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We are happy to inform that the complete final programme, including all abstracts, is online now.

After the Second World War, the German education system was organised in a decentralised fashion in order to facilitate a pluralistic control of research and education. Therefore, educational and funding systems exist in parallel, on the level of the regional political structure (state) where a specific university is localised, and on the level of funding by the central government and its Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

As outlined in previous chapter VI of this series, the last three decades have seen a steadily growing number of neurologists (not only) in Germany. This continuing rise is certainly supported by the expanding diagnostic and therapeutic options for neurological diseases, but this alone wouldn’t suffice as an explanation.

It took decades until neurology in Germany recovered from the brain drain caused by the Nazi regime during the 1930ies and 1940ies (see previous chapters III and IV of this series). Initially the German Neurological Society (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Neurologie, DGN) recovered only slowly until late in the last century when this development speeded up, coinciding with the re-unification of Germany.

Registration and abstract submission and registration are open now. Information on registration fees, etc. can be found here: http://www.eaneurology.org/berlin2015/Register.1884.0.html The guidelines for abstract submission, deadlines, etc. here: http://www.eaneurology.org/berlin2015/Call-for-Abstracts.2198.0.html Please log in to the registered user area on www.eaneurology.org/berlin2015 with your… Continue Reading

(What takes really long will finally work out well) German saying by Werner Hacke Back in time in the early 90ies as a young chairperson of Neurology at the University of Heidelberg I was a member of the ENS and… Continue Reading

We are happy to inform that a list of the Symposia, Teaching Courses, Focused Workshops, Interactive Sessions, Hands-on Courses and Special Sessions that are scheduled for the 1st EAN Congress in Berlin, Germany - 20-23 June 2015 - is online now.

On behalf of the German Neurological Society I am pleased to invite you to the 1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN), taking place in Berlin from 20 to 23 June 2015.

1st Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Berlin, Germany - June 20-23, 2015

At the EFNS/ENS Joint Congress of European Neurology in Istanbul, June 2014, one strong unified European neurological society, the EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY will be founded. THE ASSEMBLY OF DELEGATES will be the democratic heart of the EAN: 45 national… Continue Reading

This is the first page of a monthly series. A President needs a strong team. We have an excellent Management Committee and dedicated office staff. In addition to ad hoc email communication and occasional teleconferences we meet twice a year - once at our annual congress and once at our Head Office in Vienna. We held our spring meeting on Saturday March 3rd in Vienna when a long agenda kept us out of the spring sunshine. The agenda covered the activities of each of our liaison, training and education and scientific committees, finance and future plans. The following are of special interest: