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. Those wishing to apply for entry to the Training Courses should complete the application form and return it to their national delegate to the Training Committee no later than 30^th April 2008.

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 V. Benes.

Future European Neurosurgical Training Courses:

Course 1

Date	Topic	Venue
2009 September	Vascular	Opatija, Croatia
2010 September	Tumour	Uppsala, Sweden

Course 2

Date	Topic	Venue
2008 September	Tumour	Antwerp, Belgium
2009 February	Head Injury/Functional	Prague, Czech Republic
2010 February	Spine/Peripheral Nerve	Padua, Italy