Metropolia University of Applied Sciences warmly welcomes faculty members and students from its current and future partner institutions to exchange knowledge, experiences and ideas as well as to create collaborative networks. Metropolia´s Innovation Hubs are the inspiration for the themes in 2021.

Dear colleagues!

Unfortunately, the pandemic restrictions and unpredictable behavior of the pandemic in the next six months do not allow us to start preparing for our International Osteopathic Conference "Osteopathy and White Nights", which we planned for spring 2021. We made a difficult decision to postpone it to 2022.

New dates of the International Conference "Osteopathy and White Nights" "Osteopathic traditions as the basis of professional development" are 3^rd to 5^th June 2022.

Your sincerely,
Larisa Lasovetskaya
Russia Academy of Osteopathic Medicine

This postgraduate course helps the osteopath to understand the birth process from the baby’s perspective.

The course starts with an introduction in the pre- and perinatal psychology.

Starting from this perspective, the 4 phases of the birth process are explained, and these are linked to the possible physical challenges the baby might encounter during the birth process and the repercussions on the baby’s emotional wellbeing. These experiences can have its consequences for both the neurological and physiological development and are co factors in determining the behavior in the future life.

Revised mid range spinal manipulations techniques by a female osteopath.

A postgraduate course specifically designed by and for women, with all the modifications that really work. You learn how to focus and position yourself and the patient, so you can thrust easily patients that are taller, bigger, stronger or heavier than yourself, with minimal effort. Men are also welcome.

The course is 100% practical and all session will be individual supervised, allowing every attendee to:

Here is the official letter from Ian Fraser (ESO) and Kerstin Rolfe (BCOM):

"Monday, 28^th September 2020

The British College of Osteopathic Medicine and The European School of Osteopathy join to create a new platform for delivering Osteopathic Education and Research I am pleased to inform you that the Boards of OE&R Ltd trading as The European School of Osteopathy (ESO) and BCNO Ltd trading as British College of Osteopathic Medicine (BCOM) have agreed to merge forming a new education outlet. The new enterprise will be a registered charity and will continue to trade as the British College of Osteopathic Medicine in London and as the European School of Osteopathy in Maidstone, Kent. This merge is subject to the satisfactory completion of due diligence, the approval from the respective company members and the regulatory authorities and conclusion of the required legal processes.

Dear colleagues!

RAOMed & IOM would like to invite you for their VII^th international conference "Osteopathy & White Nights 2021"
Topic of conference: "Osteopathic traditions as the basis of professional development"
it will take place in Saint Petersburg on 28^th - 30^th May 2021; (exact dates and venue will be decided at a later stage)

Organizers of the conference:
- European School of Osteopathy
- Federation of Osteopaths of Russia
- Russian Academy of Osteopathic Medicine "RAOMed"
- Uniform National Register of Ostheopaths
- V. Andrianov Institute of Osteopathic Medicine

Due to the Corona virus the European School of Osteopathy has decided to temporarily suspend the OsEAN Student Exchange Programme.
As soon as this changes we will inform you here.

Metropolia University sends warm greetings from Helsinki and Finland. The registration for Metropolia International Week in Health Care, Rehabilitation and Social Services 12^th to 14^th May 2020 is now open.