Witten/Herdecke University (UW/H) is Germany’s first privately funded university. It was founded in 1982 and has since established itself as a leading educational institution in Germany. Today, the university employs more than 900 staff members, and a total of 3,700 students are enrolled in the Faculties of Health Sciences and of Economics and Social Sciences in Witten.

The Friede Springer Endowed Professorship in Global Child Health at Witten/Herdecke University is one of the leading academic institutions for global child health in Germany. As a WHO Collaborating Centre for Global Child Health and in partnership with the Else Kröner Center for Global Child Health (EKC-GCH) in Malawi, the research group combines excellent r...