THM University
Double Degree with THM
A double degree program in Biomedical Engineering between the University of Duhok and THM University, Giessen, Germany. Since 2012, the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen and the University of Duhok have collaborated. Professors Dr. Martin Fiebich and Dr. Thomas Schanze visited the Kurdish University as part of the "Biomedical Engineering in Northern Iraq" (BIONIQ) project. Bayar Bamarni, a board member of the German-Kurdish Society in Gießen, was with them.
At the time, in 2013, a group from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq's University of Duhok paid a visit to Gießen. Due to a pressing demand in the area, the University is rebuilding the medical technology department. You have the backing of the THM's Department of Hospital and Medical Technologies, Environmental and Biotechnology as well as DAAD.
In 2017 the THM received 134,536.00 € and in 2018, 99,776.00 €. Proportionally to the period of the 1st of September till the 31st of August, this results in a budget of 111,362.66 €. (All months weighted equally)
The DAAD extended the two projects BIONIQ-MedPhys (Prof. Fiebich) and BIONIQ-Bios (Prof. Schanze) in the years 2016 and 2017 into the combined project BIONIQ - Bios/MedPhys for the year 2018 (1st of January till the 31st December).
Activities:
Conference in Duhok
Planned for October 2018 for 5 days
Subjects:
Start of the biomedical engineering program/department at the College of Engineering
Meeting the Dean of the College of Engineering and the new team of the department of biomedical engineering
Consulting regarding the start of new labs and new lab equipment
2nd international BIONIQ Summer School in Cyprus
Subjects:
Signal and Image Processing
2nd to the 11th of September 2018
10 students from the University of Duhok & 10 THM students
2 students from the University of Duhok and 4 THM teachers
2 project assistants
Exchange of PhD students
2 students from the University of Duhok PhD Students
Research at THM
1st of October till 31st of December 2018
Conference in Giessen
5 Days in November/December 2018
4 guests from the University of Duhok/College of Engineering
Subject:
Evaluation and quality assurance in the new department
PhD-projects
Research strategy for the new department
Continuing partnership/exchange between the University of Duhok and THM
Workshop in Istanbul
2 Days in June/July 2019
4 Staff from the University of Duhok and 4 THM staff participated in the workshop
Subject:
Report and constructive reflection on the experiences of the first BME semester in the University of Duhok
Changes in the THM BME curriculum
Discussion of the Duhok BME curriculum regarding needed assistance from THM lecturers
Requirements for the Double Degree Program/Discussion of the proposal