EPSA:n uutiskirje 1/2024
Sisältö:
- EPSA:n asiainhoitajan terveiset
- European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association
- EPSA’s Annual Reception in Brussels
- General Assembly in Prague
- Summer University in Portugal
- EPSA Science! Monthly
- EPSA Medicine Shortages Position Paper
- Twinnet
- EPSA:n asiainhoitajan terveiset
Hyvää alkanutta vuotta kaikille jäsenille! Täällä kirjoittelee nykyinen EPSA-asiainhoitaja, joka kulkee EPSA:ssa paremmin nimellä LS (Liaison Secretary). Tähän uutiskirjeeseen on koottuna hieman EPSA:n ajankohtaisia asioita. Lisäksi mukana on pieni EPSA:n yleisesittely, sillä uskon, että osalla EPSA voi olla vielä hieman tuntematon järjestö. Olemalla FiPSA:n jäsen, olet automaattisesti myös EPSA:n jäsen, joten olet aina tervetullut kaikkiin EPSA:n järjestettäviin tapahtumiin ja projekteihin.
Kannattaa ehdottomasti lähteä mukaan kansainvälisiin tapahtumiin, sillä niissä pääse tutstumaan eri maiden opiskelijoihin sekä näkemään uusia paikkoja ja kehittämään kielitaitoa! Esimerkiksi englannin taito ei tarvitse olla täydellinen, sillä eri maiden osallistujien kielitaito vaihtelee paljon.Henkilökohtaisen nostona on varsinkin Annual Reception, joka pidetään Euroopan parlamentissa ja paikalla myös pari MEP:iä! Kannattaa seurata FiPSA:n somea sillä sitä kautta uutta tiedotettavaa saattaa tulla lyhyelläkin varoitusajalla. Jos heräsi yhtään mitään kysyttävää EPSA:aan liittyen ottakaa matalalla kynnyksellä yhteyttä joko minuun henkilökohtaisesti, hallituslaiseen tai FiPSA:an somen kautta!
Terkuin,
Liisa Rieder
epsals.fipsa@gmail.com
- European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association
EPSA is an umbrella organisation of all European pharmaceutical students’ associations, formed in 1978 and representing more than 100,000 students in 35 European countries. EPSA has a permanent office in Brussels and conducts its activities through regular congresses, training events, publications, campaigns, exchange programmes, collaboration with professional organisations and virtual presence.
The official EPSA Events are the EPSA Annual Congress in spring, the EPSA Summer University and the EPSA Autumn Assembly. The Annual Reception takes place in Brussels between February and March. The General Assembly takes place twice a year.
Check out the website https://www.epsa-online.org/ and instagram epsa.online
- EPSA’s Annual Reception
What: The Annual Reception is EPSA’s event of excellence that focuses on showcasing EPSA’s and our members’ advocacy to stakeholders, partners, and European institutions. It is hosted in collaboration with a member of the European Parliament. The event focuses on discussions and involving students in our advocacy, by making them more close to our work. This event will contribute to present EPSA’s achievements, and discuss with different policy makers, stakeholders.
Where: European Parliament in Brussels
When: on the 19th of March from 9:00 to 12:00.
Fee: The event is free, such as the side programme, but you have to pay for your travel, accommodation and food.
Why: This event is very special because it is more professional, and gives you a new experience about advocacy, it is also more a more chill event (in terms of time pressure) because there are less participants and the side programme is not mandatory, so you can enjoy, network and have a good time while getting closer to EPSA.
Registration link: open from 25.1 to 15.2.24
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeV0cMUclJ-0MEjNHRbdtAqRJ7aJJE69AGhcjyO7q99KLEpcQ/viewform
- General Assembly
What: The General Assembly is the highest authority and decision-making body in EPSA. General Assemblies are held twice a year.
Where: Prague, Czech Republic
When: April 29th to May 5th
Why: To connect with other European pharmacy students and have fun!
More information will be announced later.
- Summer University
What: The Summer University (SU) is the only EPSA Event out of the three not connected to a General Assembly. The SU focuses more on the development of soft skills of its participants. The SU also has a more elaborate social programme, thus sightseeing and teambuilding play a bigger role in the event.
This year, EPSA will not organise a Summer University, because a bigger Event is coming up: the 1st EHSAS Summer University. The European Healthcare Students’ Associations’ Summit (EHSAS) is an umbrella organisation representing over 650,000 healthcare students and recent graduates across Europe. The Board consists of representatives from four European healthcare associations: European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (EPSA), European Dental Students’ Association (EDSA), European Medical Students’ Association (EMSA) and European Federation of Psychology Students’ Associations (EFPSA). The next EPSA Summer University will be the 1st EHSAS Summer University.
When:28th of July to the 2nd of August 2024
Where: Braga, Portugal
Website: https://ehsas-su.com/
Instagram: ehsas_su
More information will be announced later.
- EPSA Science! Monthly
What: EPSA Science! Monthly is an EPSA Science project that aims to bring science closer to students. Each edition consists of four articles related to the respective edition topic. These articles either as an introduction article to the topic or focuses on a less-known aspect of the edition’s theme.
Where: December edition is attached to this email.
Topic: is Cosmetics & Cosmeceuticals
You can also check out the previous ones behind this link: https://www.epsa-online.org/epsa-science-monthly/
- EPSA Medicine Shortages Position Paper
What: This is the outcome of the last mandate’s Policy Advocacy Action Group. The medicine shortage problem remains its importance and is a hot topic in the industry.
Where: attached to this email
Topic: Medicine Shortages
- Twinnet
Twinnet is a team mobility programme that aims to enhance the exchanges among EPSA members allowing the transfer of culture,knowledge and experience. In this mobility project typically two groups of students coming from different countries make an exchange among themselves and visit each other. It usually takes 5-7 days. The last FiPSA Twinnet was organized in 2017 with Serbia.
If you would be interested in organizing a Twinnet exchange or would like to hear more about the project, please contact FiPSA..