APRU Global Health Program aims to leverage the global health education and research of Asia-Pacific universities to address global health issues through interaction with public policy and media. Since its launch in 2007, the program has covered a significant range of topics including emerging public health threats, ageing and chronic diseases, infectious diseases and health security issues.
As one of activities of the program, the second Global Health Case Competition for students of member universities will be held as below.
Eligibility
Students enrolled at Tohoku University as of April 1, 2017. Students of all disciplines and stages are welcome including undergraduate and graduate students. Postdoctoral students and medical residents/interns are not eligible.Individuals holding faculty appointments don’t qualify.
Participants must contribute by creating a video which shows the participants and try to attend orientations scheduled below.
About
Case competitions are increasing popular around the world as a way for students to exercise critical thinking skills using a “real world” challenge. For this international, virtual competition, teams will receive a challenge relating to a pressing global health problem. Teams comprised of 5 or 6 students will be given two weeks to prepare a 10-12 minute video in English proposing a realistic, well-designed, innovative solution to the challenge. Teams will save their videos on YouTube or Vimeo and submit the link via email for judging by a panel of APRU Global Health Program members and other global expert judges.
Three videos will be chosen for the final round to be shown at the 2017 APRU GH Program’s annual workshop in Manila, Philippines in October 2017. The winning team will be announced at the Global Health workshop and a prize of US$500 will be awarded.
Tohoku University provides mentorship by faculties to a representative team and traveling expenses between Sendai and the workshop venue based on our rules and regulations for the finalists team to attend the annual workshop in Manila, Philippines.
For the details of this year’s case competition, please visit APRU’s website.
Timeline
| 2017.2.23 (THU) | Application deadline |
| 2017.2.24 (FRI) | Form for screening sent out to applicants(In case of many applicants) |
| 2017.3.2 (THU) | Screening form deadline (In case of many applicants) |
| 2017.3.9 (THU) | Result of applicant screening announced |
| Middle or end of March | Orientation for participants |
| 2017.4.1 (SAT) | Case challenge sent out via email at 11:59 Pacific Time |
| 2017.4.1～4.21 | Period for video creation |
| 2017.4.21 (FRI) | Final video submissions due by 11:59 Pacific Time |
| 2017.7.1 (SAT) | Three finalist teams announced via email |
| October beginning | Orientation for attendees of final competition |
| 2017.10.18 (WED) | Final competition |
Apply Now
You can apply as an individual or a team. The team must be comprised of 5 or 6 students. In the case of too many applicants, we will conduct a screening of applicants. If you would like to apply as an individual as well as a team, please select “Yes” in the form below. For the screening process, if needed, we will send out a selection form to each applicant directly after the application deadline on Feb. 23.
Application has been closed. Thank you for your interest.
The first case competition in 2016
The first case competition held in 2016 was a great success with finalists and the winning team showcasing their video at the annual Global Health Conference at UNSW Australia. Toward the challenge, “Preparing Pacific Rim Countries for Natural Disasters,” a student team from Tohoku University showed a realistic, well-designed and innovative solution by using gamification for disaster education in Indonesia and won second prize.
Video message from the finalists of the case competition in 2016
See last year’s video submissions and case challenge
Contact
International Exchange Division
Tel：022-217-5578/6182
Email：kokusai-k
grp.tohoku.ac.jp