Wednesday, June 25: General Assembly (15:00 CEST) & Evening Welcome Reception (18:30 CEST)
Location: Charité Campus Mitte

10:00 - 12:30 ASPHER Executive Board (closed meeting)

15:00 - 15:30 General Assembly Delegate Registration

15:30 - 18:30 ASPHER General Assembly

The annual members only* Association business meeting will include the Presidential election, Executive Board elections and ASPHER 2030 strategy presentation - detailed programme to follow in May.

* Each full member institution in good standing is entitled to 1 vote; a maximum of 2 delegates will be admitted per member institution, full or associate.

18:30 - 20:30 Welcome Reception

The reception will be held outside the General Assembly room. All Retreat attendees welcome!

Thursday June 26: Conference Proceedings (09:00-17:00 CEST) & Gala Dinner (19:00 CEST)
Location: Charité Campus Mitte

08:15 - 09:00 Conference Registration

09:00 - 09:10 Welcome & Introduction by Chair

09:10 - 10:30 SESSION ONE - PUBLIC HEALTH: BERLIN & GERMANY (including Keynote 1)

Organised by Berlin SPH this session sets the scene with focus on the public health in Berlin and Germany. There will be insights from the political setting, public health education, and the through-line to the current day from Germany’s historical context.

10:30 - 11:00 Break

11:00 - 12:30 SESSION TWO - PUBLIC HEALTH: EUROPE
Health Systems and Policy Monitor (HSPM) network - presentation of main reform trends

Organised in partnership with the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies the session builds and reflects on the country-focused session, presenting trending reforms on the European level, and involving ASPHER members that are part of the HSPM network.

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:15 SESSION THREE - PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE (PHW) PROFESSIONALISATION (including Keynote 2)

Organised in partnership with the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) & the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) the session offers pitch presentations on implementation progress of the PHW Professionalisation Roadmap. The Public Health Professional Credentialing agenda under the ASPHER presidency 2025-2026 will be featured in the keynote address as a key professionalisation action underway.

14:15 - 14:30 Break

14:30 - 17:00* SESSION FOUR - PHW PROFESSIONALISATION: INTERFACE OF ACADEMIA, POLICY & PRACTICE I
Panel Discussion on Health Security, Climate & Health, Migration & Health, and Mental Health

Organised in partnership with the European Health Forum Gastein (EHFG) the session highlights four real-world scenarios to illustrate the interface of academia with policy & practice. It will include partners' interventions, how ASPHER contributes, and members active on the topics with: (i) the EU Presidency health team for health security; (ii) the European Climate and Health Observatory for climate & health; (iii) the International Organization for Migration for migration & health, and (iv) the WHO/Europe for mental health. Representatives from the DG SANTE Health Union Fellowship initiative will be invited to take part in and reflect on the afternoon sessions.

* Session will include a 30 minute break.

17:00 Closing by Chair

19:00 - 22:30 Gala Dinner hosting ASPHER Awards 2025 Ceremony

Celebrate the Gala Dinner with all members as we confer ASPHER’s annual awards: the Andrija Štampar Medal, ASPHER Research Excellence Award, ASPHER Teaching & Practice Excellence Award, and ASPHER Early Career Excellence Awards.

Friday June 27: Conference Proceedings (09:00-15:00 CEST) & Parallel Satellite Sessions (15:30 CEST)
Location: Charité Campus Virchow Klinium

09:00 - 09:10 Welcome & Introduction by Chair

09:10 - 10:30 SESSION FIVE - PUBLIC HEALTH: GLOBAL (including Keynote 3)

Organised in partnership with the Global Network for Academic Public Health (GNAPH), the Keynote presents Public Health Diplomacy Labs as a powerful solution to prepare a cadre of public health professionals with capacity to comprehensively connect socio-political life through health and advocate for engagement across disciplines. A Deans’ & Directors' Panel will reflect on how the Public Health Diplomacy Lab model can be adapted for Europe and implemented at their institutions. ASPHER next generation platform representatives will consider how Labs could meet the needs of Early Career Public Health Professionals.

The session will celebrate the handover of the GNAPH presidency.

10:30 - 11:00 Break and Poster Walk

11:00 - 12:15 SESSION SIX - COLLABORATION BETWEEN SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC HEALTH (SPHs) AND NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF PUBLIC HEALTH (NIPHs): INTERFACE OF ACADEMIA, POLICY & PRACTICE II

Organised in partnership with the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI) the session is focused on the collaborative interface between SPHs and NIPHs. The ongoing IANPHI-ASPHER collaboration on workforce will be explored through the lens of health data needs to support policy & practice.

12:15 - 13:30 Active lunch with campus walk including Robert Koch Institute (RKI) buildings and museum

13:30 - 14:30 SESSION SEVEN: DEANS' & DIRECTORS' PANEL
Towards ASPHER 60th Anniversary and 2030 Strategy

This session is a member-led walkthrough of the ASPHER strategy via a Deans' & Directors' Panel presenting key agenda priorities, demonstrating how ASPHER members engage in it as we move toward ASPHER's 60th anniversary in 2026 and onward to 2030.

The session will be crowned by the ASPHER new interactive website launch to be followed by the afternoon website functionality hackathon.

14:30 - 15:00 Keynote 4: Can we prevent the collapse of scientific publishing?

15:00 Closing by Chair

Parallel Satellite Sessions

15:30 - 17:00 Public Health & Equity

Organised by Bielefeld School of Public Health the session explores Public health and equity as a context to strengthen networks for collaboration.

15:30 - 18:30 HACKATHON

Building on concepts and ideas raised over the course of the Retreat, the purpose of the Hackathon will be to brainstorm on desired advanced functionalities for the new ASPHER website to enhance its interactivity, serve the needs of the academic public health community, tighten collaboration with partners in policy & practice, and engage with students, graduates and early career professionals.

Saturday June 28: Morning Social Programme
Location: Charité Campus Mitte

10:00 - 11:00 Medizinhistorisches Museum at CCM

11:00 - 13:00 City Walk (leaving from Medizinhistorisches Museum)