The Florence Network is a cross-nation European co-operation of Nursing and Midwifery Departments from 18 different countries and includes a total of 38 Institutions across Europe. The Florence Network has been established with the intention of focusing on Nursing and Midwifery educational, scientific and pedagogical issues. The objective of the Florence Network is to develop and increase the quality of higher education in Nursing, Midwifery and health care by means of international co-operation in the field of education, scientific research and development. In this way the organisation targets on improving the image of the profession and to raise the profile of Nursing and Midwifery within Europe.
The main goals of the Florence Network are:
• To raise the profile of European Nursing and Midwifery
• To stimulate and organise the exchange of students between Florence Network members
• To stimulate and organise the exchange of lecturers between Florence Network members
• To contribute to the quality development of curricula in European Nursing & Midwifery Education
• To identify common nursing and midwifery research interests and develop research collaboration
• To develop and organise common projects, and intensive Nursing and Midwifery programmes and/ or activities within ERASMUS+ and other programmes
President: Helene Kelly, University College of Zealand, Zealand, Denmark
Vice President: Susan Scharli, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
Belgium
Odisee University College, Aalst, St. Niklaas, Brussels
University College Leuven - Limburg, Leuven, Gent
Thomas More, Turnhout
Czech Republic
Masaryk University, Brno
Ostrava University, Ostrava
Denmark
Metropolitan University College, Copenhagen
University College Lillebaelt, Odense
University College Zealand, Roskilde, Slagelse, Næstved, Nykøbing F
England
Coventry University, Coventry
Finland
Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Lahti
Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Rovaniemi
Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Iisalmi
Germany
Evangelische Fachhochschule, Berlin
Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Frankfurt am Main
Ostfalia Hochschule, Wolfsberg
Greece
Epirus Institute of Technology (T.E.I. of Epirus), Ioannina
Italy
University of Udine, Udine and Pordenone
University of Verona, Verona
Netherlands
The Hague Hogeschool, The Hague
Hanze Hogeschool, Groningen
NHL Hogeschool, Leeuwarden
Norway
Oslo and Akershus University College, Oslo
University College of Southeast Norway: Drammen, Porsgrunn, Vestfold.
Portugal
Escola Superior de Enfermagem (ESEL) de Lisboa, Lisbon
Escola Superior de Saúde de Aveiro – Aveiro
Escola Superior de Saúde de Tras os Montes e Alto Douro – Vila Real
Scotland
Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh
Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow
Slovakia
Comenius University, Martin, Bratislava
Slovenia
University of Primorska, Izola
Spain
University of Girona, Girona
Sweden
Halmstad University, Halmstad
Malmö University, Malmö
The Swedish Red Cross University College, Stockholm
Switzerland
Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern
Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur
St. Gallen University of Applied Sciences, St. Gallen
Turkey
Ege University, Izmir
Every year one of the partners - institutions of higher educations (Universities of applied Sciences) is the host institution for the Annual Meeting.
1995 Start of Florence Network - Groningen - Netherlands
1996 Copenhagen, Oslo,
1997 Stockholm, Aalst, Belgium
1998 Bremen, Germany
1999 Rovaniemi, Finland
2000 Prague, Czech Republic
2001 Lahti, Finland
2002 Edinburgh, Scotland
2003 Porsgrunn, Norway
2004 Udine, Italy
2005 Leuven, Belgium
2006 Napier University, Edinburgh, Scotland
2007 Halmstad University, Varberg, Sweden
2008 Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
2009 The Hague University, The Hague, Netherlands
2010 Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
2011 ESEL, Lisbon, Portugal
2012 Malmö University, Sweden
2013 Hanzehogeschool, Groningen / NHL, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
2014 TurgutOzal University, Ankara, Turkey
2015 Metropolitan University College, Copenhagen /University College Zealand, Roskilde, Denmark
2016 University of Verona & Trento Campus, Italy
2017 Bern UAS, Zurich UAS & St. Gallen UAS, Bern & Winterthur, Switzerland
2018 Odisee, Belgium
