Annual meeting

Introduction

The Florence network is one of Europe’s oldest nursing and midwifery networks and is to date still an active and welcoming network which is reflected in a membership of 51 partner institutions of higher education.

Academic staff, managers and students meet each other at the what we call Florence Network Annual Meeting, in short, the FNAM. This annual gathering of partners is organized each year by one of the member institutions. The FNAM is aimed at, among others, establishing, maintaining and enhancing the depth and levels of cooperation in partnerships. During each yearly gathering a theme is chosen to discuss also on content level, which benefits the sharing of ideas that will facilitate the process of learning from each other.

The hosting of the FNAM should be discussed and announced at the General Assembly at least one year prior to the coming FNAM. It is also possible for more than one institution to co-host a Florence Network Annual Meeting.

In close cooperation with the permanent board and the student board, the host institution(s) are responsible for the agenda, organisation, administration, program, and minutes of the FNAM.

Themes

The annual meetings deal with the present challenges and needs of students, academic staff, researchers and managers.

Examples of previous themes are:

• The theme for FNAM 2024 in Thessaly, Greece was “Strengthening resilience through educational and digital innovations”.
• Nursing and Midwifery education: a new era after the pandemic (2022). This FNAM was virtually organised in İzmir, Turkey.
• Global Human Security (2021). This Florence Network Annual Meeting was the first virtual meeting in the history of the network. SARS-CoV-2 challenged us to organise this digitally and we successfully succeeded!
• In 2019 the theme was “Future Forward: The Future of Nursing & Midwifery in a Changing Health Arena”.
• In 2018 it was “Cha Cha Cha in care – Changes, Challenges, Chances!”
• And a last example from 2017 where the topic focused on Mental Health: Global Challenge – Local Actions.

FNAM 2026

Welcome to the Florence Network Annual Meeting 2026!
Hosted by the University of Zenica in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, this event will bring together nursing and midwifery students, educators, and professionals from across Europe to promote collaboration, innovation, and cultural exchange in healthcare education.
We look forward to seeing you there! 13rd of April until 17th of April 2026.

The theme for FNAM 2026 is “Back to Our Roots”.

Registration

Please find all needed info on FNAM26 – 33rd Florence Network Annual Meeting and you might also want to check our socials like our FB group, instagram.

Registration link: FNAM26 – REGISTRATION