NOVICE is a network of ICT educationalists working within veterinary schools and collaborating with practitioners and students. It aims to explore and extend the use of online Web 2.0 techniques for lifelong veterinary education.

If you work within the veterinary field and would like to: 

• Become familiar with Web 2.0 techniques and tools
• Join a group of veterinarians with similar interests in a community of practice
• Exchange information about veterinary matters with peers
• Join links with student and practicing veterinarians
• Socialise with veterinary friends

…then join our network! Joining is free and easy. For new users, the facility to register will become available shortly, or if you already have an account, please log in. The network is under construction and will soon have links to Web 2.0 tools and information to bring together this community of practice.

Veterinary schools from five countries are currently involved :

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands     
  www.uu.nl/EN/faculties/veterinarymedicine/Pages/default.aspx
• Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule, Hannover, Germany 
  www.tiho-hannover.de/
• The Royal Veterinary College, London, UK 
  www.rvc.ac.uk/
•  Szent István Egyetem, Budapest, Hungary 
  www.univet.hu/index.php?lang=en
• Facultatea De Medicina Veterinara, Bucharest, Romania 
  www.usamv.ro/ 

ICT educationalists at the
first NOVICE meeting in Utrecht
January 2010