Berlin School of Public Health

What Berlin School of Public Health does

Berlin School of Public Health (BSPH) is a cooperative academic institution founded in 2015 and jointly operated by three Berlin universities: Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin, and Alice Salomon Hochschule. It delivers graduate-level public health education — including a Master of Science in Public Health (MScPH), Master of Science in Epidemiology (MScEpi), doctoral programs (Dr. PH and PhD in Global Health), a postgraduate diploma, and fee-based Intensive Short Courses — serving primarily individual students and early-career public health professionals. The technology stack supporting operations is standard academic infrastructure: TYPO3 CMS for the website, Matomo for web analytics, Microsoft Forms for registration and surveys, and the R programming language for statistical instruction, with no proprietary technology or platform disclosed.

The business model is hybrid. Core degree programs are funded through the public budgets of the three member universities and are not market-priced; BSPH itself operates with approximately 11 core staff embedded within the broader university infrastructure. The only clearly revenue-generating commercial line is the Intensive Short Courses, priced at €425-€750 per course with enrollment capped at approximately 50 seats, which monetizes short-form continuing education for working professionals. A partnership with the Robert Koch Institute (Germany's federal public health agency) anchors the Applied Epidemiology curriculum and links BSPH to the national public health system, but this partnership is institutional rather than commercial.

Name

Berlin School of Public Health

Legal name

Berlin School of Public Health - Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Website

https://bsph.charite.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Berlin School of Public Health (BSPH), founded in 2015, is a cooperative of three Berlin universities (Charité, TU Berlin, Alice Salomon Hochschule) offering graduate public health and epidemiology degrees plus fee-based short courses to individual students and professionals.

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Product category

Public Health Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

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Schools of Public Health (EDAHAGAD)

Keywords

• Public health education
• Epidemiology training
• Graduate public health
• Health research programs
• Continuing health education

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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B2C

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Services

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Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

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Core offering

Berlin School of Public Health (BSPH) is a cooperative academic institution of Alice Salomon Hochschule, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Technische Universität Berlin. It offers a coordinated portfolio of public health and epidemiology education, including a consecutive Master of Science in Public Health, postgraduate Master of Science programs in Epidemiology (MScEpi at Charité and MSc Applied Epidemiology at the Robert Koch-Institut), and Intensive Short Courses that award ECTS credits. BSPH also functions as a research and networking platform across the three partner universities.

Product overview

Berlin School of Public Health (BSPH) is a cooperative institution of Alice Salomon Hochschule, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and Technische Universität Berlin, offering a coordinated portfolio of public health and epidemiology educational programs. The core offerings consist of a consecutive Master of Science in Public Health (MScPH) as a joint program, two postgraduate Master of Science programs in Epidemiology (MScEpi at Charité and MSAE at Robert Koch-Institut), and Intensive Short Courses providing compact methodological training. BSPH also facilitates doctoral programs including Dr. Public Health, Dr. rer. medic., PhD in Health Data Sciences, and PhD in Global Health through its partner institutions. The institution additionally serves as a platform for public health research across participating universities with expertise in epidemiology, health services research, health economics, and global health.

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Products and services

• Master of Science in Public Health (MScPH) Consecutive (post-bachelor) Master of Science program jointly delivered across BSPH's three partner universities. The curriculum covers factors influencing population health including health systems, policies, funding, health services research, social conditions, risk factors, and population health behaviors, along with competencies in epidemiology, biostatistics, and empirical social research methods. Designed for students with a bachelor's degree seeking an MScPH qualification.
• Master of Science in Epidemiology (MScEpi) Postgraduate (continuing education) Master of Science in Epidemiology delivered via the BSPH platform at the Institute of Public Health of Charité. Coursework covers the distribution of health and disease in population groups, factors influencing this distribution, methods from medicine, statistics, social and natural sciences, and the planning, implementation, and evaluation of epidemiologic research studies.
• Master of Science in Applied Epidemiology (MSAE) Postgraduate Master of Science in Applied Epidemiology offered via the BSPH platform at the Robert Koch-Institut. Provides advanced epidemiology methods training with practical application focus at Germany's national public health research institute.
• Intensive Short Courses (ISC) Compact, one-week intensive courses providing in-depth knowledge and methodological skills in specialized public health and epidemiology topics. They are part of the postgraduate master's programs and offer opportunities for students and professionals locally and abroad to learn together. Courses are taught by visiting lecturers from renowned universities and research institutions, award ECTS credits, and require performance assessment. Examples include Mastering R for Epidemiologic Research (€510 reduced / €750 regular, 3 ECTS, 50 seats, asynchronous online) and Advanced Epidemiologic Methods (€425 reduced / €625 regular, 2.5 ECTS, 40 seats, in-person August 17-20, 2026).
• Research Projects and Collaborations BSPH serves as a platform for public health research conducted by participating institutions. Research areas include kidney, neuro and cardiovascular epidemiology; health care services research; methods and meta research; climate change and health; interprofessional action in health settings; diversity-sensitive care; health economics; health systems and policies; global health; and health technology assessment.

