Health has been the concern of humans since its civilization, across different regions of the world. In the framework of the integration process, health appeared in the European Union landscape in 1992 through the amendments operated by the Maastricht Treaty. Following the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Union institutions have been deploying their ascendancy on health systems. In the first place, the European public health sphere is the outcome of an intentional spillover related to the establishment of the European common market.

The health interdependency generated by the EU citizens’ freedom of mobility has influenced the domestic health costs, favouring the transnational formulations of programs, laws and regulations. Considering the broader picture, the common market regulation has to ensure social and economic justice in the health sector of all the member states - and how demonstrated by the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak – the European institutions should establish an integrated mechanism able to protect the health and the welfare of the European citizen. Despite the resilience of the Member states sovereignties, the European Union brought remarkable and irreversible transformation in the domain of health.

Focusing on the Europeanisation of the European health systems, Chitkara University has taken the initiative to promote teaching and research activities focusing on the European organisation of health. The intent is to contribute to the Indian understanding of the complementary role of the European Union in the health systems of its member States.

This project is an opportunity not only for the Indian scholars, as it targets Indian health practitioners. The mission is to promote learning activities disseminating the European Union strategies in promoting health, preventing diseases and optimise the health care cost, having as a final goal the improvement of the health sector in India, and the tie-up with the European stakeholders. Following its inclusion among the UN Sustainable Development Goals – and the prioritization as flagship policy operated by the World Health Organisation – the Universal Health Coverage has become a major mission for the Indian government. In this framework, the EUHEALTH learning initiatives would represent inspirational skills for Indian healthcare professionals, students and researchers.

The project stems from the seven-year development plan of the Chitkara Spaak Centre for Multidisciplinary European Studies. The mission of the Centre is to bring innovation, expanding the scope and the outreach of European Studies in South Asia. The promoted learning initiatives will open the plethora of scope for better political, social and cultural relations between India and European Union countries.