Become a Member

OSEAN is currently reviewing the membership process. Therefore we currently do not accept any applications. If you are interested in becoming a member of OSEAN please contact the OSEAN office: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

OSEAN membership is available for Osteopathic Educational Institutions who comply with the “OSEAN Educational Standard”. There is also a membership category for institutions in an early stage of development, who do not comply with those criteria yet, but are aspiring to do so in the future.

Member benefits include

• finding strong partners for collaboration and innovation in osteopathic education and sharing their experience
• staying up to date on developments in European and international osteopathy
• being part of a network for exchanging teachers and students
• helping to create a unified voice of Osteopathic Educational Institutions in a time of emerging European standards
• having a word in the development of educational standards
• using a strong trademark for high quality in Osteopathic Education

Members have the following duties:

• comply with the “OSEAN Educational Standard”
• send a representative to at least one meeting per year
• have a representative attend the majority of the monthly skype conferences
• participate actively in the ongoing projects
• pay the annual membership fee (currently 700,- Euro per school)

The complete bylaws of OSEAN are available for download here.

New members have to be accepted by a majority of the existing members. OSEAN's working language is English.