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Health Economics

Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, updated information

Hamburg International Summer School is going to take place online in July 2021. More information about the program and the application is coming soon. 

Work with leading researchers in a unique learning environment!

The Health Economics Summer School operates within the Hamburg Center for Health Economics (HCHE), which is home to over 70 researchers exploring medicine, business, economics, and social sciences to develop solutions to current and future challenges in health service provision.

All Summer School programs include our supplementary program, focusing on German culture and history, taught through field trips and excursions.

Dates & Facts

| Start: 6 July | End: 24 July 2020

| July 2021

| Application starts: 1 February 2021

| Est. program hours: 35 hrs a week (contact time)

| Credits: up to 8 credits (ECTS)

| Language of instruction: English
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Health Economics Program

Core topics:

  • European Health Care Systems and Social Health Insurance
  • Health Economic Evaluation and Modelling
  • Health Econometrics
  • Applied Health Economic Evaluation: Evaluating Integrated Care Programs
  • Applied Microeconometrics and Risky Health Behaviours

→ Course descriptions

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Supplementary Program

Week 1:

  • Mornings: basic German lessons
  • Afternoons: German culture and regional studies
  • Day trip to Lübeck

Weeks 2-3:

  • Field trips in and around Hamburg
  • Day trip to Berlin
  • Extracurricular activities (not required for full credits)

→ Supplementary Program page

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