The HOPE Exchange Programme 2026 will start on 4 May and end on 31 May 2026.
The HOPE Agora 2026 will take place in Lisbon (Portugal) from 29 to 31 May 2026 and will focus on the topic ‘Patient safety, patient experience’.
The registration period ends on 31 October 2025 (see Timetable). The forms are available in the ‘Documents Exchange programme 2026’ tab, where you can find other important information.
For more details on the HOPE Exchange programme, please contact the National Coordinator in your country: list.
Read about past HOPE Agora conferences:
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31-10-2025 | APPLICATION DEADLINE
Deadline for all new candidates to return two copies of their application forms (Form P1, Form P2, and Form P4 by email) to their national co-ordinator. Hosts should also send the Form H1 to the national co-ordinator before this date. |
31-01-2026 | PROOF OF LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY
The new candidate MUST have contacted the national co-ordinator of the host country by phone to demonstrate language knowledge. |
15-02-2026 | CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION DEADLINE
All participants will receive an invoice. The document is a PDF on which they can include the organisation paying the invoice and their name. The deadline will be 1 April 2026 |
16-02-2026 | CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION DEADLINE
Deadline for all selected candidates to confirm their participation in the programme (host and national co-ordinator of both sending and host country have to be informed). |
31-03-2026 | INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMME
Individual programme of the professional worked out together with host to be sent to the national co-ordinator of the host country. |
04 to 29-05-2025 | HOPE EXCHANGE PROGRAMME 2026 |
29 to 31-05-2025 | HOPE AGORA 2026
The HOPE Agora 2026 will take place in Lisbon (Portugal) and will discuss the topic ‘Patient safety, patient experience’. |
31-07-2026 | REPORTING DEADLINE
Deadline for professionals’ (Form P3) and hosts’ (Form H2) final reports: to be sent to HOPE, the host and the national co-ordinators (of both host and sending country). |
End September/ Mid-October 2026 |
Certificates are sent out by HOPE office to the national co-ordinators who will disseminate them. |
Download Doc 1 – Time schedule Exchange Programme 2026
Download Doc 2 – General information for national coordinators, participants and hosts
Download Doc 3 – Instructions for self-assessment of language proficiency
Download Doc 4 – Information for the selected professionals
Download Doc 5 – Outline training programme for information of the hosts
Download Doc 6 – Guidelines for national coordinators
Download Doc 7 – Guidance Agora Topic 2026
Download Form P1 – Application form for candidates
Download Form P2 – Declaration of the candidate and commitment
Download Form P3 – Questionnaire for the participants’ reports
Download Form H1 – Information on hosting organisations
Download Form H2 – Questionnaire for the hosts after the exchange programme