International OpportunitiesBiomedische Technologie / Biomedical Engineering

Sabine Van HuffelNovember 24, 2016

ATHENS courses

ATHENSGuidelines:• Faculty rules apply (max. one course a year)• Athens courses are included in the master BME/BMT as

elective courses (BMT: keuzevakken) • Only technical and BME related courses are approved

• Coordinator: Prof. Jos Vander Sloten• Contact faculty: Pascale Conard

ERASMUS options

• http://www.mech.kuleuven.be/en/education/bme/erasmus-master-bmt(or see next slide)

• General information: Mrs.Pascale Conard

https://eng.kuleuven.be/english/education/internationalisation/Erasmus/exchange

• Deadline March 1st – decision by Faculty Board mid-March

Erasmus options for Master BME

http://www.mech.kuleuven.be/en/education/bme/erasmus-master-bmthttps://eng.kuleuven.be/english/education/internationalisation/Erasmus/exchange

• Preferred institutions:- EPFL (Lausanne), Switzerland- ETH (Zürich), Switzerland- KTH (Stockholm), Sweden- Politecnico di Milano (Milano), Italy- Trinity College Dublin (Dublin), Ireland- Instituto Superior Tecnico (IST) (Lisboa), Portugal- University of Zaragoza, Spain- TU Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark- TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands- UCL (Louvain-la-Neuve), Belgium- Erasmus-like: Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

• Dual degrees possible!

Erasmus options for Master BME (2)

When going on Erasmus? • 1st and/or 2nd semester of 1st or 2nd phase

• Specific remarks for 2nd phase:• 1st semester: do master thesis at KU Leuven, work

concentrated in 2nd semester• 1st and/or 2nd semester: do master thesis at university

abroad; 24-30 ECTS credits.

International industrial internships

• At a company (R&D)• At a hospital (clinical engineering)• Belgium or abroad

• Aim (cfr. course information)After the short stay in industry, the student is able to assess the position of the division within the total company and the position of the company within its sector and within the industrial environment. After the traineeship the student can envision the role of a starting engineer within a company and has a view on the task and communication flow within the company.The student can in cooperation with others plan, adjust and execute a project and report on it with a presentation and written report.The student can reflect about his/her own functioning as a trainee within the company.

Internships

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Internships in Thailand/Vietnam/Malaysia

• MTEC Materials Research Centre, Bangkok, Thailand• PSU Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand• ITIMS International Training Institute for Materials Science, Hanoi, Vietnam• Materialise, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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MTEC, Bangkok, Thailand• Part of NSTDA (Thailand national research organisation)• MTEC = National Metal and Materials

Technology Centerhttp://www.mtec.or.th/en/index.php

• Focus line on Medical and Public Health• Contact person: Dr. Kriskrai Sitthiseripratip

kriskrs@mtec.or.th

• Location: north of Bangkok, next to Thammasat University(dormitories on Thammasat)

• Topics e.g.:- implant design e.g.

- ulna (NL: ellepijp) head replacement- Temporo-mandibular joint (NL: kaakgewricht) prosthesis

- scaffolds for tissue engineering

http://www.mtec.or.th/en/index.phpmailto:kriskrs@mtec.or.thhttp://www.google.be/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=aa82_hQ27rCk1M&tbnid=Tbh7UYv01_lr5M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeol.co.jp%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fdetail%2F20111102.349.html&ei=hsh7Uon-E6WK0AXi-4H4Bg&psig=AFQjCNGdR3Td5QQqcRwwXg6ynvzx_BKpcA&ust=1383930341119220http://www.google.be/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=aa82_hQ27rCk1M&tbnid=Tbh7UYv01_lr5M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jeol.co.jp%2Fen%2Fnews%2Fdetail%2F20111102.349.html&ei=hsh7Uon-E6WK0AXi-4H4Bg&psig=AFQjCNGdR3Td5QQqcRwwXg6ynvzx_BKpcA&ust=1383930341119220

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PSU, Hat Yai, Thailand(tbc, depending on travel advice)

• Prince of Songkla University, Institute of Biomedical Engineering• Different campuses, relevant campus is Hat Yai (south Thailand)• www.psu.ac.th• Contact person: Dr. Surapong Chatpun (schatpun@gmail.com) • Location: hospital of PSU

(dormitories on campus) - http://www.bme.psu.ac.th/• Topics e.g.:

- analysis of blood flow in aneurysms- design of instrument for galbladder removal- vital signs monitoring

http://www.psu.ac.th/mailto:schatpun@gmail.comhttp://www.bme.psu.ac.th/http://www.psu.ac.th/http://www.psu.ac.th/

ITIMS, Hanoi, Vietnam• ITIMS = International Training Institute for Materials Science• Institute within HUST = Hanoi University of Science and Technology• R&D on biosensors and biomaterials

• http://en.hust.edu.vn/home• Contact: Dr. Le Chi Hieu HieuLCH@yahoo.com• Topics e.g.:

- nanowire based biosensor

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• Materialise APAC

• Topics:o image based

biomechanicalmodelling

• Contact: ir. Wim Michiels,Vice president

Wim.Michiels@materialise.com.my

Materialise, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

mailto:Wim.Michiels@materialise.com.my

• Six weeks at PSU, MTEC, ITIMS, MatMal (preferred)• Three weeks at institutes mentioned (motivation needed)

• Travel grants can be applied for: Faculty of EngineeringONLY FOR SIX WEEKS INTERNSHIPS! Deadline: April 1http://eng.kuleuven.be/english/education/internationalisation/Goingsouth

!! Personal motivation statement !!

