The Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health has signed an
agreement with the
Education Development Corp. in Taiwan to create an
executive master of public health degree program
for health professionals in the Asia-Pacific region. The
agreement was signed on March 5 in Baltimore
by Michael J. Klag, dean of the Bloomberg School, and Jenna
T. Wang, chief executive officer of
Education Development Corp.
"This is an exciting opportunity for the Bloomberg
School of Public Health," Klag said. "Our
mission as a school is to promote public health and share
our knowledge with the world. I look forward
to working together with our colleagues throughout Asia and
the Pacific region to improve health and
save lives."
The three-year Executive MPH program, expected to
begin in early 2009, will offer courses
specifically tailored to health professionals working in
Asia-Pacific nations. Introductory course work
will be done in Baltimore and followed by classes in
Singapore and Hong Kong taught by Johns Hopkins
faculty. Additional course work will be conducted on the
Internet.
The Bloomberg School signed a similar agreement last
month to develop an executive master of
public health-doctor of public health degree program in
health care management and leadership for
students from Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates.
The agreement, signed with the Health Authority-Abu
Dhabi, also includes the development of
research, educational and public health programs. The
school will assist the emirate of Abu Dhabi in
establishing its own in-country degree program that will be
a regional and global center for excellence
in health management and leadership education.
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