On 21-st of November 2023, the Institute of Public Health (IPH) organized the international online seminar entitled “Public health and academic best practices – focus on Poland, Eastern Europe, and Western Asia. Academic management, accreditation, practicalities of novel methods’ implementation, and international collaboration.” The seminar was conducted as part of the “Public health education and pandemic challenges” project financed by the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and coordinated by the Department of Public Health and Social Medicine at the Medical University of Gdansk. The lecturers and participants of the panel discussion were (alphabetical order): Dr Tomasz Bochenek (IPH), Prof. Ihor Gushchuk (the National University Ostroh Academy, Ukraine), Szczepan Jakubowski (IPH), Prof. Iwona Kowalska-Bobko (IPH), Prof. Oleg Lozan (the School of Public Health Management of the Republic of Moldova), Prof. Javaid Nauman (the United Arab Emirates University), Dr Stojgniew J. Sitko (IPH).