Pharmacy Student Association Fortis Ry

History

The Pharmacy Student Association Fortis is a subject organization for pharmacy students at the University of Eastern Finland. Fortis was founded on November 1, 1973 to unite the students of pharmacy at the then University of Kuopio, to support their intellectual aspirations and to promote their hobby in professional matters. Fortis means “strong, powerful, brave and fearless.” However, the name has its roots in Spiritus fortis, the Latin name for spirits.

Operation

The main activities of Fortis are textbook publishing, event organization and our members advocacy. Our annual calendar of events includes retributions, annual ball party, Snakes-parties, pre-Christmas party, graduating pharmacists’ and pharmacists’ kicking-off parties. Our members don’t need much of a cause to get a party going, so there are plenty of other events!

Co-operation

We work actively to improve the quality of teaching and develop education in the field of pharmacy in Kuopio and more nationwide. The collaboration between Fortis and the Department of Pharmacy of the Faculty of Health Sciences is smooth and fruitful.

We keep in touch with our sister organizations in Helsinki and Turku, as well as in the other Nordic and Baltic countries. We co-operate with other student organizations operating at the University of Eastern Finland and support the study and internship of our members abroad. We will meet Nordic pharmacy students in the spring in Pinsestaevne. As a member of the Finnish Pharmacy Students’ Association (FiPSA), we participate in the activities of the European Pharmacy Students’ Association, EPSA, and the World Pharmacy Students’ Association, IPSF. However, our closest partner is the Finnish Pharmaceutical Association’s Kuopio Student Association, or FLOp-Kuopio.

Office

Our office location:

Canthia, ground floor

room 1112/1-3

Office outreach:

Tuesdays and Thursdays 11.00-12.00. During office hours, a member of the Fortis Board of Directors is on duty at the office, where you can buy Fortis badges, books or cloth bags, among other things.