Students enrolled at the University of Melbourne and universities in the Indo-Pacific region are invited to compete in a global health case competition hosted by the University of Melbourne in Australia. Each university may enter a team consisting of four to six students from a number of faculties. The global health case is released two weeks before competition day, during which time participating teams must prepare an innovative, interdisciplinary response to present to a panel of judges. Registration is free of charge.
The global health case is multifaceted, involving various cultural challenges, economic issues and geographical complexities. Teams are to develop a multi-disciplinary, novel, evidence-based solution to the global health problem.
Judges will determine the quality of responses, and award the top scoring and runner-up teams a cash prize each. In addition, the winning team and the top scoring team from a low- or middle-income country will be eligible to attend the following year’s Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition in the USA.
Participation in the University of Melbourne Global Health Case Competition gives students and their academic mentor the opportunity to network with peers and leaders from across the region. Teams can also receive formal mentoring and training from Nous Consulting, a partner of the Indo-Pacific Global Health Case Competition.
The unique attributes of this prestigious competition are:
- cross-country, cross-cultural collaboration through learning about and solving global health challenges;
- experiential learning opportunities for students in each participating university with a focus on program and policy development to address global health challenges;
- relationship building between students and faculty in participating universities in diverse locations;
- capacity development for solving complex problems, enriched by the diverse experience and expertise of students and mentors from different countries.
The Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition is held annually in March in Atlanta, USA, and up to three teams from the Indo-Pacific Global Health Case Competition are invited to enter – the winning team of the Indo-Pacific Global Health Case Competition, the highest-ranking team from a low- or middle-income country, and a University of Melbourne team (comprised of excelling University of Melbourne students).