The European Students' Conference (ESC) is one of the largest biomedical conferences worldwide and has been one of the main events at the Charité for many years.

Every year the ESC takes place at the Charité, Medical Faculty of Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany. This year will be the 19th time. The ESC is a platform for the promotion of the scientific offspring in the fields of biomedical research. Young scientists from over 40 countries, mainly from Eastern and Western Europe, are invited to present the findings of their research projects to an international audience and to discuss their results with an interdisciplinary ap-proach.

Vision: We aim to contribute to a good education of promising young scientists and future doctors. Hereby we wish to strengthen the international network. Furthermore we hope that the participants take the opportunity this occasion to broaden their minds.

 

Mission: To put our vision into practice we offer discussions about topics of biomedical research as well as social and ethical discourses.

There will be events with ethical topics, dealing with the medical progress, alternative medicine, communication between doctor and patient etc. In close collaboration established scientists will provide the participants with feedback to help improving the style and content of their presentation as well as presenting and offering career opportunities.

Objectives: We expect about 250 active participants, chosen from more than thousand applicants by a jury of distinguished scientists, and 450 passive participants to join our conference which will take place from September 29th to October 3rd.

The number of participants from Eastern and Western European Countries shall be well balanced. All presentation winners will be awar- ded with a total of € 7,000.

The 5-days program consists of interactive sessions, workshops and lectures. These events will be chaired by distinguished professors, Nobel Price Winners, Ambassadors and nonprofit organizations.

In addition we plan cultural events and activities like Berlin Sightseeing Tour, a trip to Potsdam, a Welcome Dinner and a great Farewell Party to encourage the participants to get in contact for an intercultural and personal exchange of views and personally explore the history and culture of Berlin.