Study programme biomedicínske inžinierstvo (Biomedical engineering)

Basic information

Study programme in national registry: biomedicínske inžinierstvo (Biomedical engineering)
Guaranted by: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Study field: Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Level of degree: 3
Form of study: present
Degree: PhD.
Length of study in years: 4
Professionally oriented: No
Joint study programme: No
Languages of delivery: english language, slovak language

Graduate profile

Description
The curriculum contains information and knowledge from the study field of electrical engineering enriched with knowledge from the field of mechanical engineering. Within the field of study, the knowledge of biomedical engineering is also reflected, in which students acquire knowledge in the field of sensors of electrical and non-electrical quantities, programming of processors, design and functionality of medical devices and their physical principles. At the same time, they will acquire knowledge of the natural and medical sciences. The acquired knowledge, skills and competences of the graduate of the study programme Biomedical Engineering in the third degree of study are in line with the supporting topics of the core knowledge of the study field of electrical engineering.
Learning objectives
The qualification of the third level of university studies in the Biomedical Engineering study program is awarded to students who: - possess highly professional competences in the Biomedical Engineering study program, - learn systematically approach the solution of problems arising from medical and biomedical practice, - develop a creative scientific approach in the search for optimal solutions through critical thinking and the creation of new and complex concepts, - develop the ability to communicate their opinions and knowledge in the space of the lay and professional public, - and they are also gain experience in presenting the results of their scientific outputs and pedagogical knowledge.
Main learning outcomes
A graduate of the third degree in the Biomedical Engineering study program masters the issues of anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, implantology and measurement. Graduates are qualified to work in biomedical laboratories and hospitals as medical technicians, etc. - students are able to systematically approach the solution of problems arising from medical and biomedical practice, - they are able to use a scientific approach when coming up with optimal solutions through critical thinking and the synthesis of new and complex concepts, - they are able to communicate their opinions and knowledge in the space of the lay and professional public - they are able further develop and support the subject area in wider dimensions, i.e. also in the sphere of technical, social and cultural progress, - they have the ability to communicate, solve and implement research results in interdisciplinary areas, - a graduate of the department of biomedical engineering (3rd degree) masters the scientific formulation of problems and the solutions they see and understands in interdisciplinary contexts given the technical, legal, economic, ethical and environmental aspects of the solved complex task, - contributed basic and applied research to the expansion of the boundaries of scientific knowledge through the publication of scientific works in foreign and domestic journals in the Current Content database.
Professions
Professions for which the graduate is prepared at the time of completion.

Employability

Evaluation of the study programme graduates employability
Graduates of the third degree of the biomedical engineering study program have a high rate of employment in the field. They mainly occupy positions in the field of research and development, design, production and verification of medical devices and equipment, in biomedical engineering or as assistant professors at universities. They are highly rated by employers and are in high demand on the labor market. Below is the available information from the uplatnenie.sk portal obtained from respondents who graduated from the biomedical engineering study program: Year: 2018 Source: https://uplatnenie.sk/?degree=V%C5%A0&vs=709000000&faculty=709030000&field=2664V00&year=2018 Due to the low number of graduates, no application data is available. Year: 2019 Source: https://uplatnenie.sk/?degree=V%C5%A0&vs=709000000&faculty=709030000&field=2664V00&year=2019 Due to the low number of graduates, application data is not available.
Evaluation of the study programme quality by employers
Ing. Rastislav Penciak, PhD. - Biomedical engineering s.r.o. - with all points in the document "Statement of authority/authorities from practice for the study program, gives CONSENT and has no questions or comments Ing. Ľudovít Fialka - Centrum ortopedikej protetiky spol sro - with all the points in the document "Statement of authority/authorities from practice for the study programt, gives CONSENT and has no questions or comments Mgr. Juraj Čief, PhD. - Orto-protetika s.r.o. - with all points in the document, Statement of authority/authorities from practice for the study program, gives CONSENT and has no questions or comments

Structure and content of the study programme

Suggested study plan in the MIAS portal

Current academic year plan and current schedule

Current academic year plan
Current schedule: MAIS portal

Persons responsible for the study programme

Person responsible for thequality of the study programme: Dr. h. c. mult. prof. Ing. Jozef Živčák, DrSc., MPH
List of persons responsible for the profile courses: Study advisor: Ing. Viktória Rajťúková, PhD.
Student representatives: Ing. Petra Kolembusová
Study department

