The aim of the Student Working Group (SWORG) is to enhance the communication amongst veterinary students and to represent their interests towards the board and the practicing veterinarians. The student representatives - consisting of a chair and voluntary students - are working hard to relief the life of students interested in zoo and wildlife medicine. They organise cheap accommodations and fees for conferences, enhance communication amongst students and much more. The webmasters are keeping the student members updated on changes and events relevant to their education in the fields of zoo and wildlife medicine. Others keep a database with information on institutions who are prepared to take students for externships, run a mailing list where you may subscribe as a student member. Veterinarians writing their doctorate are still considered students and therefore another goal is to encourage exchange on the subject of theses. The Student Working Group meets once a year at the annual congress.

The Student Working Group (SWORG) in short:
- Producing the SWORG newsletter 3 times per year
- Preparing a student program for the annual meeting
- Collection of externship/internship data from European institutions
- Searching for interesting links for students
- Keeping the Yahoo!Group homepage updated

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The Student Working Group (SWORG)...

is a part of the European Association  of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians, and was founded during the 38th International Symposium on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals in Zurich in May 1997

especially takes care of the problems of students and graduate students with zoo interests

wants to give students greater opportunity to experience work in zoos or similar institutions and keeps a list of zoos where externships are possible

co-operates with other student organisations such as IVSA and the AAZV Student Group and tries to give students the possibility of externships in non-European countries as well

sends out questionaires to students about their interests and keeps these information which allows exchange between students, working or interested in the same field

cuts down costs for students whenever possible (f.ex. reduction of the price of conference fees, proceedings, workshops etc.)

publishes student news several times a year and an annual report

holds its General Assembly during the EAZWV Scientific Meetings in even years and during the International Symposium on Diseases of Zoo and Wild Animals in uneven years

is represented by its chairpersons, who take part in the Board Meeting and the General Assembly of the European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians

unifies more than 90 members in 18 different countries or territories