Do health policies intrigue you, and are you fascinated by the EU? Are you interested in why European health guidelines work in one country but not another?

Then Governance and Leadership European Public Health might just be the programme for you. This unique programme provides you with the background and skills to analyse public health systems throughout Europe. Upon graduation, you’ll be able to prepare, support and monitor high-level decision-making processes in European institutions, in government, and in public and private organisations.

The programme will equip you with all the training you need to pursue as a health policy maker, but careers in research will also be open to you. 

Why this programme?

The master’s programme Governance and Leadership in European Public Health will train you to become a health professional with a well-defined outlook. After you have completed the programme, you'll be able to conduct independent research and formulate effective and appropriate health policies by putting forward arguments and supporting data from a comparative, often cross-border point of view.

Unique focus on European policy domain:

The search for best practices is a key and unique part of Governance and Leadership in European Public Health in Maastricht: nowhere else in Europe will you find a programme like this.

The programme provides you with the background and skills to analyse public health systems throughout Europe. You’ll also learn how to prepare, support and monitor high-level decision-making processes in European institutions, in government, and in public and private organisations.

Key topics:

The key topics in this programme are:

• The situations, determinants, interventions and practices relevant to the health of populations, of particular groups within populations, and between European member states.
• The diversity of practices and ways of organising health and healthcare delivery systems both within and between European member states.
• The demand of European institutions for modern, scientifically educated professionals with the analytical tools and innovative research instruments to help them formulate and implement effective health policies at the national, international, and supranational level.
• Organisational development for the delivery of effective and appropriate healthcare.

Close interaction with international staff:

One of the key features of this programme is its educational format. It’s self-directed and it requires you to be active participant. Close interaction with international students and staff will help you acquire skills needed to look across borders and learn from practices elsewhere.

The staff is also well-connected to important international organisations in the field. These connections may also be valuable to you when you are looking for a job later on in your career.

Our differences are our greatest strength:

Maastricht University is focused the development of its International Classroom, a place where our differences become our strengths. From day 1, you’ll be challenged with differing viewpoints and experiences as you interact with staff and students from all over Europe and the world.

Your preconceptions and worldview will be enhanced by this interaction, bringing you closer to the programme’s goal of teaching students not only facts and concepts but also international accessibility and understanding. Roughly 60% of the students in this master’s programme come from outside the Netherlands. Such diversity creates an international atmosphere that is strengthened by the international orientation of the programme.