Where do biomedical engineering students find work in Flanders?

Author

Van Petegen, W. ; Van Der Perre, Georges

Author_Institution

Div. of Biomech. & Eng. Design, Katholieke Univ., Leuven, Belgium

Volume

5

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

2003

Abstract

Biomedical engineering education is offered at all engineering levels provided by different Flemish institutions. The academic programs allow students from various disciplines to have an additional training in the biomedical engineering field. A survey has been performed among the graduates from the K.U. Leuven in order to find out where students find work with their degree. About 70% is active in the biomedical sector: in medical industry, hospitals or research institutes. This good result sparks the question whether one can provide a complete degree program in biomedical engineering

Keywords

biomedical education; employment; reviews; training; Flanders; Flemish institutions; K.U. Leuven; academic programs; additional training; biomedical engineering education; biomedical engineering students; biomedical sector; complete degree program; engineering levels; graduates; hospitals; medical industry; research institutes; work; Biomechanics; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical engineering education; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Fixtures; Hospitals; Industrial training; Sparks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.646391

Filename

646391