IO course: WHO and Global Public Health Governance
Mar 04, 2020
Peking University, March 4, 2020: The outbreak of COVID-19 is not only a threat to many people, but also a test to the global public health and health governance system. Against this backdrop, the World Health Organization (WHO) has undoubtedly drawn global attention. What is the role of WHO in the face of the epidemic? How will the global public health governance address common human challenges? The answers can be found through PKU’s first online International Organization (IO) course, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. on March 6.
Moreover, Peking University Student Career Center is also organizing a series of online job fairs and offering career coaching services, in an attempt to help students seek jobs amid the COVID-19 epidemic.
IO Course: WHO and Global Public Health Governance
Speaker
Dr. Xie Zheng, deputy director of Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, Peking University
Topic
WHO and Global Public Health Governance
Time
7: 30 pm, March 6 (Friday)
How to register
All students (PKU or non-PKU) can sign up the course before 12 p.m. on March 5 (Thursday). Please scan the QR code below to fill in the registration form.
About the speaker
Dr. Xie Zheng, deputy director of Department of Global Health, has held a position at School of Public Health, Peking University since 2007. She was seconded to WHO Department of Ageing and Life Course as a technical officer from June 2018 to June 2019. Her main research directions include global health governance, health policy and system and health development assistance.
As a key participant, Dr. Xie was deeply involved in the DFID Global Health Support Programme (GHSP), China-Australia Integrated Health and HIV/AIDS Programme and China-UK Health Support Programme. Dr. Xie also represented China to attend the consultations of WHO’s Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors (FENSA). She was previously a member of WHO Working Group on Reform representing Western Pacific Region.
How to watch the lecture
Successful registered students will be notified by a text message one working day before the lecture. Click the Kuaishou live streaming link in the notification message to watch the lecture on PC or mobile devices.
The online lecture will be broadcast live on Kuaishou, but students can also directly click the link in mobile WeChat and watch the live lecture.
About IO Course
The “IO Career Series” (International Organization Career Development Program) was launched by the Student Career Center of Peking University in February 2017. Till now, more than 40 “IO Career Series” events have been successfully organized. These events included: “IO Talk” (International Organization High-level Forum); “IO Course” (International Organization Career Course); “IO Salon” (International Organization Career Salon); “IO Visit” (International Organization Career Visit).
The IO Course mainly invites heads from regional offices of international organizations and senior experts to introduce the career development path in international organizations. Keynote speakers previously included Yang Wenyan, chief of Global Dialogue on Social Development Branch in the Division for Inclusive Social Development of UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Rana Flowers, UNICEF Representative in Vietnam and Marielza Oliveria, director and representative of the UNESCO Beijing Office.
Written by: Wang Yupin
Edited by: Huang Weijian
Source: PKUIO (Chinese)
