This summer school will be filled with presentations by world-leading doctors in the field, from the University of Groningen itself, as well as from our partner schools located in South America and Europe. Special transplant patients will join us to share their own experiences as a transplant donor, or recipient, and to give us an even greater understanding of what’s at stake in transplantation. In addition, a live transplant operation will be displayed during the summer school, which is a great insight into what exactly goes on during transplantation. During the program, we will get into the nitty-gritty of transplantation medicine with a focus on the current advancements, and new research that has been undertaken. Students will also gather together in small groups to complete transplantation-medicine-related assignments that are based on the presentations and on other events to further consolidate their understanding of the matters at hand. Our goal is to stimulate students’ interest in research from an early stage and to give students the opportunity to discuss their research findings with others while also encouraging contact between themselves and transplantation medicine specialists at our summer school.

With all this being said, the 2020 Transplantation Medicine Summer School definitely won’t be all work and no play. We have organized a plethora of fun and interactive activities for our staff and students before, during and after the summer school!