BLS ACADEMIC BOARD

The BLS Academy content and activities are managed by an academic board elected by the European Conference on BLS education for two years – until the next conference.

In the current period of 2023-2025, the BLS academic board have the following members:

Leader of the board:                 

• Gry Sjøholt, Associate Professor at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway (sjoholt@hvl.no)

Higher education institution representatives:

• Anniina Friiman, Lecturer at Turku University of Applied Sciences, Turku, Finland (friman@turkuamk.fi)
• Mario Maia-Matos, Adjunct Professor, Polytechnic University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal (mario.matos@estesl.ipl.pt)

EPBS representatives:

• Fernando Mendes, Ph.D., President of the  European Association of Biomedical Scientists (EPBS), Coimbra, Portugal (president@epbs.net)