Welcome
Letter


General
Information

Welcome letter

We wish to welcome each and every participant and extend our gratitude for the support of the 17th World Conference In Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law and for joining us in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 24th to 26th November 2025. The World Conference offers its participants an international platform for fruitful scientific discourse on more than 60 topics and subtopics in the fields of bioethics, medical ethics, health law and related areas such as artificial intelligence, one health, scientific integrity or environmental protection. We are pleased to inform you that the number of units of the International Chair in Bioethics has recently grown and now consists of 250 units located in universities, hospitals, and other institutions on five continents. The Chair currently operates about 3,000 volunteers in its units, and the International Forum of Teachers (IFT) has more than 1,200 educators in more than fifty countries. The Chair operates many departments which you can see on page 5, publishes educational materials for teachers and students, and holds local, national and international seminars and conferences, enjoys fruitful cooperation with the World Medical Association (WMA) and the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA).

Personal Invitation:
You are welcome to send an email to the Chair in order to receive information about any of the following programs to the following address:

international.bioethics.chair@gmail.com

• Establish a New Unit at your University or other Institution
• Join the International Forum of Teachers
• Join the Project of Bioethics for Youth and Children
• Join the Project Education for Bioethics
• Join the Project of Bioethics in the Holocaust
• Join the Project of Bioethics in the Amazon Rain Forest
• Register for the International PhD on Bioethics

We wish you an interesting, fruitful and pleasant stay at the Conference. Keep Healthy and Go Safely!!

Rui Nunes  

Jadranka B. Ponikvar

Co-Presidents of the conference

Registration

Conference Registration

EARLY BIRD
rate

Value to be announced

Until January 31, 2025

From February 01,
until July 31, 2025

After August 01, 2025

Full registration

€ 295

€ 395

€ 350





LATE
rate

REGULAR
rate

Value to be announced

Value to be announced

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:
Registration for the 17th World Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law includes: Onsite participation in the 3-day conference, entry to all scientific sessions, access to the poster area, program and abstract book and coffee breaks (Work lunches and social program separate registration, see information below).

Conditions for cancelling registrations received: cancellation will be accepted up to 60 days before the event. After this date, no refunds are made (only name changes). For registrations cancelled up to 60 days before the event, refunds will be made up to 30 days after the event, with a penalty for operating costs (banking and tax).

Any amendments or cancellations must be made in writing to the conference organizers: secretariat@bioethicsljubljana2025.com. For any questions, please contact us at by this same email.

Social Program Registration

SOCIALPROGRAM AND WORKING LUNCHES
The organization of the congress values the spirit of conviviality and sharing in a more informal environment after the work sessions. Therefore, there will be Working Lunches over the 3 days, a Gala Dinner, a Happy Hour and the Closing Dinner & Musical Moment.

These activities, along with working lunches, require mandatory registration, at this link.

General Information

Conference Venue


Cankarjev dom
Cultural and Congress Centre Ljubljana
Prešernova cesta 10, 1000 Ljubljana, Eslovénia

Date

November 24-26, 2025

Language

The World Conference will be held in English

Registration Hours

Monday, 24 November, 2025             08:00 to 18:00
Tuesday, 25 November, 2025             08:00 to 18:00
Wednesday, 26 November, 2025     08:00 to 18:00

Certificate of Participation

A Certificate of Participation will be supplied upon request after the conference and only to those who physically attended. Only one certificate will be provided per participant, participation or presentation.

Important Notes

The secretariat, their agents, as well as the International Chair, the universities of Porto and Haifa and its staff, including the collaborating organizations and staffs, shall not be responsible for and shall be exempt from any liability in respect of any loss, damage, injury, accident, delay or inconvenience to any person, or luggage or any other property for any reason whatsoever, for any tourist services provided. Personal travel and health insurance is recommended.

Please Note

The conference sessions and social events will be filmed and photographed. If you have not advised the secretariat that you do not allow such photography, then pictures may be used for advertising or updates on the conference website.

Health services in Ljubljana, Slovenia

For information, please click here

For Further Information

The secretariat  will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Contact us at secretariat@bioethicsljubljana2025.com

Secretariat

University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
secretariat@bioethicsljubljana2025.com

Who will attend

The Conference will host participants from many different professional and academic disciplines. The meeting of many representatives of various professions will enrich the level and coloring of the conference.

Moreover:
The extensive scientific program will offer open space for lectures, posters, discussions and exhibitions to the members of each individual group.

Medical Doctors

The Conference is sponsored by the World Medical Association (WMA). Physicians from all over the world will attend the Conference. The scientific program of the Conference will include the following topics. The Conference welcomes your abstract/poster on any of these or other issues:

Autonomy
Benefit & Harm
Bioethics
Clinical Trials
Confidentiality
Corona Plague
Drugs
End of Life
Ethical Education: Skills & Technology
Ethics and Immigration
Ethics Committees
Forensic Medicine
Genetics: Ethical Aspects
Healthcare Services and Costs
Health Law
Human Dignity
Human Rights
Informed Consent
Medical Errors
Medical ETHICS
Medical Ethics: Management
Medical Ethics:
Surgery
Medical Law
Medical Negligence
Medical Research
Organ
Transplantation
Psychiatry, Law and Ethics
Reproduction

