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PENS
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NEUROSCIENCE SCHOOLS
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PENS Curriculum Vitae
Date of birth: July, 2004
Place of birth: Lisbon (FENS Forum)
Participants:
Aim: increase cooperation in European
neuroscience education
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THE ACTORS of PENS SCHOOLS
• Graduate students (intermediate/advanced)
• Post-doctoral students
The selection criteria have been set to
encourage the participation of young
students
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PENS TERRITORY OF ACTION
Russia
Estonia
Lettonia
Lituania
Slovacchia
Ungheria Moldavia
Croazia
Slovenia Serbia
Montenegro
Macedonia
Georgia
Azerbaidjan
Armenia
Tadjikistan
Israele
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OVERALL GOALS OF PENS
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Increase the quality and visibility of neuroscience education in Europe
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Decrease gaps between different European neuroscience curricula
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Increase the mixing and collaboration of young European neuroscientists
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Create a network of alumni and teachers capable of enhancing scientific
collaboration and the establishment of international research projects within Europe
(e.g. The Alumni Programme)
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Alert young scientists to the research possibilities offered by laboratories in Europe
and outside (eg: publicizing the Network of European Neuroscience Schools
(NENS) and IBRO’s International Registry of Neuroscience Programme
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Assist the development of Neuroscience outside of Europe by providing
opportunities in Europe for the training of promising students who intend to return to
their home countries (e.g. the present IBRO-FENS Fellowships programme, as well
as the travel grants offered to students accepted to the European schools)
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The PENS Committee is responsible for:
selection
funding
running of the schools
ensuring a reasonable
geographic distribution of the activities
providing travel funds and lodging for students from the less
privileged regions in Europe and from outside the continent
maximize coordination while respecting the mandate
and independence of both organizations
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TYPES OF ACTIVITY
Schools with stable location
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stable location
experienced local organization
supported on a prolonged basis
faculty and the curriculum of these
schools are selected on the basis of
proposals
should aim to fulfil the requirements for
the awarding of credits by the National
European Neuroscience Graduate
Programs
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Temporary Schools with shifting locations
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Temporary Schools with shifting locations
• retain the capacity to organize new single-event
• allow students and faculties in different places to
tailor their school to local needs and resources
• these schools are essential to build science
capacity through education
• these temporary schools should allow FENS and
IBRO to respond better to the needs of their
member organizations
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TYPES OF ACTIVITY
Travelling teaching programmes
• a mobile small Faculty capable of giving series of lectures or organizing
workshops
• the goal is to enhance Neuroscience education by responding to local needs
• the “core” schools might contribute members of their faculty and resources to
these travelling teams
• these activities could be held in conjunctions with the IBRO Visiting Lecture
Programme (VLTP)
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2007 PENS SCHOOLS
European Synapse Summer School: From Receptors to Behaviour, Bordeaux,
September 9-24, 2007
Imaging Brain Function: From Behaviour to Diseases, Lausanne, September 9-29, 2007
Advanced Course in Computational Neuroscience, Arcachon, August 6 - 31, 2007
Molecular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity, Kazan, Russia, September 10-24, 2007
Novel Molecular Strategies to Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases, Ofir, July 8-15
Advanced Courses in Neuroplasticity, Rome, September 1-9, 2007
Mechano-transduction and Nociception, Bucharest, August 25-30, 2007
The Design of Neuronal Networks: Contributions from Invertebrates. Obergurgl, 6-13
January, 2008
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PENS SUPPORTERS
Hertie Foundation
Novartis
Blackwell
GlaxoSmithKline
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The future of PENS
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Capacity in fundraising
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Creation of a small number (3-4) of training centers of
excellence
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Dynamic and constantly updated school programs
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Reaching an equilibrium-point between excellence
and affirmative action toward less favourite countries