1. All Info on the Florence Website
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2. Aims of the Network Nursing : more visibility
Exchange of students (or groups) + teachers
Comparing and developing nursing curricula + nursing profession
Cooperating in nursing research
Developing common projects + intensive nursing programmes
Research in education structure, didactic systems etc…
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3. 33 Schools 16 countries 1 Europe for Nursing & Midwifery Education
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33 Schools
16 countries
1 Europe
for Nursing & Midwifery Education
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4. History Start 2nd March 1995 in Groningen 15 members were present
President : Bert Van der Tuuk (Hanzehogeschool Groningen)
Letter of intent, statutes and aims of the Network were made up
Organization of study visits
Presidents : Ellen Askeland-Oslo ( ) , Etienne Van den Stock-Aalst/St Niklaas ( ), Taina Anttonen-Lahti (2001), Cristina Tommasini ( ), Etienne Van den Stock ( )
Organisation of meetings in Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Aalst, Bremen, Rovaniemi, Prague ,Lahti and Edinburgh Porsgrun 2003, Pordenone 2004 , Leuven 2005,Edinburgh 2006
33 members over 16 countries
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5. Locations Florence Network 2005 - 2006
Belgium
- KaHo St Lieven Gent
- St Elizabeth Leuven
- Ehsal Brussels
Greece
Netherlands
- Groningen
- Leeuwarden
Latvia
- Riga
-Athens
Turkey
Norway
- Oslo
- Skien
- Tönsberg
Finland
- Rovaniemi
- Lahti
Spain
Portugal
-Izmir
-Faro Lisbon
-Girona
Sweden
- Malmö
- Halmstad
- Stockholm
Germany
Denmark
- Copenhagen
- Naestved
- Odense
-Berlin Frankfurt
Czech Republic
- BRNO
- Olomouc
- Ostrava
Italy
Udine
Verona UK
-Edinburgh
-Glasgow
-Bournemouth
Slovenia
-Izola
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6. About 16.000 nursing students
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About nursing students
About 1400 teaching staff
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7. Florence Network 2006 General Assembly
President: Etienne Van den Stock ( KaHo St Lieven – Aalst/St Niklaas – Belgium )
Vice President : Karin Berntsen ( Telemark University College – Porsgrun – Norway )
31 Exchange Coordinators ( ECO’s )
Student Board
General Assembly
Host school: Florence Meeting
Edinburgh 2006
Florence Network 2006
Visibility group
Academic Committee
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8. President (Etienne Van den Stock – 2004 till May 2006) + Secretary Vice president ( Karin Berntsen – 2004 )
Day-to day functioning of the Network
Preparation of the annual meeting
Applications of new candidates
Adaptation of the letter of intent and drafts
Updating all addresses and other communication systems
Cooperation with the Visibility group and Academic Committee
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9. Academic Committee
3 members : Charlotte Kristensen (Copenhagen ) Andy Gibbs (Edinburgh ), Anna Carlsson( Malmö ) and + vice president + president
Mandate of 3 years
Mission:
New developments in nursing curricula
Realize the programme of the annual meeting
Discuss the strategy of the Network
Make up proposals to actualize the Network
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10. ECO’s Florence Network responsible One vote in the General Assembly
Students and teachers exchanges
Invited at each annual meeting
Application for and presentation of a potential new member
Responsible for the Florence file of their school
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11. Students Board Students have their own independent organization
Invited every year at the annual meeting (with own program)
They elect their own board
Report at the General Assembly about the results of their meeting
Give advice and suggestions
No vote in the General Assembly
Give feedback to their colleagues
Cooperate with the ECO in the home school
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12. Visibility group
3 members : Jan Haijer (2004), Kari Helene Kavlie (2004) and Bert Jan Van Hoecke (2005) + president and vice president
Mandate of 3 years
Mission :
Make the Network more visible
Responsible for website
Internal visibility : each ECO has to make a standard file
External visibility : brochure of the Network + website.
More visibility to the Socrates office
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13. Host school Responsible for the annual meeting : - Organization
- Financial
- Administration
- Minutes
- Programme
Meeting 2006 :Napier University – Edinburgh -Scotland
Meeting 2007 : Halmstad University – Varberg - Sweden
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