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In order to strengthen sustainable biosecurity capacities across the partner countries of the German Biosecurity Programme, the fellowship training programme GIBACHT (Global Partnership Initiated Biosecurity Academia for Controlling Health Threats) and the GO4BSB e-learning platform (German Online Platform for Biosecurity and Biosafety) have joined forces to implement a programme-wide alumni initiative. For the purpose of building and sustaining regional networks, it is important to capitalise on the by-now considerable number of programme alumni. GIBACHT has trained over 100 public health professionals from 27 countries, and the GO4BSB platform has supported more than 950 users from over 50 countries. Participants who successfully completed a training by a project of the German Biosecurity Programme are invited to become part of the programme’s alumni community and to register on www.go4bsb.de to join the alumni portal.

The platform is meant to be interactive and act as a valuable resource for the alumni and provide the latest news on conferences, publications, events, etc. There is one programme-wide alumni group and additionally, institution- or project-specific alumni groups to choose from.

GO4BSB alumni portal features include:

• Opportunity to get in touch and interact with alumni from across all projects and regions of the German Biosecurity Programme
• Access to self-study e-learning modules and materials on biosafety and biosecurity topics
• Webinars on biosecurity-related topics
• Digital and virtual tools to support trainings and workshops
• Forum for sustainable interdisciplinary scientific exchange
• Special COVID-19 Digital Initiative with self-study modules and information hub
• News and publications from around the Programme

These activities positively impact interactions among all participants of the German Biosecurity Programme by providing opportunities for networking, knowledge sharing, and collaboration. Moreover, they strengthen the social capital among partner institutions in Germany and abroad, contributing to the sustained impact of the programme.

If you would like to find out more about the joint alumni platform, please contact info@go4bsb.de

GIBACHT Participants in Hamburg