• Contact: Prof. Jos Vander Sloten(jos.vandersloten@kuleuven.be)

Options for Thailand/Vietnam/Malaysia

http://eng.kuleuven.be/english/education/internationalisation/Goingsouthmailto:jos.vandersloten@mech.kuleuven.be

• ISTA / UNIKINTopic: technology for prosthetics

and orthotics

*** not an obvious choice!!! ***Contact: Prof. Jos Vander Sloten(jos.vandersloten@kuleuven.be) Institut supérieur des techniques appliquées

Internships in ISTA, Kinshasa, Congo

(ISTA) - Université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

mailto:jos.vandersloten@mech.kuleuven.be

Internships in USADivision of GastroenterologySchool of MedicineJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland (close toWashington)

In collaboration with the company:Transtimulation Research Inc.Oklahoma City, OklahomaSupervisor:Jiande Chen Professor of Internal Medicine

President of Transtimulation Research Inc.

Transtimulation Research Inc., USA

• Topics:

• Automatic detection of food intake based on gastrointestinal slow waves • In-vivo sacra/vagal nerve recording and analysis• Wireless biofeedback training device for pelvic floor muscles• Synchronized intestinal stimulation, focus on obesitas and diabetes

• Funding: local expenses, lodging & food• Not covered: travel, visum J1 required• Possibilities: 6 weeks (6 ECTS)

4 weeks (3 ECTS)

• Contact: S. Van Huffel, sabine.vanhuffel@esat.kuleuven.be

mailto:sabine.vanhuffel@esat.kuleuven.be

Internships in Europe

• Xilloc Medical, Maastricht, the Netherlands

• GE Healthcare, Benelux and France (new)

o See next slides for more information

Xilloc, Maastricht, NL• Contact person: Maikel Beerens• Topics:

• Patient-specific implants• Surgical guides• Design, mechanical analysis

• KU Leuven contact: Prof. Jos Vander Sloten, jos.vandersloten@kuleuven.be

mailto:jos.vandersloten@kuleuven.be

GE Healthcare, Benelux and France

• Contact person: Federica Zanca• Possible Topics:

o Automatically estimate organ dose in radiography and fluoroscopy exams o Evaluate, uniformize and automate existing dose and protocols data analyses

from Nuclear Medicine department o Develop software for automatic image analyses and subjective image quality

evaluation o Investigate all existing dose reference levels for nuclear medicine procedures

worldwide and propose strategy for dose tracking o Analyze data collected for cardiology procedures both for patent and operator dose

• KU Leuven contact: Prof. Sabine Van Huffel, sabine.vanhuffel@esat.kuleuven.be

mailto:jos.vandersloten@esat.kuleuven.be

Other International internships

• Via IAESTE http://www.iaeste.org/:

• Humasol, ...http://www.humasol.be/

• Own initiatives, e.g.o Engineering World Health empowers students to use

their engineering skills to improve healthcare deliveryin the developing world(Machame Lutheran Hospital in Tanzania)

Practical information for internships• When? In summer time between 1st and 2nd phase (no

possibility to move retake exams outside 3rd exam period)

• How long?: 6-7 weeks (6 ECTS) or 4 weeks (3 ECTS)

• Information on internships abroad:• Prof. Sabine Van Huffel (Transtimulation Research, GE)• Prof. Jos Vander Sloten (all other locations)

• Internship coordinator: prof. Ward Heylen.

• Travel grants: • KU Leuven: http://eng.kuleuven.be/english/education/internationalisation/Goingsouth• VLIR-UOS: http://www.vliruos.be/reisbeurzen

http://eng.kuleuven.be/english/education/internationalisation/Goingsouthhttp://www.vliruos.be/reisbeurzen

Summer schools

Summer schools• Board of European Students of Technology (BEST)

http://www.best.eu.org/

• Summer courses:http://www.best.eu.org/student/courses/index.jsp

http://www.best.eu.org/http://www.best.eu.org/student/courses/index.jsp

More information

More information• http://www.mech.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/bmt/• http://www.mech.kuleuven.be/en/education/bme/

• pocbmt@mech.kuleuven.be

http://www.mech.kuleuven.be/onderwijs/bmt/http://www.mech.kuleuven.be/en/education/bme/mailto:pocbmt@mech.kuleuven.be

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