Global-Partnership-Initiated-Biosecurity-Academia for Controlling Health Threats (GIBACHT)

GIBACHT is an educational programme established and supported by the German Federal Foreign Office. The training programme focuses on threats and risks conferred by biological agents and bioweapons and their successful prevention and control. The programme is offered and responsibly conducted by two German institutes, the Robert Koch Institute in Berlin and the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg, as well as the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Basel, Switzerland, and the African Field Epidemiology Network in Kampala, Uganda.

BNITM and partners from the German Biosecurity Programme are seeking applicants for the next cohort of in the international training programme 'Global Partnership Initiated Biosecurity Academia for Controlling Health Threats (GIBACHT)'.

Required Documents and Downloads

 At the end of the application form, you will need to upload the following documents as PDF:

1. Motivation letter: In your motivation letter, please specify why you want to attend the programme, what benefits your institution/country can gain from the programme, what skills you will bring to the programme, and how you will act as a potential multiplier to spread what you have learned. Please also indicate whether you have experience in teaching and training. (max. length 500 words)
2. Proof of English proficiency: Advanced proficiency in English is required for all participants, for example: TOEFL Paper 550, TOEFL Computer 213, TOEFL Internet 79-80, IELTS 6.0, native speaker, or completed higher education in English (with written proof).  For applicants without proof of English proficiency, we intend to conduct phone interviews.
3. Endorsement document of the current employer confirming a minimum of a one-year contract duration following completion of the programme is required. This endorsement should include an assurance that the GIBACHT fellow will be released from work for the three one-week workshops. Please download the template from this site:

Download the endorsement template document