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Nearly 4,000 candidates sat the first ever e-EQE a few days ago. When the EQE Supervisory Board decided in early March 2020 to cancel the EQE (including the pre-EQE), many wondered whether the EQE could take place in 2021.

As early as 13th March 2020 epi encouraged the Supervisory Board and all bodies involved to explore all necessary measures to carry out an EQE as soon as possible. On 23rd July 2020 the Supervisory Board decided that the EQE would be conducted online in 2021.

In order to meet current economic and structural needs and challenges, epi reinforces its Secretariat with the creation of a new position of Executive Director.

A new version of the **epi **By-Laws and the epi Collection of Decisions is available on the epi website incorporating new provisions regulating the position of the Executive Director.

epi continues with offering webinars free of charge to all members and students. Collaboration with oversea patent attorneys is the first topic to start with and is scheduled in four webinars.

During the 89th Council meeting which was held by videoconference on 13 and 14 November 2020, members of epi Committees were elected for a term of 3 years.