*** Application form (in preparation)***
Application will be open on 16th April 2025 JST
Introduction
Vaccinology: Science and Public Health is a 5-day short course held in Nagasaki, Japan. It is run jointly by the School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, in collaboration with the Nagasaki University Vaccine Research and Development Center (VRDC) – DEJIMA Infectious Disease Research Alliance and the Nagasaki University Global Health, World-leading Innovative & Smart Education programme (WISE).
It includes four and a half days of didactic and interactive sessions (course) and a half-day symposium.
Course overview
Course aim
The course aims to address both scientific and public health aspects of vaccines and immunisation
Dates
From Monday, 1st to Friday, 5th September, 2025
| September 2025 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Mon |
2nd Tue |
3th Wed |
4th Thu |
5th Fri |
|
| AM | Course | Course | Course | Course | Course |
| PM | Course | Course | Course | Course | Symposium† |
- † Symposium on Vaccinology: Science and Public Health is a part of the entire course, but is also open to public. Anyone who do not attend the course can join the Symposium for free (registration needed).
- Students of the Course will be automatically registered to the Symposium without independent application
Certificate
Students who complete the entire course will be issued Certificate of Completion
Course content
- History of vaccines
- Immunology and correlates of protection
- Vaccine types, modalities, and target product profiles
- Vaccine development, artificial intelligence, and manufacturing
- Epidemiology, surveillance, and disease burden estimation
- Clinical trial designs and vaccine evaluation
- Vaccine licensure, regulatory approval, and safety
- Modelling and economic evaluation of vaccines
- Vaccine delivery and policy
- Social mobilisation and communication strategies
- Vaccination behavior and hesitancy
- Vaccines and antimicrobial resistance
- Vaccines against outbreak pathogens and pandemic preparedness
Detailed course programme in 2024 is available in the website of Symposium on Vaccinology: Science and Public Health 2024
Eligibility
The course is designed for vaccine researchers and public health professionals who are involved in and/or interested in research, development, epidemiology, policy making, and implementation related to vaccines and immunisation. We encourage applications from Japan and all over the world.
As the course is taught in English, students should have good English language ability, but it does not have to be perfect.
Tuition fees
| Course | 100,000 JPY |
|
|---|---|---|
| Symposium | Free |
Scholarship
Limited number of scholarships is available.
Venue
School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University
- Address: 1-12-4, Sakamoto, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan 853-8523
- Access to the campus is available here
Application
Application form
Application is to be done through an online form which will be open on 16th April 2025 JST.
Travel and Visa
Visa
Students are responsible for obtaining any visa or other permissions to attend the course and are encouraged to start the application process as early as possible.
The course administration can provide supporting documentation upon request.
Travel and accommodation
The course is run in Nagasaki which is a historic city and the capital city of Nagasaki Prefecture located in Kyushu island in Japan.
Students need to manage travel and accommodation by themselves. Accommodation in Nagasaki generally can be booked through common booking websites. Nagasaki City has a tram network and the nearest tram stop from the campus is Atomic Bomb Museum (stop number 20), so accommodation along the tram network will be convenient.
Contact
TMGH Vaccinology team: vaccinology-contact@ml.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
