Another main focus is the thorough training of the medical staff when it comes to hygiene and application of antibiotic. Especially in the application of antibiotics there is a significant difference between the two countries. That's why more than 50 advanced training units are planned within the next 12 month by the project partners in Aurich, Oldenburg, M nster, Enschede and D sseldorf. These training units enable a cross-border exchange of experiences. There will also be a possibility for infected patients to be part of the project. The Dutch/German EPECS (epecs), an initiative of patients, will act as contact and bridge between patients and experts of the project on both sides of the border. The project is coordinated by the University Clinic of Groningen, the Canisius Wilhelma Hospital in Nijmegen, the Institute for Health and Work in Nordrhein Westfalen, the Hospital of Oldenburg, the public health office of Niedersachsen, the MVZ laboratory in M nster, the public health office in Neuss, the University Clinik of D sseldorf and the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians of Westfalen-Lippe. The above mentioned coordinators will bundle the numerous project activities in the different Euregios in the next 5 years in order to strengthen the protection against infections.

The universities of Twente and M nster collaborate in various cross-border projects. The unique potential of this partnership lies in the combination of M nster's strength and diversity in research and the more application-oriented alignment of the Dutch. In the long term, the aim of both universities is to establish the Dutch/German border region as a location of research. Other cooperations show, that this aim is well on its way, there is a close cooperation in the area of nano-sciences, where biologists, physicians, physicists, pharmacists and chemists of both countries collaborate closely.

The euregional teamwork is to strongly strengthen patients' safety and the quality of medical care on both sides of the border. This will make it possible that infrastructure of health services can be used by both sides of the border. This leads to a better provision of medical care and will reduce costs. Patients' safety and a comparable quality of medical care contribute to the fact that the euregios at the border can get an advantage of location and might develop a model character to other regions in Europe.

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