in education, research, and patient care.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, China
The college is among the most selective medical institutions in the People’s Republic of China and one of its top two universities.
Coimbra Health, Portugal
Over 700 years old, the University of Coimbra is a keystone of European and global scientific culture, as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Together with the Coimbra Hospital and University Center, it forms Coimbra Health.
Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH)
CUGH is a network of over 170 academic institutions and organizations around the world addressing global health challenges.
Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland
The Geneva University Hospitals are heirs to a centuries-long tradition of excellence in medicine and science. The HUG represents a merger of all public hospitals in Geneva.
Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH)
The Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH) is an alliance of seven regional associations that represent schools and programs of public health worldwide. Its goal is to enhance academic public health worldwide through mutual learning and collaborations between academic public health institutions globally in order to improve and protect the health of people and the planet.
Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong (HKUMed)
HKUMed is the oldest institution of higher education in Hong Kong and is well-known as a pioneer in medical education, training and research, while proudly upholding a reputation for morality, vision and care. The Faculty aspires to be a global leader in teaching and learning, research and discovery, clinical service and knowledge exchange in the professional domains of medicine, nursing, public health, pharmacy, Chinese medicine and in the biomedical and social sciences that underpin these professions.
InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)
Under the umbrella of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), more than 140 national, regional and global member academies work together to support the vital role of science in seeking evidence-based solutions to the world’s most challenging problems.
Istanbul University, Turkey
With origins dating back to 1453, Istanbul University is an internationally recognized institute of higher learning with over 170,000 students and 22 faculties dedicated to research and education.
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Karolinska Institutet is Sweden’s largest medical academic research center and one of the world’s foremost medical universities. It is home to the assembly that selects Nobel laureates in physiology or medicine.
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
The first institution of its kind in Japan, the Kyoto Imperial University College of Medicine was founded in 1899. Its successor, the Kyoto University School of Public Health, was established in 2000.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Founded in 1899, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is one of the leading research-focused graduate schools in the world.
Makerere University, Uganda
One of the oldest and most prestigious centers of learning in Africa, Makerere University is home to a staff of over 4,000 and more than 40,000 students.
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), India
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) has over 35,000 students from 60+ nations. It is one of India's leading academic and research institutions that provides graduate and postgraduate courses covering several key disciplines including Medicine and Pharmacy.
Milken Institute School of Public Health, USA
The Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington University was established in 1997 and is the only school of public health in Washington, DC
Monash University, Australia
Monash University is Australia’s largest university with over 84,000 students across four Australian campuses, alongside campuses in Malaysia, Indonesia, and partnerships in India, China, and Italy. Over 60 years, Monash has championed change, to tackle the challenges of the age – climate change, geopolitical security and thriving communities through its strategic plan, Impact 2030. Renowned for excellence, Monash ranks in the top 50 universities globally and in the Indo-Pacific region.
Montreal Clinical Research Institute, Canada
The IRCM was the first independent academic research center in Quebec to bring basic and clinical researchers together under a single roof.
National Taiwan University
Known for its diverse and international curriculum, National Taiwan University is made up of 11 colleges, 54 departments and 105 graduate institutes. It has a student body of around 30,000.
National University of Singapore
Founded in 1905, the National University of Singapore today consists of 16 different faculties and schools. Around 37,000 students can be found on its three campuses in Singapore and seven overseas locations.
NIMS University, India
NIMS University is a state private medical and technical university. It provides modern amenities and the highest caliber of education in a variety of degree courses. It is among the top emerging medical universities in India.
Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Established in 1303 by Pope Boniface VIII, Sapienza is one of the oldest universities in the world. With about 115,000 students, it’s one of the largest in Europe as well.
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
The university is the oldest, largest, and most highly ranked comprehensive higher education institute in the field of medicine and public health in Iran, offering a wide range of courses and receiving applications from students from around the globe.
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Located in the heart of Dublin’s city center, Trinity College is Ireland’s highest ranked university. It is home to 22,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. Since 2004, Trinity College has been committed to multidisciplinary global health research in its Center for Global Health and across the health sciences as we pivot to tackling the global megatrends that threaten planetary health; from animal to human, from family to community and from nation state to the world.
University of Montreal, Canada
A public research university that started with less than 100 students in 1878, the University of Montreal has more than 60,000 today. Comprised of 13 faculties and more than 60 departments, it has the highest sponsored research income in Quebec.
University of Geneva, Switzerland
Founded in 1559 as a theological and humanist seminary, the University of Geneva is renowned for emphasizing the unity of teaching and research. It’s the only tertiary-level educational institution of its kind in the region.
University of Paris, France
The University of Paris (UP) is one of the leading French research-intensive universities with over 60,000 students and covers a wide range of disciplines, with one of the most comprehensive and ambitious training offers. UP is a world-leading university in the fields of health sciences, physics, biology, earth and planetary sciences. UP is the result of the merger between Université Paris-Descartes, Université Paris-Diderot and the integration of the Institut de physique du globe de Paris, effective since January 2020.