The Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) hosted a Global Health Summer School to foster professional workplace skills and build Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) experience in 2024.
Who is it for?
The IGHI Global Health Summer School is for year 13 students from state schools in London.
The Summer School has no specific grade requirements, and candidates will not be required to disclose any previous qualifications or exam results as part of the application process.
When is it?
The IGHI Global Health Summer School took place 5-9 August 2024, in person at Imperial's South Kensington Campus.
Watch the Global Health Summer School application webinar
About the Global Health Summer School
The programme includes a group project throughout the week, which will finish off in a dragon’s den style presentation.
The Global Health Summer School will specifically focus on developing workplace, interview, and professional employability skills. We aim to immerse students in a variety of activities relating Global Health, as well as introducing them to a wide range of potential career opportunities, beyond traditional routes such as Medicine.
Participants will have the opportunity to choose which project theme they will work on: Patient safety; Behavioural science; Healthy ageing; Artificial intelligence; Climate and mental health.
Read about the 2024 Summer School
IGHI Global Health Summer School 2024