The Department of Education and Training (ET) at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) is pleased to provide you the 2019 / 2020 version of the Swiss TPH Student Handbook. It is intended to help you navigate your way through programme requirements, the regulations of the University of Basel, Swiss TPH or the Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+). Selected key information about living in Basel is provided too. Whether you are new to Swiss TPH or continuing your graduate studies here, a visiting student from abroad or a native Basel citizen, we trust that the Student Handbook will be of assistance and use to you.