Axel Hoffmann, PhD

Professional activities at Swiss TPH

Deputy Head of Department Education & Training, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland

• Development and implementation of didactical approaches for any mode of delivery of training programs
• Liaising with national and international partner
• Teaching in professional postgraduate programs for health professionals Implementation of a MBA program in International Health Management
• General Secretary of tropEd, the Network for Education in International health
  
  

Higher education and qualifications

• Full Diploma in Psychologie, 1986, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg/Germany
• PhD, 1993, Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg/Germany

Past professional activities

• 1987 – 1989, junior scientist, evaluation of public health pension schemes, University Freiburg
• 1989 – 1993, senior scientist, evaluation of national AIDS prevention strategy in Germany, University Freiburg
• 1993 – 1997, Head of the German Agency for Public Health
• 1998 - 2015, Head of Teaching Training Unit at Swiss Tropical Institute; consultancies related to curriculum development, human resources and knowledge management.