Programme Description

Are you interested in technology and also in health care? Biomedical Engineering is the perfect mix of both.

Current-day medical practice relies increasingly on technology, such as microelectronics, information technology and mechanical and materials engineering. Biomedical Engineering is a broad multidisciplinary area, varying from regenerative medicine to implant design and from PET-scan imaging to biosensors. In this multidisciplinary setting of medical sciences, natural sciences and engineering technology, biomedical engineers develop new methods for the diagnosis and treatment of patients. In a clinical environment, they may be responsible for setting up, adapting and maintaining state-of-the-art medical facilities.

Biomedical engineers are qualified to analyse and solve problems in health care using a combination of engineering and biological perspectives. Hence, they have an understanding of the special difficulties of working with living systems and are able to create and evaluate a range of possible solutions. Biomedical engineers are trained in analytic and synthetic methods of physics and chemistry, mathematics and computing science, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. They are also well versed in medical and biological basic knowledge and know the rules and standards of professional conduct.

The multidisciplinary nature of the Master´s programme in Biomedical Engineering adds significantly to employment possibilities in both research and management-oriented jobs. Industry, research agencies, hospitals, universities and government organizations dealing with health-related products and services are potential employers. Biomedical engineers may contribute to research, to engineering design and product development, or to business aspects of engineering and technical management. They are also experts who may advise on the development of long-term strategies and policies in the field of medical life sciences.

The Erasmus Mundus Master´s course CEMACUBE (Common European MAster´s CoUrse in Biomedical Engineering) will prepare students from Europe and outside Europe for professions in Biomedical Engineering.

For a single university it is difficult to have enough knowledge of all sub-specialisations in Biomedical Engineering to teach their students on an adequate level. Therefore a consortium of 6 universities has joined their knowledge and specific expertise into a 2-year European Master´s in Biomedical Engineering: the Universities of Groningen (The Netherlands), Aachen (Germany), Dublin (Ireland), Ghent and Brussels (Belgium), Prague (Czech Republic).

During the first year (semester 1 and 2), a student will follow lectures on all biomedical engineering subjects at one of the six universities, the 3rd semester (s)he will move to one of the participating universities to follow lectures on a specific topic, like medical imaging, tissue engineering or artificial organs. The fourth and last semester, a Master´s project will be performed on this specialisation at one of the 6 participating universities or at one of the 7 associated universities: ETH Zurich (Switzerland), Calabria (Italy), Aalborg (Denmark), Strathclyde (UK), Compiègne (France), Patras (Greece), Warsaw (Poland).

Students that followed this European Master´s course in Biomedical Engineering are trained with a Europan view, experienced in intercultural and interdisciplinary teamwork, have a broad overview of the entire fied of BME.