The Foundation for Study Tours Medical Natural Sciences (Dutch: Stichting Studiereizen Medische Natuurwetenschappen, short SSMNW) was founded to organize an educative, enriching and inspiring study tour for students in Medical Natural Sciences (MNS) every two years. Both the Bachelor MNS and Master program Biomedical Technology (BMTP) at the VU University Amsterdam consist of a unique combination of exact, life and medical sciences. The organized study tours will focus on the main themes that the MNS & BMTP comprehend: Medical Physics (with Medical Physics we also mean Biomedical Physics or Biomedical Engineering), Physics of Life, Medical Clinical Diagnostics and Medical Physiology.
The foundation has organized nine study tours so far. Quick overview;
- 2008 – Switzerland
- 2010 – the United States of America
- 2012 – Singapore
- 2014 – Japan
- 2016 – South-Korea
- 2018 – China
- 2019 – Singapore
- 2020 – Georgia
- 2023 – Thailand
- 2024 – Oslo (Norway)
The next study tour will take place in February/March 2024.