MOSA Conference 2024

The MOSA Conference is an international conference organized by and for students on the general topic of (bio)medical sciences.

The conference is held every year in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Today, MOSA conference is the result of the collaboration between Maastricht University (Netherlands) and Hasselt University (Belgium), in collaboration with Maastricht University Medical Center.

Founded in 1996 as the Maastricht Medical Students Research Conference (MMSRC), it was one of the first conferences organized entirely by students. The conference gave students the opportunity to present their own research to peers, as well as to scientists and companies. The name MOSA Conference was first used in 2012, following the merger between MMSRC and the Clinical Investigator Science Symposium (CISS). However, growth did not stop in the past decade. MOSA started a collaboration with Maastricht University's Biomedical Sciences master's program (2016), along with a collaboration of the Belgian part of the transnational University of Limburg (tUL), Hasselt University.

The MOSA conference offers students a platform to present their (bio)medical research to a professional jury consisting of doctors and scientists, other students and companies from the (bio)medical field. Moreover, the general public can attend the conference to listen to the various participants. However, the MOSA conference is not only about presenting ideas; each participant can also benefit from workshops and lectures given by specialists in the annual theme. For example, people attending the June 2023 conference will have the opportunity to meet experts in the field of personalized medicine. These various activities allow students to gain more insight into their future careers (e.g. academia, industry), but also help them develop their own network with students and experts. Over the years, the MOSA conference has seen great speakers on stage, and 2024 will be no exception!