The 64th ERA Congress — the annual congress of the European Renal Association — takes place from 3 to 6 June 2027 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and is also delivered virtually for delegates who cannot travel. ERA describes it as the largest nephrology congress in Europe, and it is the field's principal annual gathering for clinicians, researchers, trainees and allied kidney care professionals on the continent.
The ERA Congress programme traditionally spans the full scope of kidney medicine: chronic kidney disease and its cardiovascular consequences, glomerular disease, dialysis techniques and vascular access, kidney transplantation and immunosuppression, acute kidney injury and critical care nephrology, hypertension, diabetic kidney disease, rare and genetic kidney disorders, and paediatric-to-adult transition of care. Sessions combine late-breaking clinical trials, guideline and consensus updates, translational and basic science symposia, clinical case discussions and educational courses aimed at nephrologists in training.
The congress sits within a wider ERA education ecosystem that includes CME courses and affiliated endorsed initiatives, ERA Education and Science Meetings, live e-seminars, the ERA Registry — which reports kidney replacement therapy across Europe — and journals including Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation and Clinical Kidney Journal. The Young Nephrologists' Platform and ERA mentorship programmes give early-career delegates structured routes into the society's scientific life, and fellowship and funding calls are regularly announced around the congress.
For nephrologists based in Saudi Arabia and the wider Gulf, the ERA Congress is a practical opportunity to benchmark practice against European standards in dialysis delivery, transplantation and CKD management, and to follow registry-level outcome data that informs national service planning. The hybrid format means teams who cannot release several clinicians for international travel can still follow the scientific programme online.
Rotterdam offers excellent international air links via Amsterdam Schiphol and a compact congress district. Registration, abstract deadlines, programme releases and accommodation information are published progressively on the official ERA congress page; delegates planning abstract submission or early-fee registration should monitor that page for the 2027 timelines.
