The Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) hosted this Tuesday, April 14, the results presentation event of the EUVECA project, an european initiative aimed at strengthening innovation and training for healthcare personnel, with a special focus on nursing.
The meeting, supported by the SABIEN group of the ITACA-UPV Institute, an entity within the project consortium, brought together representatives from academic, healthcare, and professional fields to share progress and reflect on current challenges in the sector.
During the event, attendees analyzed how to adapt healthcare training to a context shaped by digitalization, care model transformation, and the need to respond to new professional demands.
A space to share results and foster debate
The session included the presentation of the project’s main results by Silvia Prieto, researcher at Polibienestar (University of Valencia), who outlined the progress achieved over the 48 months of work.
A roundtable discussion titled “Transforming the healthcare world through education”, moderated by Zoe Valero, researcher at ITACA-UPV, was also held. It featured representatives from different areas of the Valencian healthcare system.
Among the contributions, Daniela Manda and Belén Furió, from Hospital Vithas 9 de Octubre, highlighted the importance of student training during clinical placements and the need to strengthen cooperation between institutions to ensure high-quality preparation aligned with current and future sector needs. Meanwhile, Juan José Tirado, representative of CECOVA, addressed the challenges of nursing in the age of intelligence, emphasizing the need to advance training excellence in the sector.
Jorge Navarro, from the Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, stressed the need to more clearly highlight the strategic role of primary care in the current healthcare paradigm, emphasizing its function as the backbone of the healthcare system. In this regard, he underscored the importance of strengthening its problem-solving capacity, improving coordination with other levels of care, and providing it with the necessary resources to address new health challenges.
The event also featured the presentation of the sustainability proposal for the Valencian healthcare training hub, led by Vicente Traver, the project’s principal investigator at ITACA-UPV. In his speech, Traver focused on the need to continue the work carried out and to consolidate a stable collaboration network among the different stakeholders involved.
EUVECA: a foundation for the future of healthcare training
EUVECA is an Erasmus+ program project aimed at promoting excellence in vocational training in the European healthcare sector. Through the creation of seven regional centers, the initiative has supported the development of key future skills, encouraged educational innovation, and facilitated mobility in the healthcare field through the European Platform for Professional Excellence in Health.
In a context marked by digitalization, sustainability, and the transformation of care models, EUVECA seeks to adapt professional training to the new challenges of the sector.
With the participation of 19 partners from 8 European countries, the project has established a collaboration network connecting educational institutions, healthcare organizations, and regional innovation ecosystems, promoting interregional and blended learning models, as well as spaces for student-healthcare professional collaboration.
