International school of neurological sciences of venice (ISNV)

The International School of Neurological Sciences located on the island of S. Servolo, Venice (ISNV) was founded in 1990, at the beginning of the "Brain Decade". It is ISNV's aim to provide health professionals with the opportunity to improve their skills in the Neurological Sciences by organizing courses conducted by leading international experts in specific fields. In addition, ISNV is always ready to host meetings, workshops and round-tables proposed by other institutions upon approbation of the School’s Directory Board. The School is divided into sections that periodically hold meetings and courses. It is important to underline the fact that the School, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), promoted and hosted the first international meeting/course on Neurology and Public Health (1993). Subsequently meetings took place in different countries, and, at present, Neurology and Public Health is one of the sections of the WHO. We are sorry that we cannot mention here all the courses and meetings organized, because they have built the School's reputation. However, we have to underline that in 1995 ISNV had a significant acknowledgment from the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) which accepted the School as a Corporate Member of the WFN. In 1997 ISNV became a corporate member of the European Epilepsy Academy (Eurepa).The 1998 academic year begun with an important event: the formalization of the agreement between ISNV and Venice International University (VIU), in order to develop a program of permanent education on the island of San Servolo.