Tropeninstitut Müchen

The Teaching & Training Unit at the Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, together with CIHLMU, offers diverse training opportunities in International and Global Health. Courses in Munich, online, and abroad build research skills and competencies for future global health professionals.

Advanced Training in International and Global Health

The Teaching & Training Unit at the Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, together with the CIHLMU, is offering a wide range of advanced training courses for students, young scientists, health professionals and multipliers in the field of International and Global Health. Some of the training courses are face-to-face seminars in Munich, others take place online or in one of our partner countries. The aim of the courses is to develop competencies and skills for various research-relevant topics in the field of International and Global Health. They cover a wide range of topics, including modern laboratory skills for infectious disease detection, working with geographic information systems, didactic approaches for teaching health professionals, and the fundamentals of today's climate and food crises.

Advanced Courses

The Teaching & Training Unit at Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, in collaboration with the CIHLMU, offers a wide range of advanced training courses for students, early-career scientists, health professionals, and multipliers in the field of International and Global Health.

Courses are delivered in various formats – as face-to-face seminars in Munich, online sessions, or in collaboration with our partner institutions abroad. Each course aims to strengthen participants’ competencies and research-related skills across diverse areas of global health.

Topics include modern laboratory techniques for infectious disease detection, the use of geographic information systems, understanding outbreak strategies, and key insights into today’s climate and food crises.

These international courses are also open to all LMU students, including those enrolled in the Medical Faculty. Please note that course fees do not apply to registered LMU students. Enrollment is limited and spots are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

To register for one of our Advanced Modules, please complete the registration form available under the respective course listing on the CIHLMU website. The forms go live in December annually.

For further information, feel free to contact the Teaching & Training Unit at ttu@lrz.uni-muenchen.de.

Face-to-face courses in Munich

We would be delighted to welcome you to one of our face-to-face courses in our seminar room at Tuerkenstraße. 89, 80799 Munich.

Infection & Immunity: Monitoring of Immune Responses, Infections and Vaccine Research during Clinical Studies

Please find out more about the course offered by the Center for International Health (incl. content and registration) on the Official Course Website LMU medical students pay no course fee!

Note: There are very few spots! So please register early!

Introduction to Health Geographic Information System (GIS)

Please find out more about the course offered by the Center for International Health (incl. content and registration) on the Official Course Website LMU medical students pay no course fee!

Global Mental Health

Please find out more about the course offered by the Center for International Health (incl. content and registration) on the Official Course Website

Applied Clinical Research

Please find out more about the course offered by the Center for International Health (incl. content and registration) on the Official Course Website

Diploma in Tropical Medicine and International Health (DTMIH)

The aim of the Diploma in Tropical Medicine and International Health offered by the Institute of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine is to improve health care for populations in low- and middle-income countries by training international health professionals in international health topics, bedside-teaching, laboratory practice, management and communication as well as research methods.
The next application phase for the DTMIH will be open from 01 December 2026 until 30 June 2027!
Find more information here: Diploma in Tropical Medicine and International Health (DTMIH) | Center for International Health (CIHLMU) (lmu-klinikum.de)

Face-to-face courses outside Munich

We would be delighted to welcome you to one of our face-to-face seminars in one of our partner countries, either Nepal or Ghana.
For all three courses, LMU medical students can apply for our One Health travel and accommodation scholarships to keep the course costs as low as possible.

Vector Biology and Control in Cape Coast, Ghana

Please find out more about the course offered by the Center for International Health (incl. content and registration) on the Official Course Website

LMU medical students pay no course fee! To cover travel and accommodation costs, LMU students can apply for the One Health Travel and Accommodation Scholarship. For more information, please follow this link.

Public Health Systems in Patan, Nepal

More informationPlease find out more about the course offered by the Center for International Health (incl. content and registration) on the Offical Course Website LMU medical students pay no course fee! To cover travel and accommodation costs, LMU students can apply for the One Health Travel and Accommodation Scholarship. For more information, please follow this link.

Pandemic Preparedness in Jimma, Ethiopia

Please find out more about the course offered by the Center for International Health (incl. content and registration) on the Official Course Website

LMU medical students pay no course fee! To cover travel and accommodation costs, LMU students can apply for the One Health Travel and Accommodation Scholarship. For more information, please follow this link.

Online Courses

Some of our courses are offered in an online format to reach a larger international group of students. Feel free to be one of them.

The Burden of NCDs

Please find out more about the course offered by the Center for International Health (incl. content and registration) on the Official Course Website LMU medical students pay no course fee!

Climate Change and Health

Please find out more about the course offered by the Center for International Health (incl. content and registration) on the Official Course Website LMU medical students pay no course fee!

Events

Humanitarian Symposium Munich 2027

The topic of the Humanitarian Symposium Munich (HSM) 2024 will be "People with Disability in Humanitarian Crises". It will take place in hybrid format, where in presence as well as online invited speakers will present their work and expertise on the topic throughout a full day program. The speakers will be scholars as well as practitioners from the field of humanitarian aid, development cooperation, and global health. Participants will also be able to join the symposium in presence as well as online.
For more information about the symposium (incl. detailed agenda and registration details), please follow the Link