Globalising European Bioethics Education Summer School
Istanbul, Turkey

September 11-14, 2011

In Conjunction with the European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics Annual Conference, September 15-17, 2011

“Bioethics is the philosophical study of the ethical controversies brought about by advances in biology and medicine. Bioethicists are concerned with the ethical questions that arise in the relationships among life sciences, biotechnology, medicine, politics, law, philosophy, and theology.” (GLEUBE Website)

GLEUBE (Globalising European Bioethics Education) is a European Union funded project aimed at increasing the international profile of European bioethics. The project is a collaboration between five European institutions, The University of Central Lancashire (Co-coordinating institution), Cardiff University, Dublin City University, University of Helsinki and the University of Oslo.

Within the academic study of bioethics some scholars have identified the recent emergence of distinct “European” and “American” principles of bioethics. The so-called American values are represented by the Georgetown Principles. In contrast, European Principles might be seen to include autonomy, dignity, integrity and vulnerability. In addition, several „new‟ principles have also proved popular in (predominantly European) bioethical debates, especially as relates to genomic technology; these include solidarity, benefit sharing and precaution. Most recently scholars have begun to identify principles that might reconcile or go beyond this apparent disparity of European and American principles. Against this backdrop, some have sought to identify similarities between the European and American principles, whilst others have questioned whether “bioethics” need be a “principles based” discipline at all.

In response to this emergence of distinct European approaches to bioethics, and the perception that current education, clinical and policy activity is dominated by American approaches, GLEUBE proposes a summer school to discuss this distinction. A different collaborating institute will present each of the four days of the summer school. Themes include the roots of European bioethics, methods and approaches in bioethics, human enhancement, converging technologies and public engagement. This is a unique learning opportunity within the realm of European Bioethics. The school will be held in English. We would like to invite all interested students both European and International (masters level or higher) to join us in Istanbul. There will be some full and partial scholarships available to cover travel and accommodation costs.

Students attending the GLEUBE Summer School are also invited to attend the annual EACME conference for a student price of 100€

Venue: The Peak Hotel, Istanbul
Meals and housing: The Peak Hotel, Istanbul
Price per participant per day: 110 EURO (room and breakfast and lunch included)

Contact and registration:
Heather Ames (h.m.r.ames@studmed.uio.no)

Some full and partial scholarships are available.

Application deadline is June 10, 2011

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