Aims and Objectives

IPSF is the leading international advocacy organisation for pharmacy students, promoting improved public health through provision of information, education, networking and a range of publications and professional initiatives. The specific objectives of the federation are:

1. Establishing a permanent form of contact with representative organisations of pharmaceutical students;
2. Promoting the exchange of ideas by international correspondence and by encouraging full dissemination of scientific and professional knowledge;
3. Encouraging the formation and development of national pharmaceutical student organisations without trespassing upon their domains;
4. Collecting opinions and information on the subject of pharmaceutical education and by suggesting improvements where necessary with the aim of attaining unification of pharmaceutical education;
5. Encouraging member associations to organise annual international pharmaceutical students’ congresses;
6. Encouraging and promoting international visits and exchanges of students;
7. Publishing the IPSF News Bulletin as an official organ;
8. Co-operation with other international organisations on a scientific, educational and cultural plane only, the Federation being non-political;
9. Representing the opinions of pharmaceutical students in discussions with professional, governmental and non-governmental organisations