Nurses

Nurses from all over the world will attend the Conference. The scientific program of the Conference will include the following topics. The Conference welcomes your abstract/poster on any of these or other issues:

Autonomy
Benefit & Harm
Bioethics
Clinical Trials
Confidentiality
Corona Plague
Drugs
End of Life
Ethical Education: Skills & Technology
Ethics and Immigration
Ethics Committees
Genetics: Ethical Aspects
Healthcare Services and Costs
Health Law
Human Dignity
Human Rights
Informed Consent
Nursing Errors
Nursing Ethics
Nursing Ethics: Management
Nursing Law
Nursing Negligence
Organ
Transplantation
Psychiatry, Law and Ethics
Reproduction

Psychiatrists

Psychiatrists from all over the world have attended past UNESCO Chair conferences. Many psychiatrists are expected to take part in the upcoming one.
The scientific program of the Conference will include the following topics. The Conference welcomes your abstract/poster on any of these or other issues:

Mental Health
Mental Law
Health Law
Autonomy
Benefit & Harm
Bioethics
Clinical Trials
Confidentiality
Corona Plague
Drugs
End of Life
Ethical Education: Skills & Technology
Ethics Committees
Forensic Medicine
Genetics: Ethical Aspects
Healthcare Services and Costs
Human Dignity
Human Rights
Informed Consent
Medical Errors
Medical Ethics
Medical Ethics: Management
Medical Negligence
Medical Research
Psychiatry, Law and Ethics

Teachers

The Conference is sponsored by the International Forum of Teachers which is composed of members from more than seventy countries. Many teachers attended previous conferences and hundreds of teachers are expected to attend the upcoming one. The scientific program of the Conference will include the following topics. The Conference welcomes your abstract/poster on any of these or other issues:

Ethics Education
Bioethics Education
Education Methodology
Ethical Education: Skills & Technology
Autonomy
Benefit & Harm
Clinical Trials
Confidentiality
Corona Plague
Drugs
End of Life
Ethics
and
Immigration
Ethics Committees
Genetics: Ethical Aspects
Healthcare Services and Costs
Health Law
Human Dignity
Human Rights
Informed Consent
Medical Errors
Medical Research
Organ
Transplantation
Psychiatry, Law and Ethics
Reproduction

Lawyers

The Conference is sponsored by many international and national associations. Lawyers from all over the world will attend the Conference. The scientific program of the Conference will include the following topics. The Conference welcomes your abstract/poster on any of these or other issues:

Autonomy
Benefit & Harm
Bioethics
Clinical Trials
Confidentiality
Corona Plague
Discrimination
Drugs
End of Life
Environment’s
Protection
Equality
Ethical Education
Skills & Technology
Medical Ethics: The Digital Era
Ethics
and
Immigration
Ethics Committees
Ethics Education:
Tools and Methods
Forensic Medicine
Genetics: Ethical Aspects
Health Law
Human Dignity
Human Life:
Sacred Life, Quality of Life
Human Rights
Informed Consent
Justice
Medical Negligence
Medical Ethics
Medical Ethics: Management
Medical Law
Medical Research
Neuro-ethics
Nursing, Law and Ethics
Organ
Transplantation
Psychiatry, Law and Ethics
Reproduction
Solidarity

Medical Students

The Conference is sponsored by the IFMSA (the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations). Many students attended the previous conferences, hundreds of students are expected to attend the upcoming Conference. The scientific program of the Conference will include the following topics. The Conference welcomes your abstract/poster on any of these or other issues:

Autonomy
Benefit & Harm
Bioethics
Clinical Trials
Confidentiality
Corona Plague
Discrimination
Drugs
End of Life
Ethical Education: Skills & Technology
Ethics
and
Immigration
Ethics Committees
Forensic Medicine
Genetics: Ethical Aspects
Healthcare Services and Costs
Health Law
Human Dignity
Human Rights
Informed Consent
Medical Errors
Medical Ethics
Medical Ethics: Management
Medical Ethics:
Surgery
Medical Law
Medical Negligence
Medical Research
Organ
Transplantation
Psychiatry, Law and Ethics
Reproduction

Members of Ethics Committees

Members of various Ethics Committees from all over the world have attended past UNESCO Chair annual conferences. Members of various Ethics Committees are expected to take part in the upcoming one. The scientific program of the conference will include the following topics. The Conference welcomes your abstract/poster on any of these or other issues:

Ethics Committees: Legal Aspects
Ethics Committees: Ethical Aspects
Ethics Committees: Various Types
Ethics Committees: Aims, Targets
Ethics Committees: Establishment
Ethics Committees: Structures
Ethics Committees: Membership
Ethics Committees: Rules & Codes
Ethics Committees: Management
Ethics Committees: Procedures & Process
Ethics Committees: Decision Making
Ethics Committees
Ethics Committees: Implementations

The scientific program will offer the teachers a stage for other discussions too:

  • Promoting and advancing synergies and co-operation among teachers.
  • Facilitating exchange of experience and information of programs and projects.
  • Developing and distributing educational programs and materials.
  • Initiating and organizing meetings.
  • Initiating and organizing courses and seminars.
  • Initiating and encouraging compilation, publication and translation of professional materials.
  • Establishing committees to deal with specific issues.
  • Pursuing other means harmonious with the aims of IFT.