Pan-European soft skills curriculum
for undergraduate veterinary education
Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
DevelopDevelop recommendations of soft skills competences for veterinary students, new soft skills Pan-European curriculum for veterinary universities, & training concept for education of teachers involved in veterinary education.
ImplementWe will implement pilot modules of the new soft skills curriculum at partnering veterinary universities.
EvaluateWe will evaluate the outputs and their impact on both target groups, students and teachers.
DisseminateWe will disseminate the intellectual outputs amongst veterinary schools of EU through online platforms and veterinary education associations (FVE, EAEVE, VETNEST).
I believe that life skills are currently one of the most important things we should discuss in veterinary medicine education (yeah, One health, zoonoses, antibiotic resistance, exotic diseases and animal welfare are also important). But this feels like a burning issue amongst students and veterinary professionals. I hope our project sets a path towards quick and efficient modernisation of veterinary professional life.
So delighted that I will be working on a new project: "Pan-European soft skills curriculum for undergraduate veterinary education" with these great partners#VetEd with#vetmedzagreb#VetmeduniVienna#wu_vienna#vetmedLjubljana#UNIVET_Budapest#EAEVE#IVSA
Against the background of rapid change in veterinary sciences and practice, graduates do not only need excellent medical competences but also well-developed life skills. At Vetmeduni Vienna we are convinced that skills in the area of communication, digitalization, and entrepreneurship are not only central for dealing with the changing environment but also for actively shaping the future of veterinary sciences and practice.
The project is very exciting. Besides teaching our professional topics it is always good to renew ourselves and get involved in something which forces veterinary education forward. Including soft skills in our curricula meets the demand from the society and our students who want to be well prepared not only in their profession, but also in life skills.
University professors teach all the aspects of veterinary profession and they think that communication skills will be acquired as a collateral effect of teaching basic sciences or clinical subjects. We must realize, this does not work like this. This project brings the teaching of life skills to a system level. I find this project inevitable.
SCoVE has an philosophy to create material to assist students in the veterinary education. Due to their involvement in issues of improving veterinary education worldwide they present a valuable partner and a voice of numerous veterinary students.
The Medical University of Vienna is the largest medical school in the world. Thanks to the triple track of education, research and patient care research results and their practical application are directly integrated into the teaching.
