Apply to the CBL-BIP course: One health in action – Tackling pathogens, parasites and vectors

One Health in Action is a Challenge-Based (CBL) & Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) designed for students across the Arqus Alliance who want to explore the interconnected health challenges affecting humans, animals, and the environment.

This innovative and interdisciplinar course will enable students to develop practical skills and design evidence‑based solutions to real‑world One Health problems.

Through a unique blend of online learning, hands-on laboratory and field activities, and international teamwork, participants will earn 6 ECTS credits and receive an official Arqus certificate of attendance.

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Course structure:

• Online phase – 10 webinars (30h)

A series of interactive webinars led by international experts introduces:

• One Health foundations
• Pathogens, parasites & vectors
• Climate change & environmental drivers
• Antimicrobial resistance
• Epidemiology & surveillance
• Host–pathogen interactions

⚠️ This online phase is also open to anyone interested in attending the webinar series only.

• On-site week in Wroclaw, Poland (40h)

Dates: 4–8 May 2026
Location: University of Wrocław

A five-day experiential learning period including:

• Hands-on laboratory sessions
• Field sampling and ecosystem assessment
• Site visits (incl. diagnostic labs)
• Advanced thematic lectures
• Mentoring and team project work
• Networking across partner universities

• Online student-led forum (1 day)

The course concludes with an open online symposium where international student teams present their Challenge-Based Learning (CBL) project outcomes—evidence-based proposals addressing real One Health challenges.

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What you will gain:

By completing the programme, students will:

• Understand the One Health framework across biological and ecological scales
• Acquire laboratory and fieldwork experience in microbiology, parasitology, and environmental health
• Develop skills in AMR analysis, vector biology, data interpretation, and ecosystem monitoring
• Strengthen interdisciplinary teamwork and communication
• Apply Challenge-Based Learning to design realistic, data‑driven solutions
• Earn 6 ECTS credits + an Arqus certificate

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Who can apply?

Final-year Bachelor’s students, Master’s students, and PhD candidates from Arqus Alliance universities… from diverse backgrounds. Curiosity and motivation are the only requirements.

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Teaching & expertise:

The course is delivered by academic staff from:

• University of Wrocław (Poland)
• University of Granada (Spain)
• Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (France)
• University of Minho (Portugal)
• Vilnius University (Lithuania)

Their combined expertise covers: microbiology, parasitology, vector ecology, mycology, AMR, climate–health interactions, environmental data analysis, and evolutionary biology.

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Challenge-Based Learning Projects:

Students work in international, interdisciplinary teams (4–6 members) to address real-world problems linked to:

• Pathogens and AMR
• Parasites & zoonotic diseases
• Vector ecology
• Environmental and climate-related drivers of disease

Teams develop evidence-based, feasible solutions supported by scientific literature, data analysis, and insights from field and laboratory work.

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Key dates:

• Online Phase: March–April 2026
• On-Site Week in Wrocław: 4–8 May 2026
• Online Student-Led Forum: After completion of the on-site phase

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Contact:

Course Coordinator
Dr Agata Dorotkiewicz‑Jach
University of Wrocław
📧 agata.dorotkiewicz-jach@uwr.edu.pl

For more application details and recruitment procedures, please contact your local international Office.