Considering the Future of A European Medical Workforce (Opportunities and Barriers)
How can the Netherlands and Germany build a stronger workforce and more resilient healthcare?
What's needed to enable healthcare professionals to work in both countries in the future?
Cross‑border resource pooling requires substantial effort. Differences in regulatory frameworks, laws, educational pathways, language, financing structures, and operational protocols all contribute to its complexity.
Join us for an online policy workshop on Wednesday, 18th March. In this interactive session, we will explore the opportunities and barriers for cross‑border deployment of medical personnel.
Through this workshop, we aim to look ahead and identify what may be feasible in both the short and long term, while acknowledging the challenges in cross‑border cooperation.
The session will be led by Dr. Matthias Freise (University of Münster) and include expert contributions from Susanne Sivonen (ITEM) and Dr. Corinna Glasner (UMCG and CBI). Some of the topics focused on will include: diploma recognition, dual/“double” qualification pathways, and insights drawn from 14 years of experience.
The program
- Welcome by Dr Matthias Freise
- Presentation by Susanne Sivonen on Challenges and solutions for cross-border exchange of medical personnel: the European perspective
- Discussion
- Presentation by Dr Corinna Glasner on Fourteen Years of Cross‑Border Experience: Harvesting Lessons from Medicine and Life & Health Sciences
- Discussion
the experts
Susanne Sivonen is a legal researcher at ITEM (Maastricht University) specializing in cross-border healthcare and labor mobility. She holds an LL.M. in European Law (cum laude) and is pursuing a PhD on cross-border healthcare. She works on several EU cross-border cooperation projects in the Benelux-Germany region, and advises on border obstacles as an expert for B-solutions and Schakelpunt (Cross-Border Coordination Point Flanders-Netherlands).
Corinna Glasner serves as a cross-border coordinator facilitating strategic cooperation between the UMCG in Groningen and the UMO in Oldenburg. She is responsible for connecting stakeholders across the research, clinical, education, and innovation domains, thereby strengthening structured collaboration within the Northern Dutch–German border region.
Matthias Freise is a political scientist. His research focuses on nonprofit theory, lobbying, and methodology, and he teaches in the part-time Master’s program in Nonprofit Management and Governance.
how to register
The workshop will be held on:
• Wednesday, March 18, 2026 | 10:00–12:00 (Online)
*Registration deadline: 10:00am, March 17
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