Place, Dates & Organisers	Other Highlights
Place: Leuven Dates: 11 July 2010 to 24 July 2010 Season: summer10 Organised by: BEST Group Leuven University: KU Leuven (See University profile in BEST university centre)	Type: BEST Course on Technology Fee: 45.0 euro. Convert to BGN Bulgaria Leva HRK Croatia Kuna CSK Czech Republic Koruna EUR Euro DKK Denmark Kroner EEK Estonia Kroon HUF Hungary Forint ISK Iceland Kronur LVL Latvia Lat LTL Lithuania Litas MKD Macedonia (FYR) Denar NOK Norway Kroner PLZ Poland Zloty RON Romania Leu RSD Serbia Dinar RUR Russia Rubles SKK Slovakia Koruna SEK Sweden Krona CHF Switzerland Francs TRL Turkey Liras UAH Ukraine Hryvna GBP United Kingdom Pounds USD United States Dollars Depending on the country of your university, the amount of fee can be lower. [Read more] Application until: 11 Apr 2010 at 23:00 CEST Application deadline has passed.
Academic Highlights
Participation requirements: Prior knowledge required (Basic knowledge of mechanics and electricity) Academic complexity: Intermediate [Read more] Working time: 40 hours (estimated)

General description

Are you interested in fixing malfunctions in human bodies, or perhaps you want to repair the broken leg after your last skitrip? This summer course about biomedical engineering will teach you how.

Seven topics of biomedical engineering, from biomaterials to tissue engineering, will be covered and you can even practice in real life.

It's the Leuven way to offer even more than this exciting topic, the course is set in a background of beautiful historic cities and the best beers in the world!

Academic information

• Fields of activity: Biomedical Engineering
• Content and topics: Biomedical engineering in general and an introduction to the following topics: Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Biosensors, Signals, Imaging, Revalidation, Tissue Engineering. There will be also company visits and a hospital visit. Also there will be a case study/design
• Learning goals and objectives: Provide a broad view on the topic of biomedical engineering and its practical applications
• Examination type: Written examination
• Number of ECTS credits issued: Not known yet [Read more]

Information for applicants

• Selection criteria for participants: A mix of sexes, nationalities and ages will be taken into consideration

Practical arrangements

All of these are covered by the event fee.

• Lodging during the event: Student dormitories
• Food during the event: Self-cooked by the organisers
• Transportation during the event: By bicycle, public transport and cars of the organisers

More information

For more information about this event, check out the following links (these links lead to outside this website - if they turn out to be unavailable, please try again later):

• Event website: http://best.vtk.be/sc2010
• Event schedule: http://best.vtk.be/sc2010/schedule.xls
• Event survival guide: http://best.vtk.be/sc2010/survivalguide.pdf