FEBS Education Platform

Tbilisi (Georgia), 5–6 April 2019

Hosted by Ilia State University

Organisers:

• Prof. Revaz Solomonia, President of The Association of Georgian Biochemists — Ilia State University, Georgia
  Host and Coordinator
• Prof. Ferhan Sagin — Ege University, Turkey
  FEBS Education Committee Chair

30 Ambassadors were attending from 30 Constituent Societies of FEBS, plus 3 delegates.

Additionally, members of the FEBS Education Committee

Agenda

Friday 5 of April

• Opening and welcome talk— Giga Zedania, Rector of Ilia State University
• The Association of Georgian Biochemists — Revaz Solomonia
• FEBS Ed-Com activities — Ferhan Sagin
• Best practices on education (I)
  • An innovative forum where faculty can exchange research...on teaching! — Xavier Coumoul
  • Science made simple: the Cyprus example — Myrtani Pieri
  • Implementing more participative and engaging ways of teaching and learning — Néstor Torres Darias
  • Undergraduate students' understanding of epigenetics in the course of their 3 years studies towards a BSc degree in Agricultural Sciences — Anat Yarden
  • Teaching molecular sciences in universities from Romania: a SWOT approach — Carmen Socaciu
• Ambassadors working groups’ discussions (I)
  • Key knowledge and skills expected from a molecular life sciences graduate
  • Good practices on education
  • Nomotion of ambassadors’ educational activities & communication with the ministries
  • Learning resources
• Short reports from the coordinators
• News from upcoming educational activities and FEBS 2019 congress — Anna Jagusiak

Saturday 6 of April

• New chances to contribute in the FEBS Network — Angel Herráez
• Best practices on education (II)
  • Research integrity and experimental design: course for doctoral students in life sciences — Erkki Raulo
  • Reflections from the FEBS Izmir Education Workshop: Training Tomorrow's Scientists — Aylin Sepici Dinçel
  • Educational strategies to guide and motivate MSc students to become an enrepreneur while doing scientific studies — Aziz Hymene
• Ambassadors working groups’ discussions (II)
• Reports of the working groups and general discussion
• Feedback and closing

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