What are those components of teaching traditions in anatomy which can not be eliminated without significant loss in quality or in prestige? Project participants exploring this question are leading anatomists from Central European medical schools (University of Pécs Hungary, Masaryk University Czech Republic, University of Zagreb Croatia) whose research will be augmented by world leading European anatomists (University of Cambridge UK) and educational developers from world leading medical schools (Karolinska Institutet Sweden). As the profile, experience and activities of the participating organisations are highly relevant for the field of the application, the results of this project may significantly help anatomists not only in Central Europe but also globally to deliver a sustainable, high quality, student centered anatomy teaching which is a highly timely expectation of the doctors of the future. Importantly, the project is suitable for creating synergies between different fields of educational experties: between centuries old teaching traditions of anatomists and student centered pedagogies of contemporary professional educational developers.