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Executive Board

Elections

At the previous Annual Meeting in Trondheim 2021, the General Assembly was invited to elect the vacant positions of the Board. Because of covid-19 situation online elections were held and the following members of the Executive Board have been elected:

  • Prof. Juan Argüelles, (University of Oviedo) was re-elected as President

  • MA Lidia Przepióra-Dziewulska (Medical University of Warsaw) was re-elected as Treasurer

  • Jerneja Čelofiga, MSc (University of Ljubljana) was elected as new Secretary

  • Mrs. Magdalena Palmqvist (Karolinska Institutet) was re-elected as Member.

  • lic. phil. Monique Dupuis (University of Zürich) was re-elected as Member.

  • Mr. Mario Antonio Martelli (University of Bologna) was elected as Member.

  • Mrs. Marina Wirthmann (University of Heidelberg) was elected as Member.

  • Mrs. Jannicke Gjølme Eriksen (NTNU Trondheim) was elected as Member.

  • Mrs. Nicole Dourado (University of Coimbra) was elected as Member.

  • Prof. Dr. Pinar Topsever (Acibadem University) was elected as Member.

Since nobody was running for the position of Vice-President, the former Vice-President prof. dr. Tomaž Marš remained Acting Vice-President until the ECTS MA General Assembly in 2022. 

Meet Our Team

ECTS MA, founded in 2004, is a legal association whose members are medical faculties from the European Union, including Switzerland and Norway. The aim of this association is the optimization of the exchange of Medical Students within the E.U. using European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

  • Prof. Juan Argüelles

    President
    Re-elected in 2021 for 3 years (end 2024) - Professor of Physiology Departmental Coordinator
  • Jerneja Čelofiga, MSc

    Secretary
    Elected Secretary in 2021 for 4 years (end: 2025) University of Ljubljana, Slovenia International Relations Officer, Faculty of Medicine
  • Lidia Przepióra-Dziewulska, MA

    Treasurer
    Re-elected Treasurer in 2021 for 4 years (end: 2025) Medical University of Warsaw, Poland Head of International Relations Office
  • Ms. Magdalena Palmqvist

    Board Member
    Re-Elected Board Member in 2021 for 3 years (end: 2024) Karolinska Institutet, Sweden International Student Coordinator
  • Lic. Phil. Monique Dupuis

    Board Member
    Re-Elected Board Member in 2021 for 3 years (end 2024) University of Zurich, Switzerland International Programme Coordinator Master Thesis, Faculty of Medicine
  • Mr. Mario Antonio Martelli

    Board Member
    Elected Board Member in 2021 for 3 years (end 2024) University of Bologna, Italy Medicine and Surgery Programme Manager
  • Ms. Marina Stark

    Board Member
    Elected Board Member in 2021 for 3 years (end 2024) University of Heidelberg, Germany International Relations Officer, Medical Faculty Mannheim of Heidelberg University
  • Ms. Jannicke Gjølme Eriksen

    Board Member
    Elected Board Member in 2021 for 3 years (end 2024) Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway MH Faculty Administration
  • Ms. Nicole Dourado

    Board Member
    Elected Board Member in 2021 for 3 years (end 2024) University of Coimbra, Portugal Senior Officer, International and Interinstitutional Relations
  • Prof. dr. Pinar Topsever

    Board Member
    Elected Board Member in 2021 for 3 years (end 2024) Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University, Turkey Professor, Department of Family Medicine M. D., School of Medicine