Jakub Hlávka and Dagmar Špalková visited universities in Amsterdam and Stockholm where applied health economics is taught. The aim was to discuss the new Applied Health Economics (AHE) program at MUNI and to share lessons learned from leading study programs in the field.
At the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam), they attended, among others, a course taught by Judith Bosmans and Hana Maria Broulíková in the Health Sciences programme. The hands-on teaching format with the involvement of multiple faculty members allows students from different backgrounds to quickly develop skills in cost-effectiveness analysis, quality of life measurement and more. The visit was also attended by Jana Soukopová, who will teach applied methods of impact evaluation in healthcare in the AHE program.
In Stockholm at Karolinska Institutet, ECON MUNI representatives presented the new Applied Health Economics master’s programme which will open for admissions in December 2024. Programme Director Niklas Zethraeus then presented KI’s master's programme in Health Economics, Policy, and Management, one of the most selective ones in the world. Further discussions on the details of the two programmes, the possibilities for collaboration, and the practical experience of running a study programme and teaching practices in Sweden will form the basis for the innovative teaching format of the AHE programme at MUNI.
This trip provided the ESF representatives with valuable insights and inspiration for the new AHE programme. Drawing on inspiration from its foreign partners, Masaryk University will offer truly world-class education in health economics in the AHE programme.
To learn more, please visit the AHE website.
Two experts from the HEPII Institute – Dominika Tóthová and Marek Navrátil – will spend the autumn of 2024 on a research visit and internship in Barcelona, where they will focus on their specializations and establish new collaborations.
People with primary education and people living in households with a net income of less than CZK 30 000 per month are less likely to be vaccinated against covid-19, according to an analysis of data from the Life in a Pandemic survey by researchers from the HEPII institute. Whether people trust experts and government institutions is key to their decision-making. According to the researchers, it is therefore important to build trust consistently.
