Practice of global health talents training at Tsinghua University in the context of ″the Belt and Road″

doi:10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20241231-01382

Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2026, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (1): 21-24.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20241231-01382

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Practice of global health talents training at Tsinghua University in the context of ″the Belt and Road″

Xu Jinhuai¹, Cheng Feng², Yin Cong², Li Yuxuan³, Wang Mengting⁴, Wang Ao², Zhong Li², Tang Kun²

¹Doctoral Degree Candidate, Vanke School of Public Health, Enrolled in 2025, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
²Vanke School of Public Health, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
³Doctoral Degree Candidate, Vanke School of Public Health, Enrolled in 2023, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
⁴Undergraduate Student, School of Nursing, Enrolled in 2022, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100144, China

Received:2024-12-31 Online:2026-01-01 Published:2025-12-31
Contact: Tang Kun, Email: tangk@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn
Supported by:
2025 Project for Developing Interdisciplinary Teaching Base Courses at Tsinghua University (53810500125)

Abstract

Abstract: With accelerating globalization and the rising cross-border spread of diseases, the global and interdependent nature of health challenges has been increasingly recognized, and the development of global health professionals has become a major priority for the international community. In response, the international master of public health (IMPH) program was launched at Tsinghua University in 2016. Through this program, an integrated ″classroom-practice-policy″ teaching system has been established, in which global health governance is combined with China's public health practice, forming a global health training model with distinctive Chinese characteristics. By 2024, the program had enrolled 175 students from 46 countries and successfully graduated 152 (86.9%) of them. Of these graduates, 139 (91.4%) were from ″the Belt and Road″ countries, and 132 (86.8%) had returned to work in their home-country health systems. Through the IMPH program, cooperation and exchange in public health between China and ″the Belt and Road″ countries have been strengthened. The IMPH program offers a useful reference model for training high-level health professionals in developing countries and is of significance for building a global community of health for all.

Key words: Public health, Global health, ″The Belt and Road″, Talent cultivation, International master of public health (IMPH), Tsinghua University

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Xu Jinhuai, Cheng Feng, Yin Cong, Li Yuxuan, Wang Mengting, Wang Ao, Zhong Li, Tang Kun. Practice of global health talents training at Tsinghua University in the context of ″the Belt and Road″[J]. Chinese Journal of Medical Education, 2026, 46(1): 21-24.

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