DS4Health Alliance
Embark on a transformative journey with the DS4Health master program, seamlessly blending theory with hands-on experience in real-world health settings. Join forces with leading experts from academia and industry in the dynamic field of digital health, fostering collaboration and synergy. Gain valuable insights into emerging technologies, understanding their impact and unlocking incentives in daily healthcare practices. This program is meticulously designed to empower you with unique skills and competencies, cultivating technical prowess and analytical finesse essential for senior roles in healthcare technology. Completing the DS4Health master program is your key to elevating your career in the healthcare domain, providing the tools and knowledge to thrive in the fast-paced world of digital health. Six Universities host the MSc programs. These are:
University Hospital and Medical Faculty
The University Hospital and Medical Faculty at the RWTH Aachen (UKA) is a tertiary care hospital at the university level. Since 1985, 34 departments with ca. 1400 beds, 25 institutes and five interdisciplinary units cover the whole medical field. Additionally, patient-centred medicine, teaching and research are being performed at an international level. The UKA is located in Germany, near to Belgium and the Netherlands. It offers superior expertise in intensive care, being the national centre of excellence. The Department of Intensive Care (DIC) comprises 103- beds treating more than 5,000 critically ill patients per year. Moreover, DIC has several experimental and clinical research groups with special expertise including Sepsis, Telemedicine, and Digital Health. The development of innovative, telemedical solutions is part of the mid to long-term strategy of UKA, the federal state of North-Rhine-Westphalia and its authorities. The role of UKA unites special expertise in both digital skills and critical care. The experience is incorporated in student’s courses in digital skills and medicine.
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University (TAU) is the largest comprehensive research university in Israel, with around 30,000 students and 4,000 faculty members. Comprising 9 faculties, 27 schools and 105 departments, TAU has over 100 research centres and institutes. The University enjoys extensive research contacts with leading academic and scientific institutions abroad, including over 150 cooperation agreements with universities in North and South America, Europe and Asia, and has participated in many EU-funded research projects (including ERC's) in various fields. The Sackler Faculty of Medicine at TAU is Israel’s largest medical research and training complex. The faculty trains 1200 M.D students from Israel, USA, and Canada, as well as 200 dental medicine students and additional 2,000 students enrolled in the health profession programs. Sackler’s Graduate School for Advanced Studies trains approximately 800 M.Sc. and Ph.D. students with an emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach and application of fundamental knowledge to important biomedical knowledge. These include dedicated websites for teaching anatomy, 3D modelling using photogrammetry techniques, Virtual Reality environment to simulate real-life dissection labs, Computerized Tomography portal and ultrasound simulators, etc. The faculty places special emphasis on online/hybrid teaching and implementing advanced technological aids into medical training.
Institut Polytechnique de Paris
The Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IPP) is a public higher education and research institution that brings together five prestigious French engineering schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and Télécom SudParis. Under the auspices of the Institute, they share their bicentennial combined expertise to fulfil two major ambitions: to develop training programs of excellence and cutting-edge research. Institut Polytechnique de Paris offers multidisciplinary training with more than 800 researchers, and 31 research labs. IP Paris also benefits from an important industrial connection, allowing the development of industrial partnerships in particular with industrial R&D laboratories in the Saclay region. IP Paris will take part in the project through the Department of Computer Science, Data and Artificial Intelligence by researchers with special expertise in the fields of artificial intelligence, robotics, signal processing, and physiology among others. One of the domains of application is health and the goal is to improve the quality of life of vulnerable populations.
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa - School of Sciences and Technology
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa - School of Sciences and Technology (NOVA SST) is engaged in extensive research activity developed in 15 research centres involving 1600 PhD and Master’s students of the total enrolment of 8000. Regarding research outputs FCT NOVA has published about 13 000 papers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science (from 2016 to 2020, FCT NOVA published 4 709 papers), in top journals and conferences with high impact, where has earned recognition by its peers. With a total of 630 academic staff and 200 non-academic staff, FCT NOVA's has internationally recognised professionals due to their high potential in R&D+I activities, with researchers awarded ERC grants (11 in total) and merit prizes. FCT NOVA has been awarded since 2014 with ~240 European and International projects. This shows the visibility and competitiveness of the school at International level and its strong experience in collaborative projects, working with partners from all over the world. FCT NOVA has a broad expertise in cutting edge R&D+I due to a multidisciplinary nature and strong experience in fundamental and applied research projects in the digital area.
Medical University of Vienna
The Medical University of Vienna (MUVI) is one of the oldest medical education and research facilities in Europe. With 8,000 students, it is currently also the largest medical training center in the German-speaking countries. The MUVI consists of 30 clinical departments, two clinical institutes, 13 medical theory centres, and numerous highly specialized laboratories. Apart from its role as a top-level research and teaching institution, the MUVI provides all medical staff of the Vienna General Hospital, Europe's largest hospital. The Vienna General Hospital treats about 100,000 inpatients and 600,000 outpatients each year.
University of Ioannina
The University of Ioannina (UOI) was established in 1964 in Ioannina, Epirus which was as a natural continuance of the region’s tradition in Letters and Arts. It is a leading public University that has gained national and international recognition, in research and education. Today the University has 23 departments with over 620 faculty members, 30,400 undergraduate students and more than 3,000 graduate students (MSc and PhD). The MSc program is jointly operated by the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, the School of Medicine and the Biomedical Research Institute – FORTH. The Department of Materials Science and Engineering was established in 1999 and belongs to the School of Engineering by providing 5 years of high-level education and training in Materials Science and Technology. The Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems (MedLab) which belongs to the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is a highly innovative and self-contained research unit strongly activated in the fields of Biomedical Engineering and development of Intelligent Information systems. It has an internationally acknowledged excellence in conducting high quality scientific research and developing innovative Information Technology (IT) applications, products, and services. The Faculty of Medicine of the School of Health Sciences of the University of Ioannina was established in 1977 and recently has been highly recognized since has been ranked 1st among all Medical Faculties in Greek Tertiary Education, according to the University of Leiden Ranking (the Netherlands) for 2019, as well as for the 2018 and the 2017. The Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) was founded in 1983 and is one of the largest research centers in Greece with well-organized facilities, highly qualified personnel, and a reputation as a top-level research institution worldwide. FORTH comprises ten Research Institutes. Its headquarters and central administration are based in Heraklion, Crete. In Ioannina Biomedical Research Institute (BRI) of the Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH) was established at Ioannina in 1998 as an independent institute. In 2001, BRI joined the Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH), becoming its seventh Institute. Research in BRI focuses in basic molecular and cellular biology areas of biomedical research with high interest in public health and biomedicine.
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