Founded in partnership with ELS · Launching 2027

A new standard for European laryngology begins with EBEL.

EBEL was designed to assess knowledge and clinical competence in laryngology against a shared European standard. Its inaugural sitting in 2027 brings this new standard into practice.

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Why EBEL

More than a line on your CV

Passing the EBEL examination is a formal, publicly recognised statement that you have met the standard — assessed independently, across borders, by your peers at the highest level.

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Professional distinction

A recognised credential reflecting both the depth of knowledge and the clinical competence expected of laryngologists practising at the highest level in Europe.

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Pioneer status

The first cohort to sit EBEL will be formally recognised as pioneers of the examination — a permanent distinction.

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Official Recognition

The EBEL credential is formally listed on the ELS website and in official conference materials.

The first cohort

Be among the first to carry the EBEL credential

Places for the inaugural examination are strictly limited. This is intentional — to ensure a rigorous, well-managed first sitting, and to preserve what it means to be among the first.

Those who sit and pass the first EBEL examination will carry something no future cohort can: the distinction of having been there at the beginning.

  • Inaugural examination held at the ELS 2027 Congress in Antwerp
  • Successful candidates publicly listed and formally recognised
  • Early registrants receive eligibility and curriculum details first
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The road to 2027

How EBEL unfolds

A clear path from early interest to the inaugural examination in Antwerp.

June 2026

Expression of Interest opens

Register early to receive eligibility criteria, curriculum details and application access ahead of the general release.

November 2026

Formal applications open

Applications open to candidates who meet the published eligibility criteria.

April 2027

Part 1 — Written examination

100 multiple-choice questions across the core domains of laryngology.

16 May 2027

Part 2 — Oral examination

A face-to-face viva voce with a panel of senior European laryngologists at the ELS 2027 Congress, Antwerp.

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Inaugural EBEL examination
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Parts: written & oral
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Pan-European board in laryngology

This is that moment.

If EBEL speaks to you — or to a colleague you have in mind — we encourage you to register early. Formal applications open in November 2026.

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