In August 2002 the European Basic Core Curriculum (BCC) for Nephrology Nursing was published on the EDTNA/ERCA homepage. At the EDTNA/ERCA annual conference in The Hague in September 2002, it was presented to the delegates as an oral presentation and a poster presentation. Publicity flyers were translated into seven languages and distributed to delegates. This paper will describe the aims of the BCC, the process of writing and publishing, the use of the BCC in nursing schools and the measures that have already been taken in implementation and dissemination.