Welcome to the European Integration and Culture Pillar!

Vision and Mission

European Integration and Culture envisions a united Europe, with common values and solidarity, providing equal opportunities for healthcare students and professionals, whilst embracing cultural variety. It is crucial for us to empower students to participate in European mobility and exchange programmes and to foster their intercultural understanding and compassion toward disadvantaged groups in society.

Objectives

Promote European values set by the Council of Europe (human rights, democracy, and the rule of law).
Prepare a generation of European doctors through mobility programs and exchange projects.
Facilitate intercultural understanding by organizing social and cultural events.
Enhance understanding and contact between medical students and disadvantaged groups in society.
Encourage interprofessional collaboration in all aspects of health care.
Collaborate with relevant partners in the implementation of objectives related to European Integration and Culture.

European Integration and Culture Team 2022-2023

Justus F. Wieland

European Integration and Culture Director

integration@emsa-europe.eu

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Sonja Popovic

Twinning Assistant

eicd.twin.asst@emsa-europe.eu

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M. Daghan Okur

Intercultural Competence Assistant

eicd.intercultural.asst@emsa-europe.eu

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Focus Areas

Medical Student Mobility

The European Integration and Culture Pillar highly values being exposed to diverse cultures and advocates the importance of implementing those experiences into our professional lives. Under the umbrella of Twinning Projects which are available in various formats, we offer medical students around Europe to connect with each other while gaining solid educational and sociocultural perspectives concerning different countries.

Promoting Intercultural Understanding

Especially in the current world of increased intercultural connectivity, we as future physicians need to be sensible towards diverse cultures and the people adhering to them. We are going to deal and work with patients and colleagues from a wide spectrum of sociocultural backgrounds so we need to have good knowledge on how to act accordingly in order to fulfill our service.