Spatial, material, and technical provision of the study programme and support

List and characteristics of the study programme classrooms
The following laboratories and classrooms are available to students on the third-level biomedical engineering study program: Biomedical Engineering Laboratory - biomechanics seminar room no. A516, 5th floor A-block Laboratory of engineering metrology room no. B323, 3rd floor B-block Laboratory CAD/CAM room no. B321, ground floor B-block CARMEN (Center of Additive Regenerative Manufacturing and Engineering) room no. B/P008, ground floor B-block MAMUT 2 (Medical Additive Manufacturing Utility 2) ground floor B-block Laboratory of biomechanics and proteomics room no. B/P009, ground floor B-block Laboratory of finalization of medical devices room no. m. B/P010, ground floor B-block Laboratory of additive biomedical processes room no. B/P011, ground floor B-block Training workplace - laboratory of coordinate metrology room no. B/P012, ground floor B-block Laboratory of scanning systems and thermal imaging diagnostics room no. B/P015, ground floor B-block Laboratory - computer tomography technology center room no. m. B/P018, ground floor B-blok Biomedical ZONE - Digital Modeling and Simulation Lab (BiZONE) room no. B/P021, ground floor B-block Laboratory of prosthetics and orthotics - prototype material laboratory ground floor B-block In the laboratories, research and development is currently taking place within EŠIF projects (CEMBAM, OPENMED, CPT ZOPA), several APVV projects and VEGA AND KEGA grant projects. Laboratories of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Measurement: http://www.sjf.tuke.sk/kbiam/veda-a-vyskum/laboratoria-a-ucebne
Characteristics of the information provision
Access to study literature and information databases is provided through the TUKE University Library: http://www.lib.tuke.sk/Library/Home/DigitalLibrary The library fund of the University of TUKE consists of its own funds (books, scripts, anthologies, journals, final theses and electronic media). In 2022, the library fund consisted of 172,878 book items. The annual addition to the library is over 3,000 book items. The study room contains basic and supplementary study literature, magazines, anthologies, encyclopedias, language and educational dictionaries. Users have free access to them. As part of the lending services, users borrow approximately 5,000 book units annually. The university library has barrier-free access to 2 elevators and 2 barrier-free toilets. There are 650 study places and more than 300 places with electrical sockets for charging laptops and mobile phones. The library has 32 desktop computers with Internet connection, intranet, Wi-Fi network and access to databases of electronic periodicals. Through the library‘s copycenter, students have access to printing and reprographic services provided on 12 printers, 3 of which are large-capacity for oversized printing. The library also has its own digitization workplace with a scanning robot, as well as a book scanner for the public, which is located in the study room. Currently, the library fund is being built not only on a physical level (print and USB, CD, DVD), but also a repository of digitized books from the library fund on the MediaINFO platform, containing over 600 titles, is being developed. Access to information technologies is ensured through ÚVT TUKE: https://uvt.tuke.sk/wps/portal/uv/software
E-learning
Study materials are available through the Microsoft Teams software platform supporting educational activities and collaborative study or the Moodle e-learning portal, which is also used to verify students knowledge and the level of achievement of planned educational outcomes. Lectures, exercises or consultations with students also take place via the CISCO Webex communication platform. Access to these tools is free for both TUKE employees and students. https://uvt.tuke.sk/wps/portal/uv/software/microsoft-office365 https://uvt.tuke.sk/wps/portal/uv/sluzby/webex/prihlasenie-sa-do-webex http: //moodle.tuke.sk/
Institution partners
Luis Pasteur University Hospital Košice Faculty of Medicine of the University of Pavel Jozef Šafárik in Košice University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice Biomedical engineering s.r.o. in Košice Institute of Measurement of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava Institute of Materials Research, SAV in Košice Institute of Polymers, SAV Institute of Measurement, SAV Agel Hospital Košice -Šaca Center of Orthopedic Prosthetics sro Košice Slovak legal metrology no Banská Bystrica Ing. Darina Kuštánová - MiopeD, orthopedic prosthetics, Zvolen Otto Bock Slovakia s.r.o., Bratislava Ortokomplet, spol. sro, Spišská Nová Ves ORTOPROplus, spol. sro, Košice Protetika, as, Bratislava ORTO - Via spol. s ro, Laboratory of Motion, Košice Materialize, Belgium Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Slovenia Lithoz, Austria Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, ČVUT Prague, Czech Republic Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, VŠB Ostrava, Czech Republic The Richard and Loan Hill Department of Biomedical Engineering, UIC, Chicago USA

Admission procedures

Required abilities and necessary admission requirement
Admission procedures
Results of the admission process over the last period