What is Eurobio?

The European Association of University Departments of Biology originated in ideas discussed at meetings with representatives from Departments of Biology from a number of European Universities in many different EU member states (as in all EU matters, the term "university" includes all institutions of higher education).

General aims

The association looks upon itself as having an advisory role, in all aspects of biology, studied at universities within the European Union and closely affiliated states in other parts of Europe. This task may be carried out within any organisation responsible for setting policies on higher education and scientific research or its funding.

Other tasks are:

• to stimulate general interests and specific knowledge in European third level education by agreements about joint curricula and about modular courses transportable on a European scale, by other curriculum development and by the promotion of European diplomas.
• to promote quality assessment studies
• to promote solutions of specific problems corresponding to general objectives and common interests.
• to look for specific European dimensions in biology and stimulate their dissemination in biology and other third level curricula.

Thus Eurobio will be an association for discussions about present European Biology education including basic training as well as Ph.D. studies, new possibilities and plans for future development. It will promote teaching collaboration on a European scale in biology.

Statutes of the European association of University Departments of Biology (Eurobio)

Contents of these pages

Why should we create Eurobio? By Charles Susanne, Free University of Brussels
Evaluation of biology in the European Union. Book published on the occasion of the "Colloquium on Evaluation in Biology", that was held in Toledo, April 1995.
Colloquium on Evaluation in Biology,
1st Congress of the European association of University Departments and Faculties of Biology

Education of secondary and high school teachers of biology in Europe. By Annamari Markkola, University of Oulu
Modular courses and joint curriculum. By Lillemor Lewan, Lund University
Quality assessment studies: a case study. By G. Josens, Université Libre de Bruxelles
European Dimension
Continuous Education. By C. Susanne, Free University of Brussels

Discussion groups of the Firenze meeting

• European Ph. D (report herewith by Prof. Gisèle Van de Vyver)
• Quality assessment studies (report Prof. Gian Piero Sironi)
• Continued Education (report by Prof. Harry Epton and Mary Bell)
• European dimension (report included in the paper of Prof. Maria Lazaridou)

Report of the general assembly of the Firenze meeting

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