AEGEE AUTUMN AGORA AACHEN 2008

Bringing Students, Knowledge and Pharmacy Together

Basic information

• EPSA is founded in 1978 as sub-committee of IPSF, since 1982 independent.

• Members are national or local associations, or in rare cases individuals.

• Represents 120 000 pharmacy students from 33 European countries. Organised through 45 member organisations.

EPSA’s aim

“EPSA shall exist to develop the interests and

opinions of pharmacy students and to encourage

contact and co-operation between them.”

EPSA Structure

Liaison Secretaries

WORKING COMMITTEES

Pharmacy Awareness Mobility

Pharmacy Education Humanitarian

Pharmaceutical Sciences Public Health

Professional Development

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

MEMBER ORGANISATIONS in European countries

EXECUTIVE

President Vice President of Education Immediate Past President

Treasurer Vice President of Mobility Vice President of Partnership Dev.

Secretary General Vice President of Communication Vice President of EU affairs

PARLIAMENTARY COUNCIL

OFFICERSDesign Officer

I.T. OfficerInformation Officer

Events OfficerCIMP Coordinator

FINANCIAL SUB-

COMMITTEE

General Aims

• Representing the students voice in the European pharmaceutical “lobby”– Close contact with all professional bodies in Europe– Informing them with the opinion of students and EPSA– Advocate the pharmacy profession from a students point of

view

• Informing students about the European pharmaceutical topics

• Make students active and involved in EPSA and on a local level

Representing students’ opinion

Committees Workshop Surveys Party

Prof. OrganizationsLocal MembersEU

Discussion, Ideas, Opinions

Statements, Presentations, Projects

Universities

EPSA contacts

EPSA Mobility Projects

What?What?•Paid Internship/practice•Work or Research in pharmaceutical fieldFor who?For who?•Students of pharmacy •Young pharmacists Where?Where?• In any pharmaceutical fieldHow long?How long?•Min. 3 – Max. 12 months

Logistics:Logistics:•Between 2 or more EPSA member associations (TWIN,THREEN, QUATRINO, PENTINO,...)

ProgrammeProgramme::•Social•EducationalExpected durationExpected duration::•Usually from 4 up to 10 days

EPSA Annual Events

•EPSA Annual Congress - April

•EPSA Autumn Assembly - October

•EPSA Annual Reception - February

•EPSA Summer University - Jul/Aug

•EPSA Training Camps - March

•World Healthcare Students’ Symposium - November

Events

Events

Publications

Paper publications

Online publications

Get through EPSA news

EPSA19-21 rue du Luxembourg 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Email: epsaoffice@epsa-online.org Internet: www.epsa-online.org

Contacts