Dr. Niklaus Labhardt

Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Niklaus Labhardt. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

Niklaus Labhardt is a full professor at the University of Basel and head of the Division of Clinical Epidemiology at the University and University Hospital Basel. He is a physician certified in Infectious Diseases, Tropical Medicine, and Internal Medicine. Labhardt holds a Master's degree in International Health from the Swiss Tropical Public Health Institute and obtained his assistant professorship from the Swiss National Science Foundation. His research primarily focuses on epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and interventional studies on HIV, tuberculosis, COVID-19, arterial hypertension, diabetes, and common mental disorders. He emphasizes pragmatic randomized clinical trials in resource-limited settings with the goal of impacting health care in underserved populations. As a senior staff physician at the Infectious Diseases Clinic at the University Hospital Basel, he also serves as a regular lecturer at the University of Basel and the Swiss Tropical Public Health Institute, as well as ETH Zürich. Additionally, Labhardt has been the president of the board of the Swiss not-for-profit organization SolidarMed since 2017. His notable projects include Community-Based Chronic Care in Lesotho (ComBaCaL) and various studies involving ART and HIV-positive individuals.

Research Interests

Experience

Head of Division

2022-01-01 — Present

University of Basel • Basel, Switzerland

Full professor and head of the Division of Clinical Epidemiology.

Senior Staff Physician

— Present

Infectious Diseases Clinic University Hospital Basel • Basel, Switzerland

Responsible for clinical duties and research in infectious diseases.

Regular Lecturer

— Present

University of Basel, Swiss Tropical Public Health Institute, ETH Zürich • Basel, Switzerland

Lectures on topics related to clinical epidemiology and infectious diseases.

Requirements for University of Basel

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:95
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with at least 180 ECTS Specific ECTS requirements in core subjects (e.g., 90 ECTS in Math/CS for Data Science)
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate or current transcript of records
  • Diploma Supplement (if available)
  • CV/Resume
  • Copy of valid passport or ID card
  • Evidence of language proficiency (C1 level recommended for English/German programs)
  • Proof of payment of application fee (CHF 100)
Specialization Notes

The University of Basel generally requires C1 level proficiency in the language of instruction. For most English-taught Masters, TOEFL (min 92-95) or IELTS (min 7.0) is the standard.