Una Europa Summer School 2025 for doctoral researchers: Bridging disciplines for One Health solutions

The programme titled “Bridging disciplines for One Health solutions” is designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and hands-on, project-based learning in order to address pressing challenges at the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health. Participants will engage with experts and peers in an interactive environment, developing practical solutions to real-world problems.

The One Health Summer School at Freie Universität Berlin will be hosted at the Veterinarium Progressum, a venue equipped with state-of-the-art facilities on the campus of the School of Veterinary Medicine. The courses and workshops at the Summer School are aimed at providing theoretical knowledge and practical application, leveraging the expertise of leading professionals in the One Health field.

This is a selection of topics we would like to explore at the Summer School:

• Human-animal interactions.
• Soil health.
• One Health in wildlife.
• Digital health and data science approaches.
• Food safety.
• Agriculture.
• Resilient ecosystems.
• Historical contexts and perspectives of One Health.
• One Health and ethics.

The main programme will be hosted at Freie Universität Berlin’s campus. In addition to that, there will be a field trip to a local farm in the surrounding area of Berlin.

After successfully completing the Summer School, students will earn 3 ECTS.

There is no tuition fee for participants. Each participant is responsible for organising and financing their own accommodation for the duration of the five-day on-site programme at Freie Universität Berlin.

At most Una Europa partner universities, doctoral researchers can apply for Erasmus+ funding for Blended Intensive Programmes (BIPs) from their own university. Please note that the availability of funding depends on your home university. They will advise you on the availability and format of funding. Please contact your university’s institutional contact at the list below for more information on funding options.

List of institutional contact points for questions on funding to participate in the Summer School.

Please note: Erasmus+ funding for BIP mobility is not available for doctoral researchers from KU Leuven. Doctoral researchers from Edinburgh and Zürich are not eligible for Erasmus+ funding but may receive alternative funding from their home university.

Doctoral researchers at Una Europa partner universities whose research is connected to the field of One Health are welcome to apply.

Applications must be submitted by 16 March 2025.

Applications will be processed locally at each Una Europa university. If not indicated otherwise in the table below, please fill out this PDF application form and send it together with your CV via email to your local academic contact for the One Health Summer School (see list below).

Please note: Doctoral researchers from University College Dublin and Universiteit Leiden should complete the online forms linked below, instead of completing the pdf form.

• For questions related to the content of the Summer School, please contact the academic coordinator Prof. Dr. Jürgen Zentek (Juergen.Zentek@fu-berlin.de).

• For questions related to grant and funding options available, contact your university's contact point from this list.