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    Education level(s)
    College / Upper Division (Undergraduates), Graduate / Professional
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    Applied Science, Education, Life Science, Social Science
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    English
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    Academic Structures and Institutions, Ways of Working
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    29 October 2026
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    Transdisciplinary Global Health Challenge (TGHC) - a transdisciplinary community engagement project to foster Open Science practices with marginalized communities

    By Sarju Sing Rai, Jeroen Meulenbrugge, Amber Mers, Manon Gerber, Fleur Alards, Marjolein Zweekhorst

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    Level College / Upper Division (Undergraduates), Graduate / Professional · For Student, Teacher · Language English

    Abstract

    The Transdisciplinary Global Health Challenge (TGHC) is an educational module, implemented within the Global Health minor programme at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. In this module, students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds work together with community partners to address local and global health issues. The TGHC has a focus on social justice within global health research and includes projects with marginalized communities to co-create knowledge and effectuate positive change within the communities. This module helps students to develop transdisciplinary skills, understand the importance of perspective integration and cocreation, whilst simultaneously addressing real-world health issues together with communities/community partners.

    Keywords OSCA Awards 2025