UNS HOSTS EUGLOH BEST STUDENT INNOVATIVE IDEA CHALLENGE IN THE FIELD OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING FOR GLOBAL HEALTH

Within the ЕUGLOH Alliance, the University of Novi Sad hosted the event „Idea challenge: Biomedical engineering for global health” which gathered students from UNS and two other EUGLOH partner universities – Universidade do Porto (Portugal) and University of Szeged (Hungary). The final part of the event took place from 28^th to 30^th November 2023 in Novi Sad when students presented their innovative ideas in the field of biomedical engineering for global health.

After the creation of the teams, students had the chance to improve their innovative idea thanks to two preparation webinars and two mentoring sessions. These online activities, held during September and October, were followed by the three-day onsite programme at the University of Novi Sad, where they had the opportunity to broaden their knowledge through practical presentations of ongoing biomedical engineering projects, as well as through workshops which covered topics such as proposal writing (Horizon), moving-up on TRL scale, and understanding a business part of an innovation. On the third day of their stay at the University of Novi Sad, the teams presented their innovative ideas in front of an expert jury.

After evaluating all presented innovative ideas, the jury announced that the winner is the team from the University of Szeged (Hungary). The winning idea „Smart sticker for oral cancer“ was proposed by the team members: Nominzul Altankhuyag, Ikhwan Yuda Kusuma, Swagata Chakraborty, and Chiminvang Yiaxouavang.

The EUGLOH Idea Challenge organized by the University of Novi Sad offered students a chance to gain deeper knowledge and understanding about the development path from idea to innovation, proposal writing techniques for an innovation project, its effective presentation, and scientific and market development.

Apart from the official programme, the participants of the EUGLOH Idea Challenge also enjoyed taking part in social events, gatherings and activities during their free time, organized by the University of Novi Sad EUGLOH student team.