- 1. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
2. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Founded in2003as an initiativeof european neuroscience graduate
schools Steering committee:Ulrich Dirnagl (Berlin) Denise
Manahan-Vaughan (Bochum) Harry Steinbusch (Maastricht) Kiki Thermos
(Thessaloniki) Adopted as an organisation within FENSin November
2005NENS Committeeelected by FENS COUNCIL: Chair: Denise
Manahan-Vaughan (Bochum)Deolinda Lima (Oporto)Miklos Rethelyi
(Budapest)Tomi Taira (Helsinki) Alessandro Treves (Trieste)
FENSSecretary general, Asla Pitknen FENSTreasurer, Alois Saria
NENSResearch assistant:Melanie Brngel-Dittrich
3. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)Federation of
European Neuroscience Societies 27European Neuroscience Societies 6
Monodisciplinary societies 4. Network of European Neuroscience
Schools (NENS)Federation of European Neuroscience Societies NENS
PENS 5. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)Federation
of European Neuroscience Societies NENS -represents european
schoolsandprogrammes that offerstructured educationin Neuroscience
at Masters and PhD levels PENS 6. Network of European Neuroscience
Schools (NENS)Federation of European Neuroscience Societies NENS
PENS -FENS/IBROprogramme of european neuroscience schools -winter
and summer schoolsas additional training for graduates 7. Network
of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- CurrentStatus -103schools currently registered within NENS
-ranging accross 23european countries -19of these countries
arerepresented at the NENSgeneral meeting today
8. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)CurrentStatus
- all 103schools are visibleon the NENS website -information about
programme structure -application procedures -focus of the programme
etc.. 9. Network of European Neuroscience Schools
(NENS)CurrentStatus -information about programme structure
-application procedures -focus of the programme etc.. 10. Network
of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)-information about training
courses/educational events 11. Network of European Neuroscience
Schools (NENS)-information about training laboratories 12. Network
of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)NENSONLINE DATABASE
http://fens.mdc-berlin.de/nensorwww.fens.org -schoolcoordinator
receives a password -you can conduct online updates of your school
information -you can enter information online aboutyour courses and
educational events -directlinks to your websites,yourcoordinators -
increased international visibility for yourgraduate schools 13.
Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- increased international visibility for yourgraduate
schools
- fostering exchange of know-how
- support of graduate education in neuroscience through improving
mutual support
- e.g access to course options in NENS schools; division of
labour(reduction of workload per GS whilst expandingyour
educationalspectrum)
- mutual acknowledgement of curricular courses(Bologna)
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- -acquisition of credit points though attendance of external
courses
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- (increased diversity of options for your graduate
students)
Advantages & Benefits ofNENS -Networks 14. Network of
European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Fostering of exchange and mutual support between graduate
schools of neuroscience accross europe
15. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Fostering of exchange and mutual support between graduate
schools of neuroscience accross europe
- 2. Creating a Europe-wide reputation for excellence in
postgraduate education
- -Establishing basic curricula/minimal requirementsfor
Mastersand PhDdegrees.
- -Establishment of a quality assurance system foreuropean PhD-
and Masters degrees in Neuroscience
- -Development of a european Masters degree and european PhD in
Neuroscience (European Curriculum/ European Focus)
16. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Fostering of exchange and mutual support between graduate
schools of neuroscience accross europe
- 2. Creating a Europe-wide reputation for excellence in
postgraduate education
- -Establishing basic curricula/minimal requirementsfor
Mastersand PhDdegrees.
- -Establishment of a quality assurance system foreuropean PhD-
and Masters degrees in Neuroscience
- -Development of a european Masters degree and european PhD in
Neuroscience (European Curriculum/ European Focus)
- 3. Exchange ofexperiences on recruitment issues
17. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Why Exchange and Mutual Support?
- Most european neuroscience schools were established in recent
years
- Pool of accumulating expertiseof established european
neuroscience schools
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- Can be used to optimise current programmes
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- Can be used as frame of reference for upcoming programmes
18. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Why Exchange and Mutual Support?
- Most european neuroscience schools were established in recent
years
- Pool of accumulating expertiseof established european
neuroscience schools
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- Can be used to optimise current programmes
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- Can be used as template for upcoming programmes
- Educational agreements and mutual recognition of credit
points
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- will facilitateexchange of studentsand know-how
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- will enable training to occuroutside of local centres
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- Willimprove open-accesstraining and methods coursesfor european
graduate students.
