Stavros Niarchos Foundation Bioethics Academy

In collaboration with external page the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics (JHU) we launched a new initiative called the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Bioethics Academy (SNFBA). The SNFBA is exclusively supported by the external page Stavros Niarchos Foundation and was created to support and enhance knowledge and awareness for bioethics in Greece.

Objectives

The three main components of the SNFBA are:

An intensive bioethics summer course offered every June, beginning in 2019, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens, Greece;
Annual in-depth workshops alternating between Zurich, Switzerland (hosted at ETH) and Baltimore, USA (hosted by JHU), beginning winter 2021;
An alumni network that provides ongoing connections with other Greek bioethics professionals, resources and information through a dedicated website, and virtual discussions via webinar.

In-Depth winter two-day Workshops

These workshops alternate between Zurich, Switzerland (hosted at ETH) and Baltimore, U.S.A. (hosted at JHU) and include faculty from the Summer Course along with additional visiting faculty. Approximately 20 attendees are invited per workshop, based on their interest in further training and education in bioethics and their aptitude for bioethics.

Workshop content is topical and developed with input from the selected participants. The program includes presentations by participants, intensive case analysis and consultation (with at least some actual cases provided by participants), train-the-trainer exercises so that participants can return to their institutions/workplaces to help educate their peers, and additional specialized content.

Alumni Network

The third component of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Bioethics Academy is an Alumni Network created for summer course participants, all of whom automatically become members.

In addition to providing news, resources and information via a dedicated SNFBA website, email, and social media channels, the network will be a means for staying in touch with other SNFBA alumni in Greece and bioethics faculty at JHU and ETH. The network hosts virtual discussions via webinar and convenes in-person reunions and events in conjunction with the timing of the annual summer course and SNF Annual International Conference in Athens.