Call for scholarships for an International Training Programme (ITP) in Belgium (Fully Funded)
Call for scholarships for an International Training Programme (ITP): ” Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Qualitative Research Methods (EBQ)
The I-EBQ course offers a profound training of 6 weeks on the basic principles and methods of epidemiology, preceded by an online pre-course.
Once selected for the course, you will obtain access to the pre-course material:
· Epidemiology – July
· Biostatistics – August
· Qualitative research methods – September
The following topics and practical sessions are part of the I-EBQ training at Universiteit Antwerpen:
· Quantitative study design
· Methods of data analysis/biostatistics
· Qualitative study design
· Systematic reviews and Meta-analysis
· Introduction to the use of statistical packages (R)
· Research Project (R & Nvivo)
Throughout the course, each participant will have the opportunity to work with his/her own data set (or from the organisers if not available) under the guidance of experienced tutors. Each participant will receive a reader including necessary didactic materials (handouts, power point slides, articles, etc.). A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded after completion of the course.
VLIR-UOS supports the programme with 12 scholarships for participants from the global South (please consult the eligible country list).
Target group
Researchers/PhD students from different disciplines and faculties and with:
Master’s Degree
Basic knowledge of epidemiology (level Beaglehole; ISBN 978 92 4 154707 9)
Basic Essential Medical Statistics (level part A & B Kirkwood, ISBN 978 0 86542871 3)
Excellent command of English (upper intermediate level)
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office software
Own dataset
Personal laptop
Dates
The programme is organised from 19 October – 27 November 2020, pre-course between July – September
Application deadline: 1 May 2020 (CEST)
Thank yoi so much for the information. I really want to join this program and eager to learn with different people. I don’t want to lose this opportunity.
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