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- Will serve to generally improve the standards of european
neuroscience education
19. Why Exchange and Mutual Support? 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Complementary Skills Training Network of European Neuroscience
Schools (NENS)Formal LecturesPractical Courses Methods Courses
Symposia / Seminars Journal Clubs Tutorials EducationModalities 20.
Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Implementationof Exchange and Mutual Support
- Online database of training andcourses available accross
european neuroscience schools
- Online information about credit point systems and allotment of
CPs within the schools
21. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Implementationof Exchange and Mutual Support
- Database of training andcourses available accross european
neuroscience schools
- Information about credit point systems and allotment of CPs
within the schools
CP No. of Schools PhD 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10-30 30-50 50-70
100-120 160-180 300 No. of Schools CP MASTER 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 20 30
60 100 180 No. of Schools 22. Network of European Neuroscience
Schools (NENS)
- Implementationof Exchange and Mutual Support
- Database of training andcourses available accross european
neuroscience schools
- Information about credit point systems and allotment of CPs
within the schools
- NENS-mediated educational agreements and mutual recognition of
credit points
23. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)Creating a
Europe-wide reputation for excellence in postgraduate education
Establishing basic curricula/minimal requirementsforMastersand PhD
degrees What is the minimum knowledgeacquirement at Masters /PhD
levels? -what do we expect our graduates tolearn and understand?
Training in methodological skills? Suggesting guidelines forschools
in the setting-up phase?Creation of a european textbookto
accompanygraduate training? 24. Network of European Neuroscience
Schools (NENS)
- more than 100 graduate schools of neuroscience in europe
Establishment of a quality assurance system foreuropean PhD- and
Masters degrees in Neuroscience? 25. Network of European
Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- more than 100 graduate schools of neuroscience in europe
Establishment of a quality assurance system foreuropean PhD- and
Masters degrees in Neuroscience? 26. Network of European
Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- more than 100 graduate schools of neuroscience in europe
- Ranging from formalised structured curricula through research
programmes withoutformalised training
- Differing research perspectives, goalsand methodologies
- Enriched neuroscientific academic landscape that underpins
qualitative neuroscience research in Europe
- but nominal similarity versus diversity of goals confounds
perception of europe as a forum of excellence for neuroscience
training
Establishment of a quality assurance system foreuropean PhD- and
Masters degrees in Neuroscience? 27. Network of European
Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Implementation ofQuality Assurance
- Agreement europe-wide, on compulsory features of a neuroscience
degree curriculum (whilst retaining diversity and range of
programmes)
- Peer-reviews of individual graduate schools
- Attainment of a NENS seal of quality
- Eligibility for NENS-funding
28. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)Development
of a european Masters degree and european PhD in Neuroscience
- European Curriculum/ European Focus
- Higher international recognition and perception
- Raises attractivity to non-europeans (subsequent marketability
of locally acquired degree)
- Increases competitiveness oflesser known universities and
graduate schools
29. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Implementation ofEuropean Degrees
- Agreement on curricular structures
- European neuroscience certificates (NENS?)
30. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Quality ofstudent applications
- Selection of graduate students
- International competition &competitiveness
31. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Implementationof Recruitment Issues
- Database of University rankings
- Advice as to effective recruitment strategies
- Database as to equivalence ofprimary degree certificates from
universities worldwide
- Exchange of informationas tosuccessful/ unsuccessful
candidates
32. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Improvementsof NENSwebsite (registration,maintenanceof
yourschools details, course database)
- Generation of a european databaseon neuroscience graduate
programmes
- Generation of a template (frame of reference) for european PhD
and Masters degrees
- Submission of a funding application within FP7
33. Network of European Neuroscience Schools (NENS)
- Through NENS activities we anticipate:
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- the promotion of European higher education area in the field
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- setting of quality standards in neuroscience programmes
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- encouragementand support of mobility among students and
teachers
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- increasing choices and opportunities for students (and
teachers)
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- improving the cooperation among current and future European
scientists
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- generating new and significant knowledge in the field
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- laying the basis for obtaining funding within local and EU
programmes