Introduction CT

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Biomedical Engineering
www.tnw.utwente.nl/bmt
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• Towards an Accredited BME Program

Tycho C. Boersma, Jan A. van Alsté University of
Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Biomedical Engineering at the UT

• Established in 2001
• 3 year BSc 2 year MSc
• First BSc graduates in 2004
• First MSc graduates expected in 2006

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Accreditation in the Netherlands (1/3)

• NVAO accredits study programs yes or no
• Accreditation is based on a report of a Quality
  Assurance Agency
• QANU is the QAA for Dutch universities

NVAO Dutch-Flemish accrediting
organisation QANU Quality Assurance
Netherlands Universities
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Accreditation in the Netherlands (2/3)

• QANUs judgement is based on
• BMEs self study report
• a site visit
• Framework of the BME self study report
• 6 subjects
• 21 aspects
• 30 criteria

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Accreditation in the Netherlands (3/3)

• Framework is open-ended
• Distinguish between BSc and MSc
• Two separate reports with some similarities

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The 6 Subjects of the BME Self Study

• Objectives of the degree course
• Programme
• Deployment of staff
• Facilities and provisions
• Internal quality assurance
• Results

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1. Objectives of the Degree Course

• Domain-specific requirements
• national TU Delft, TU Eindhoven
• international EAMBES / ABET / Whitaker
  Foundation
• Level
• Dublin Descriptors / final qualifications
• Orientation
• BSc to MSc 3TU Matrix
• BSc / MSc to job market external enquiry

ABET American Board for Engineering and
Technology 3TU TU Delft, TU Eindhoven and
University of Twente
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2. Programme (1/2)

• Requirements University
• academic research BMTI
• Relationship between aims and objectives and
  contents of the programme
• relation subject / final qualifications is
  evaluated by teacher
• Coherence of programme
• Study load

BMTI Institue for Biomedical Technology (
www.bmti.utwente.nl )
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2. Programme (2/2)

• Intake
• Duration
• BSc 180 ECTS
• MSc 120 ECTS
• Coordination of structure and contents of the
  degree
• Assessment and examinations

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3. Deployment of Staff

• Requirements for University
• Quantity of staff, BME groups of
• electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering
  and applied physics
• Quality of staff
• actively participates in research
• BMTI

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4. Facilities and Provisions

• Material facilities
• ICT facilities
• BME and external facilities
• Student support and guidance

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5. Internal Quality Assurance

• Evaluation of results
• procedures Quality Manual
• Measures to effect improvement
• PDCA Cycles
• Involvement of staff, students, alumni and the
  professional field
• BME has not yet its own alumni!
• professional field KIVI

KIVI Royal Dutch Institute of Engineers
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6. Results

• Level that has been achieved
• BSc theses
• MSc theses (in the near future)
• Results of teaching

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• Thank you for your attention and interest
• Contact email t.c.boersma_at_utwente.nl