Florence Network

The Florence Network for Nursing and Midwifery is an international network of 38 universities' Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Bachelor Education in 17 European countries.

Primary goals

The group's main goals are to:

• Make nursing and midwifery more visible in Europe
• Exchange students and teachers
• Compare curricula and improve quality of nursing and midwifery education
• Co-operate in research in the nursing and midwifery works field
• Develop European projects and intensive programs
• Participate in realisation of the Bologna declaration in Europe
• Get accreditation for nursing and midwifery education in Europe
• Use the Erasmus Programme
• Promote long term student and teacher exchange
• Assist financing of projects and disseminations

Presidency

• President: Anna Carlsson, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden
• Vice President: Andy Gibbs, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland

Members

• Belgium
  • Katho St Lieven, Aalst
  • Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven, Leuven
  • HUBrussel, Brussels

• Czech Republic
  • Masaryk University, Brno
  • Ostrava University, Ostrava
  • Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic

• Denmark
  • Metropolitan University College, Copenhagen
  • University College Lillebaelt, Odense

• Finland
  • Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Lahti
  • Rovaniemi University of Applied Sciences, Rovaniemi
  • Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Iisalmi

• Germany
  • Evangelische Fachhochschule, Berlin
  • Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main
  • Fachhochschule Freiburg, Freiburg

• Greece
  • Epirus Institute of Technology (T.E.I. of Epirus), Ioannina

• Italy
  • University of Udine, Udine and Pordenone
  • Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Verona

• Netherlands
  • Haagse Hogeschool, The Hague
  • Hanze Hogeschool, Groningen
  • Noordelijke Hogeschool, Leeuwarden

• Norway
  • Oslo University College, Oslo
  • Telemark University College, Porsgrunn
  • Høgskolen I Vestfold, Tønsberg

• Portugal
  • Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa, Lisbon
  • Escola Superior de Saúde de Faro – Faro

• Slovakia
  • Comenius University, Martin

• Slovenia
  • College of Health Care, Izola

• Spain
  • University of Girona, Girona

• Sweden
  • Halmstad University, Halmstad
  • Malmö University, Malmö
  • Red Cross College of Nursing, Stockholm

• Switzerland
  • Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern
  • Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Zurich

• Turkey
  • EGE University, Izmir

• United Kingdom
  • Bournemouth University Bournemouth
  • Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh
  • Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow

Annual Meeting

Every year one of the partners - institutions of higher educations (Universities of applied Sciences) is the host institution for the Annual Meeting.

• In 2006 Edinburgh Napier University in Edinburgh - Scotland, UK
• In 2007 Halmstad University in Halmstad - Sweden
• in 2008 Masraryk University in Brno - Czech Republic
• In 2009 The Hague University in The Hague, The Netherlands

• In 2010 the host of the 18th Annual Meeting was held at the EGE University in Izmir Turkey.

External links

• The Florence Network for Nursing and Midwifery