Quantifiable outcome

• BSPH programs are system-accredited by Charité
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alice Salomon Hochschule Berlin (ASH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSPH is a cooperative institution of Alice Salomon Hochschule, Charité, and TU Berlin. ASH contributes expertise in Health and Education, including research in interprofessional action, diversity-sensitive care, nursing science, and community health. ASH professors participate in BSPH governance and teaching.
• Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Institute of Public Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharité provides the primary institutional home for BSPH. The Institute of Public Health (IPH) delivers the MSc Epidemiology and conducts research in kidney/neuro/cardiovascular epidemiology, health care services, methods research, and climate change and health. BSPH website is hosted on Charité infrastructure.
• Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) - Management im Gesundheitswesen (MiG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTU Berlin contributes the Health Care Management department to BSPH, providing research expertise in health economics, health systems, global health, health technology assessment, and health services research. Hosts Spreestadt-Forum events.
• Robert Koch-Institut (RKI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRKI delivers the Master of Science in Applied Epidemiology through BSPH platform. Provides access to Germany's national infectious disease surveillance and research expertise for applied epidemiology training.
• Landesgesundheitskonferenz Berlin (LGK)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBSPH has institutional membership by invitation, with active participation in all committees and four working groups determining Berlin's Health Objectives.
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Public Health (DGPH)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBSPH institutional membership. BSPH student representatives coordinate activities in the DGPH Nachwuchsgruppe (Young Researchers working group).
• Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBSPH institutional membership. Through ASPHER membership, BSPH is also connected to the European Public Health Association (EUPHA).
• Gesundheit Berlin-Brandenburg (GesBB)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBSPH institutional membership. BSPH leads the working group for Children's Health (AK Kind und Gesundheit).
• Zukunftsforum Public HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBSPH institutional membership in this collaborative network for public health professionals and organizations.
• Verein zur Förderung der Wissenschaft in den Gesundheitsberufen (VFWG)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBSPH institutional membership supporting the advancement of science in health professions.
• Charité Center Global HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSPH is an associated member, connecting BSPH with Charité's global health initiatives and activities.

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Direct peers

• Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH): A university hospital-anchored school offering MSc programmes in Public Health and Global Health with explicit epidemiology and health-systems tracks. Comparable to BSPH's Charité-anchored model combining clinical medicine, epidemiology, and health-systems research.
• Imperial College London — School of Public Health: Runs MSc in Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Data Analytics with strong methods and biostatistics focus. Comparable peer on postgraduate epidemiology training, visiting-faculty intensity, and Methods-driven research portfolio.
• London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM): The leading European graduate school dedicated exclusively to public and global health, offering MSc/PhD programmes in epidemiology, public health, and health policy. Direct peer to BSPH on Master's-level public-health training, research portfolio, and recruitment of international postgraduate students.
• University of Copenhagen — Department of Public Health: Large Nordic public-health department offering MSc in Public Health Science with concentrations in epidemiology, biostatistics, and global health. Comparable peer on Master's curriculum breadth, methods training, and ASPHER-network affiliation.
• Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+): A foundation coordinating public-health education and research across multiple Swiss universities — structurally analogous to BSPH's cooperative multi-university model. Comparable on cross-institutional coordination, MSc portfolios, and continuing-education short courses.
• Erasmus MC — School of Public Health: University-medical-centre-anchored school offering Research Master's and PhD programmes in Public Health, Epidemiology, and Health Decision Sciences. Direct peer on Erasmus-funded international collaborations and medical-centre affiliation.
• Karolinska Institutet — Department of Public Health Sciences: Medical-school-anchored public health department offering MSc in Public Health Sciences with tracks in epidemiology, health systems, and global health. Closely comparable to BSPH's Charité-anchored structure and Swedish ASPHER/EUPHA visibility.
• Maastricht University — Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences: Hosts CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute) with Master's in Public Health and Epidemiology and a problem-based-learning pedagogy. Comparable peer on European public-health research training and ASPHER-network membership.
• Sorbonne Université — Public Health programmes: French university offering Master's programmes in Public Health and Epidemiology with strong clinical-epidemiology and health-policy tracks via AP-HP hospitals. Comparable peer on European-language public-health training and clinical-medicine integration.
• Umeå University International School of Public Health: A purpose-built international Master's in Public Health programme emphasising epidemiology and global health, taught in English. Comparable peer on the consecutive MSc pathway and on recruiting international postgraduate cohorts.

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Customer concentration

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