EAEVE is listed in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education
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Establishments' Status
Table of VEEs' ESEVT and EAEVE Membership status
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In Memoriam
We are deeply saddened by the passing of our esteemed colleague, Prof. Ton Willemse.
He was a valued ESEVT Expert and Chairman within the EAEVE community, known for his professionalism, integrity, and kind spirit. His contributions to veterinary education and to our Association were immense and lasting. He will be greatly missed.
We extend our deeply felt condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
Announcements
E-logbook WG Report (approved by ExCom)
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Guidelines for Assessment in Veterinary Education
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ECCVT Press Release on the Revision of the EU Directive and Annex V
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EAEVE statement on the ECCVT proposal for the Revision of the EU Directive and Annex V
EAEVE fully supports the ECCVT proposal for the revision of the EU Directive and Annex V and encourages its members to provide their feedback on the EU Commission's public consultation page.
Official ECCVT communication
Comparative document
Veterinary Educational Researcher's Handbook
The handbook was created in a wide international collaboration, with the aim to support research on teaching, learning and education in the veterinary field.
Available at https://edarxiv.org/dn6e2/
COST action BETTER
(Biosecurity Enhanced Through Training Evaluation and Raising Awareness)
Call for colleagues involved in biosecurity on livestock farms
Please visit the BETTER site and the CA20103 site
ECCVT DT&AI WG Final Report
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ECCVT press-release about Digital Technologies and the use of Artificial Intelligence (DT&AI)
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Projects
Erasmus+ VetRepos project
A shared item repository for progress testing in European veterinary schools
Upcoming Meetings
ECOVE meeting
30 September 2025
December 2025
ExCom meeting
29 September
General Assembly & Educational Day
28-29 May 2026, Barcelona
2027, Nantes
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The Association: Foundation, Mission and Objectives:
The European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) was founded in 1988 and initially based in Maisons-Alfort, France. Later, the administrative office was based in Brussels, Belgium and since 2007, the seat of EAEVE and its offices have been in Vienna, Austria.
Mission Statement:
The EAEVE vision is that veterinary education, based on high quality standards, research and innovation, is the key component of the veterinary profession in the service of One Health and its recognition by society.
The EAEVE mission is to represent and support its member establishments within Europe and globally, to drive the harmonization of a research-based veterinary education and its constant evolution in the context of societal challenges.
The EAEVE/FVE evaluation system gives assurance to
• the public – to know they can trust the quality of graduating veterinary surgeons and the service they deliver
• veterinary students – to know their education reaches agreed and acceptable standards
• veterinary establishments – to know that their curricula and School reaches agreed benchmarked levels
Objectives:
The primary objective is to monitor the harmonization of the minimum standards set down in the study programme for veterinary surgeons in European Union Directive 2005/36. download
This is enacted through the European System of Evaluation of Veterinary Training, which is managed by the EAEVE but with joint responsibility together with the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE). A list of Evaluated and Approved Institutions is maintained.
Other objectives are to reinforce cooperation between member establishments and to act as a forum for discussion in order to improve and harmonize veterinary education. Additional tasks are the facilitation of information exchange, staff exchange, student exchange and teaching materials exchange between members.
Members are the faculties, schools and universities involved in teaching and research in veterinary medicine and science. In 2023, out of the 110 Veterinary Educational Establishments existing in Europe, 96 are members of the EAEVE.
Strategic Plan:
Strategic Plan 2020-2025
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Mid-term Analysis of the Strategic Plan 2020-2025
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Strategic Plan 2015-2020
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Mid-term Analysis of the Strategic Plan 2015-2020
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Code of Conduct of EAEVE:
EAEVE logo policy:
Presidents of the EAEVE up to the present day:
- 1988 - 1992 Bernard Toma (Maisons Alfort, France)
- 1992 - 1994 Simon Van den Bergh (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
- 1994 - 1998 Richard Halliwell (Royal College London, Great Britain)
- 1998 - 2004 Tito Fernandes (Lisbon, Portugal)
- 2004 - 2010 Marcel Wanner (Zurich, Switzerland)
- 2010 - 2014 László Fodor (Budapest, Hungary)
- 2014 - 2018 Ana Bravo (Lugo, Spain)
- 2018 - 2024 Stéphane Martinot (Lyon, France)
- 2024 - Petra Winter (Vienna, Austria)