First annual All Members Meeting, May 2021

In 2021, OsEAN held its annual All Members “live” Meetings online. It was a hybrid meeting, with some members travelling to Milano, Italy and participating in person while others, due to the pandemic, participated online. The meeting in Milano was held at the beginning of May followed by a 2 days workshop on Faculty Development. During the meeting the present members exchanged opinions on what they expected when they first join the organisation, if these expectations were met and the return of investment that the membership brought to them. Networking and learning from other’s best practice was the biggest value all schools mentioned and cherish a lot. The visibility of the schools, the international teachers exchange, as well as the student exchange and the undergoing of the audit which helped them organise the schools in a better more efficient way, were some of the other values menshioned by the members. During this meeting the idea of OsEAN’s Teachers Working Groups was born. The rest of the meeting was dedicated to the news from the members, the organisation of the Open Forum 2021 and the 2nd Virtual Student Day. The foundation “Hands with Heart” and their function was presented to the members by Jorge Aranda. The meeting ended around 18:00h for those who were present online. Those who were in person in Milano had a lovely dinner together.