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]]>The Florence Network is a European Higher Education co-operation of Nursing and Midwifery Departments of European Universities with the aim of identifying and developing educational, scientific, practice and pedagogical commonalities. The Florence Network, while respecting existing variations of ideologies, strategies and visions of Nursing and Midwifery education across Europe, nonetheless, the Florence Network strives to identify commonalities, to enable convergences and to promote mobility between Countries and Institutions as required by European educational treaties.
The objective of the Florence Network is to develop and improve the quality of European higher education in nursing and midwifery by means of international co-operation in the field of education, scientific research and development. In this way the Network aspires to improve the image of the Nursing and Midwifery professions and to improve the quality of European health care.
The main goals of the Florence Network are:
The Florence Network welcomes Nursing and Midwifery schools from all European countries, is democratically structured and is inclusive of both faculty and students.
Florence Network Permanent Board
| President of the Florence Network |
| Laura Visiers Jiménez Campus San Rafael. Escuela de Enfermería y Fisioterapia San Juan de Dios. Universidad Pontificia de Comillas, Madrid, Spain University Center Spain [email protected] |
| Vice –president of the Florence Network |
| Mirjam Palsma Hanze University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands [email protected] |
Academic Committee of the Florence Network
| Maria Malliarou University of Thessaly, Greece [email protected] | Renzo Moreale Udine University, Italy [email protected] | Ronald Ars NHL/Stenden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands [email protected] |
Visibility Group of the Florence Network
| Sara Rodriguez Martin Edinburgh Napier University Scotland [email protected] | Claudia Bacatum, University of Lisbon, Nursing School, Portugal [email protected] | Elpiniki Laiou, University of Ioannina, Greece [email protected] |
Research Group of the Florence Network
| Mirza Oruč University of Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Department of medicine and nursing [email protected] | Federica Canzan University of Verona, Italy Department of nursing [email protected] | Inge Tency Odisee, Belgium Department of midwifery [email protected] |
The Student Board (SB) is composed of five elected members, hereunder a President and Vice-President and three additional board members. SB members are elected by the students present at the SB Annual Meeting and there is one student vote per institution. Our aim is to promote the visibility of the network among the students, encourage students’ exchanges between the institutions and facilitate the discussion about nursing and midwifery educational and professional issues across Europe.
Furthermore, the Student Board has an important responsibility to prepare and organize the student programme for the Florence Network Annual Meeting (FNAM).
Student Board of the Florence Network
| President | Vice-president | Academic Committee | Visibility student group | Newsletter Editor |
| Marc Folkers Hanze, Groningen, The Netherlands [email protected] | Johannes Smids, NHL/Stenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands [email protected] | Kanusiya Shanthirakumar Zürich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW – Switzerland [email protected] | Ruth Barrera Gibello Comilla’s University – Spain [email protected] | Vittoria Francesca Perez Humanitas University – Italy [email protected] |
(other) Student Board Members
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Ginevra Canciani Elmir Mesïć |
Udine University – Italy University of Zenica – Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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]]>The Florence network is one of Europe’s oldest nursing and midwifery networks and is to date still an active and welcoming network which is reflected in a membership of 51 partner institutions of higher education.
Academic staff, managers and students meet each other at the what we call Florence Network Annual Meeting, in short, the FNAM. This annual gathering of partners is organized each year by one of the member institutions. The FNAM is aimed at, among others, establishing, maintaining and enhancing the depth and levels of cooperation in partnerships. During each yearly gathering a theme is chosen to discuss also on content level, which benefits the sharing of ideas that will facilitate the process of learning from each other.
The hosting of the FNAM should be discussed and announced at the General Assembly at least one year prior to the coming FNAM. It is also possible for more than one institution to co-host a Florence Network Annual Meeting.
In close cooperation with the permanent board and the student board, the host institution(s) are responsible for the agenda, organisation, administration, program, and minutes of the FNAM.
The annual meetings deal with the present challenges and needs of students, academic staff, researchers and managers.
Examples of previous themes are:
Welcome to the Florence Network Annual Meeting 2026!
Hosted by the University of Zenica in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, this event will bring together nursing and midwifery students, educators, and professionals from across Europe to promote collaboration, innovation, and cultural exchange in healthcare education.
We look forward to seeing you there! 13rd of April until 17th of April 2026.
The theme for FNAM 2026 is “Back to Our Roots”.
Please find all needed info on FNAM26 – 33rd Florence Network Annual Meeting and you might also want to check our socials like our FB group, instagram.
Registration link: FNAM26 – REGISTRATION
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