The European Neurosurgical Training Courses
The EANS is responsible for the European Neurosurgical Training Courses,
which consists of two separate series of courses, held annually over a 4-year period. Each course
lasts 6 days. The table below shows the proposed locations of each series over the next few years.
The courses have been held since the 1970’s and are arranged by the Training Committee. They are
aimed at serving the needs of neurosurgical trainees for the last half of their training in neurosurgery.
New candidates must be in their third or fourth year of specialist training. The courses can host around 220 participants in each cycle, each year.
Once accepted for
one series of courses, it is not possible to switch to the other series.
Applicants who are successful are automatically addmitted for the full 4 years and must attend on 4 consecutive years.
Any exceptions to this are at the discretion of the chairman of the Training Committee and Executive Administrator of the EANS.
There are strict arrangements for maternity and paternity leave. Applicants must have a high-level of English, both written and spoken and
all trainees attend the course unaccompanied. New applicants must
obtain a form from their national delegate to the training committee (see separate list) and return
this to him/her when completed for signature.
The European Exam is compulsory for all fourth-year trainees, unless they have already passed it and is
taken at the training course site the day before the start of the fourth training course.
Further details can be obtained from the EANS Secretariat.
The present Chairman of the Training Committee is Professor JJA Mooij.
The Jean Brihaye Scholarship Information
Future European Neurosurgical Training Courses:
Course 1
| Date | Topic | Venue |
| 2005 August | Vascular | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 2006 August | Tumour/Paediatric | Bratislava, Slovakia |
| 2007 February | Head Injury/Functional | Antalya, Turkey |
| 2008 February | Spine/Peripheral Nerve | Trondheim, Norway |
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Course 2
| Date | Topic | Venue |
| 2005 February | Head Injury and Functional | Prague |
| 2006 February | Spine and Peripheral Nerve | Luxemburg |
| 2007 June | Vascular | Lisbon |
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