In response to global challenges in the wake of the COVID pandemic, Vanke School of Public Health of Tsinghua University and T.H. Chan School of Public Health of Harvard University jointly initiated the Global Coalition of Deans of School of Public Health (GCDSPH) in order to collaborate to build a healthier, fairer and more sustainable world. GCDSPH aims to address major global public health issues by promoting bi-lateral or multi-lateral research and innovation, cultivating future leaders in public health, and fostering closer partnerships among member universities, non-profit and government organizations as well as different industries. GCDSPH will serve as a mechanism for exchange and cooperation, providing leadership for global higher education efforts addressing public health issues, and for the implementation of practical policy actions in members’ respective communities and around the world.