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Public Health U aims to offer high-quality and low-cost education with the goal of building public health capacity in health professionals working in low- to middle-income countries via e-learning.
Our volunteers play a crucial role within the organization and contribute significantly by sharing their knowledge and allowing us to increase accessibility. Their academic experience is valuable for providing constant feedback and guidance to students and encouraging their participation in the academic process of building knowledge.
The development and delivery of course modules depend on a volunteer faculty. The volunteers might be public health professionals who are academic or service-based, in the current workforce or retired. Volunteers can act as:
In this role, you would spend around 2-4 hours a week guiding the online discussions for 1 of the 3 topics (over 2 weeks) that make up each module.
We ask you to:
Please refer to the Volunteer Handbook for more information. Tutors can contact support.mph@nextgenu.org to request technical assistance.
This role includes acting as the tutors’ team leader in each course, answering tutors’ questions, and participating in the Education Committee. It involves a time commitment of an average of 2 hours per week during the semester. This role is performed in collaboration with the PHU Team Coordinator and supported by the Student Coordinator.
Their roles also include:
The Dissertation is the culminating component of the MPH program, spanning over two semesters. Eligibility for enrollment requires the attainment of the Public Health Progress Certificate (completion of 8 courses).
The role of the dissertation supervisor encompasses several key responsibilities:
Our sister website, NextGenU.org is dedicated to self-paced learning, accessible to everyone for continuing professional development purposes rather than for academic credit: https://nextgenu.org/courses-professional-development/.
Support for the development and update of these courses is always welcome. Please send an email to support@nextgenu.org
We invite individuals interested in collaborating and contributing to our initiative in various capacities, including the development of new course modules. Whether you’re interested in joining the development team for contributing to existing modules or programs and have ideas for new modules, your input is valued.
To explore the modules we currently offer and those in development, please visit our website where you can access the list of course offerings and programs we offer.
Your support in the development and updating of these courses is highly appreciated. Feel free to reach out with your suggestions and contributions.
At Public Health U, volunteers, including academic supervisors, module leaders, and tutors, shape our students’ learning experience. Joining as a volunteer offers numerous benefits:
Complete a short registration form to give you access to the course’s website. Note that the registration form times out if left idle for too long and may generate an error message at the point of submission. We advise you to prepare your responses on a Word document or in Notepad first and paste them into the registration form to avoid errors.
The first thing to note is that there are two websites: the general site and the educational platform (called Moodle) on which the courses are based. This is at https://mphcourses.nextgenu.org/, and to access it, you will need a username and password.
NextGenU.org’s mission is to democratize education globally and to improve the health and well-being of humanity and the planet. NextGenU.org promotes research and development of knowledge assets that contribute to solving global challenges related to human and planetary health and education and supports efforts to advance education for all to help people build better lives.
email: support.mph@nextgenu.org