Internship of teachers of Zaporizhia Polytechnic National University at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium)
For the quality training of students in the new multidisciplinary master’s program “Telemedical and Biomedical Systems”, which is being implemented at the Zaporizhia Polytechnic National University with the support of the Erasmus + project “Innovative multidisciplinary curriculum for the training of bachelors and masters in artificial implants for bioengineering” 586114-EPP-1-2017-1-ES-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP [BIOART] (https://old.zp.edu.ua/?q=node/6985), teachers of the Zaporizhia Polytechnic National University from September 2 to 6, 2019 took part in the event “Professional Development Week”, which was held at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium).
The delegation from Zaporizhia Polytechnic National University was headed by the Vice-Rector for Research and International Affairs, Doctor of Engineering, Prof. V.V. Naumyk, who held meetings with Prof. Jan Ivensen, Director of the De Nair Campus, and Prof. Bert Lauers, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, regarding the possibilities of expanding cooperation between our universities.
Lecturers from the Catholic University of Leuven held seminars and master classes on the topics: “3D printing for biomedical purposes”, “Implants for orthopedics” and “Methods for controlling the physical and mechanical properties and quality of implants made of biocompatible materials”. The participants of the project consortium had the opportunity to get acquainted with scientific developments in bioengineering fields, performed at the De Nair and Haverly campuses.
In addition, seminars were held for the participants by representatives of partner universities:
1.The need for corrosion prediction methods for advanced orthopedic medical implants: A Practical Body Stimulation Environmental Aspect (Prof. Amir Eliezer, SCE, Israel)
2.Patient-specific orthopedic implants manufactured by Additive Manufacturing (Prof. Guy Ben-Hamu, SCE, Israel)
3. Solubility of drugs leads to low bioavailability resulting in suboptimal drug delivery.” (Ammar Aiman, Jerusalem College of Engineering, Israel)
4. Introducing bio-inspired adhesive-surfaces to the field of biomedical engineering, particularly in oral cavity tissues.” (Hasem Hatam, Jerusalem college of Engineerig, Israel)5. “Biodegradable Magnesium Alloy for Osteosynthesis” (Prof. V. Shalomieiev, NU Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic, Ukraine)
During a visit to Materialize Medical (Leuven), one of the oldest and largest companies engaged in 3D printing and software development for 3D printing, the participants had the opportunity to get acquainted with modern achievements in the field of additive technologies and their application in bioengineering. Materialize Medical has pioneered many leading medical applications of 3D printing and enables researchers, engineers and clinicians to revolutionize innovative technologies for patient treatment that improve and save lives.
