Study programme Biomedical engineering (biomedicínske inžinierstvo)

Basic information

Study programme in national registry: Biomedical engineering (biomedicínske inžinierstvo)
Guaranted by: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Study field: Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Level of degree: 2
Form of study: present
Degree: Ing.
Length of study in years: 2
Professionally oriented: No
Joint study programme: No
Languages of delivery: english language, slovak language

Graduate profile

Description
The graduate of BMI has a thorough knowledge of modern technical means of biomedical engineering, knows the principles of their operation, the conditions of their operation and their safe use for diagnostic, implantation and therapeutic purposes. He/she has knowledge of theoretical and selected clinical medical disciplines to understand the aim of application of technical means. He/she is also able to assess the performance of technical and computer-aided equipment in the given conditions of medical facilities or other manufacturing plants and laboratories, while being able to communicate competently with physicians and engineers. Graduates of the Biomedical Engineering study program are qualified to work in the following professions: - independent creative engineer with application in production, clinical practice and in related business and service organizations; - independent creative engineer with application in support technology centers for the disabled and in related business and service organizations; - development, scientific and research worker, especially in biological, biophysical, biomechanical laboratories and in the field of computer-supported technologies in interdisciplinary research teams, - senior management worker in production and medical facilities, - teacher and researcher at universities.
Learning objectives
The graduate has extensive professional and methodological knowledge of the field, especially in areas such as the design, development and production of medical devices and equipment, their categorization, verification and validation. He masters the theoretical foundations of phenomena in medical electronics, in the measurement of electrical and non-electrical quantities, biomechanics, in the development of biomaterials, digitization technologies and medical digital production technologies. Depending on personal interest in the field, he can acquire knowledge and skills using laboratory instrumentation, he can record, analyze and evaluate measured data and draw conclusions based on the knowledge gained. The qualification of the second degree of university studies in the Biomedical Engineering study program is awarded to students who: • demonstrate practical and methodological knowledge from the key areas of the field, which will serve as a basis for practice, or research activity in the field of engineering sciences and life sciences • demonstrate the ability to modify general and specialist knowledge when solving specific problems • are able to creatively use methods, tools, devices and materials • demonstrate the ability to implement solutions to methodological, professional or practical problems in medical and bioengineering practice • are able to find an optimal solution by using methods, techniques and a systemic approach to solving problems
Main learning outcomes
Second degree graduates in the Biomedical Engineering study program master the issues of the basics of functional anatomy, biomechanics, the basics of construction and technical drawing. At the same time, they have knowledge of materials used in the fields of technical and bioengineering sciences. Graduates are qualified to work in various areas of technical and biomedical focus. - are able to integrate knowledge and creatively approach solving problems of medical and biomedical practice, as well as more demanding tasks, which are in the context of the graduated Biomedical Engineering program - they know how to use the acquired knowledge and creatively solve problems resulting from the interdisciplinary focus of the Biomedical Engineering program with a spillover into other fields - are able to handle solutions to complex problems and formulate alternative solutions for the upcoming decision-making process with incomplete or limited information - are able to attain at an optimal solution by using methods, techniques and a systemic approach to solving problems - have developed educational skills that determine their further professional growth in the third degree of study, or self-study in practice, - they will be able to use modern software tools (MATLAB, Solid Works, specialized software for medical modeling and implant design, etc.) to solve construction and engineering tasks - they will have the prerequisites to become coordinators of development teams after gaining practical management experience, especially in the clinical and bioengineering space - they will gain experience with the formulation of hypotheses, experimental design, verification of hypotheses and analysis of obtained data
Professions
Professions for which the graduate is prepared at the time of completion.

Employability

Evaluation of the study programme graduates employability
Graduates of the biomedical engineering study program have a high rate of employment in the field. They fill positions in the field of development, design, production and verification of medical devices and equipment, as clinical or rehabilitation engineers, but also in public and state administration, while they are well employed at home and abroad. They are rated very well 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=2664T00&year=2018 Number of graduates: 9 Average salary: 992 euros Half of the graduates earned more than: 985 euros TOP 3 industries in which graduates worked: - Industrial production (25%) - Construction (25%) - Wholesale and retail trade (25%) TOP 3 jobs in which graduates worked: - Electrical engineers and energy specialists (25%) - Construction and operational electricians (25%) - Sales staff (25%) Employed: 44% Contract workers: 0% SZČO: 0% Maternity leave: 0% Unemployed: 11% Continuing studies: 33% Others (working abroad, voluntarily unemployed): 11% Year: 2019 Source: https://uplatnenie.sk/?degree=V%C5%A0&vs=709000000&faculty=709030000&field=2664T00&year=2019 Number of graduates: 11 Average salary: 1044 euros Half of the graduates earned more than: 0 euros Employed: 18% Contract workers: 18% SZČO: 9% Maternity leave: 0% Unemployed: 27% Continuing studies: 27% Others (working abroad, voluntarily unemployed): 0%
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" he agrees and has no questions or comments Ing. Ľudovít Fialka - Orthopedic prosthetics center s.r.o. - with all points in the document "Statement of authority/authorities from practice to study program" he agrees and has no questions or comments Mgr. Juraj Čief, PhD. - Ortho-prosthetics s.r.o. - with all points in the document "Statement of authority/authorities from practice to study program" he agrees 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: Bc. Adam Penxa
Study department

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

List and characteristics of the study programme classrooms
The biomedical engineering study program includes the following laboratories and classrooms: Laboratory of biomedical engineering - seminar room of biomechanics No. rm. A516, 5th floor A-blok Laboratory of engineering metrology No. rm. B323, 3rd floor B-blok CAD/CAM laboratory No. rm. B321, ground floor B-block Center of Additive Regenerative Manufacturing and Engineering (CARMEN) No. rm. B/P008, ground floor B-block Medical Additive Manufacturing Utility 2 (MAMUT 2) ground floor B-block Laboratory of biomaterial testing No. rm. B/P009, ground floor B-block Research and Innovation Orthotic-prosthetic laboratory No. rm. B/P010, ground floor B-block Laboratory of additive biomedical processes (MAMUT 1) No.r m. B/P011, ground floor B-block Coordinate metrology laboratory No. rm. B/P012, ground floor B-block Laboratory of 3D scanning systems and infrared diagnostic No. rm. B/P015, ground floor B-block Computed tomography technological center No. rm. B/P018, ground floor B-block Biomedical ZONE - Digital Modeling and Simulation Lab (BiZONE) No. rm. B/P021, ground floor B-block Laboratory of prosthetics and orthotics - prototype material laboratory No. rm. B/P023, ground floor B-block TRIPOLYS II No. rm. B003, ground floor B-block The laboratories are currently conducting research and development within the 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 UK TUKE consists of its own funds (books, scripts, anthologies, magazines, theses and electronic media). In 2022, the library fund consisted of 172,878 book units. The annual addition to the library is over 3,000 book units. 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 Science of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava Institute of Materials Research, SAS in Košice Institute of Polymers, SAV Institute of Measurement, SAS Agel Hospital Košice-Šaca Center of Orthopedic Prosthetics s.r.o. Košice Slovak legal metrology n.o. Banska Bystrica Ing. Darina Kuštánová - MiopeD, orthopedic prosthetics, Zvolen Otto Bock Slovakia s.r.o., Bratislava Ortokomplet, spol. s.r.o., Spišská Nová Ves ORTOPROplus, spol. s.r.o., Košice Protetika, a.s., Bratislava ORTO - Via spol. s.r.o., Movement Laboratory, Košice Materialise, Belgium Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Slovenia Lithoz, Austria Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University 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