Design of the Planetary Health Joint Master’s Programme (PATH) - Final meeting

The Erasmus Mundus Design Measures project “PATH – Planetary Health Joint Master’s Programme”, coordinated by the Faculty of Science of ELTE, will have its final (hybrid) meeting on 27 November 2025 showcasing the results of the project and presenting future plans.

We warmly invite you to the Final Meeting of the Erasmus Mundus Design Measures project “PATH – Planetary Health Joint Master’s Programme”, an initiative developed jointly by five CHARM-EU Alliance universities. The PATH project has designed a transnational and transdisciplinary joint master’s degree in Planetary Health, addressing the urgent and interconnected global challenges of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. The programme aims to train a new generation of experts capable of bridging science, policy, and societal needs.

The hybrid event will serve as a platform to present the key outcomes of the PATH project, including the design of the Planetary Health Joint Master’s Programme, and to host the inaugural session of the PATH Network. The session will feature academic presentations focused on pressing real-world challenges, complemented by an open discussion, providing opportunities for exchange among academic and external partners. The event will also explore themes of stakeholder engagement and transdisciplinary education, highlighting how collaboration across disciplines and sectors can strengthen planetary health education and action. Together, participants will contribute to shaping a shared vision for implementing and sustaining a global, inclusive approach to planetary health.

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.

Registration: ttk.elte.hu/PATH_final_meeting

For more information regarding the PATH programme or the event content, please contact the PATH project coordinator, Dr. Viktor G. Mihucz (viktor.mihucz@ttk.elte.hu) for organisational matters, please contact Ms. Nóra Jeney (nora.jeney@ttk.elte.hu).

Agenda - Thursday, 27 November 2025

• 08:30-09:00    Registration 
• 09:00-09:05    Welcome address
• 09:05-09:30    Institutional introductions: ÅAU (Tiina Salminen), JMU (Andreas Buck), TCD (Noel McCarthy), UB (Sílvia Bofill) & ELTE (István Szalai)
• 09:30-10:15    Viktor G. Mihucz (ELTE) - Results of the PATH EMDM: Goals, Deliverables, Project timeline, Curriculum design, EA accreditation, PATH Network
• 10:15-10:45    Coffee Break
• 10:45-11:15    Viktor G. Mihucz (ELTE) - Networking in PATH: External stakeholder & PATH networks
• 11:15-12:30    Riikka Puntila-Dodd (AAU) & Stephen Maher (TCD) (moderators) - Inaugural session of PATH Network: Ecosystems of cancer 
• 12:30-14:00    Lunch & Informal networking
• 14:00-14:45    Katalin Felvinczi (ELTE) & István Hoffman (ELTE) (moderators) - Inaugural session of PATH Network: Open discussion & Interactive Mapping
• 14:45-15:45    Nóra Jeney (ELTE) & Martin Kufferath-Sieberin (JMU) (moderators) - Stakeholder engagement
• 15:45-16:15    Coffee Break 
• 16:15-17:15    Krisztina Lénárt (ELTE) & Luca Erdei (ELTE) & Genina Calafell (UB) - Educationalist perspective on transdiciplinary teaching
• 17:15-17:30    Closure of the event

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