Table 2.

Main Categories emerging from initial card sorting after the first four interviews

(1) What is Global Health?

a. Historical Background

b. Definition

c. Distinction from PH/IH/TM

(2) What belongs to GH?

a. Meta-Aspects

b. Overarching Goals

c. Concrete Aspects

d. International Electives*

(3) How can GH be taught?

a. Target Group

b. Didactics

c. Form

(4) What is important for the future of GH?*

a. GH Workforce

b. GH Education in Germany

Legend: Items marked with an asterisk have not been used for the analysis of the data for this paper