We are delighted to announce a new international BLENDED INTENSIVE PROGRAMME (BIP) in the Department of Medical Engineering (Medizintechnik, DHSN) together with our BIP partners: the Technical University Liberec (CZ), the University of Zelina (SK) and several participating companies. 

After the BIP 2024 (Assistive Technology in Medicine) and BIP 2025 (Robotics) in Liberec, the physical part of the BIP (workshop) will be held for the first time in Bautzen from March 23^rd until March 27^th 2026 and focus on Data Interfaces in HealthCare & Industries. 

The workshop for Bachelor and Master students combines lectures, HandsOn - modules and excursions within a short period of time. It will be completed by a virtual part before the start of the “teaching event”.  

Workshop lectures and HandsOn – modules:

• Lecture: Intercultural Communication
• Lecture: Introduction to DICOM
• Lecture: Cybersecurity
• HandsOn: DICOM
• HandsOn: Silent ICU using the new SDC standard ISO/IEEE 11073
• HandsOn: PMS & GDT Interface
• HandsOn: HL7 interface
• HandsOn: Industrial interfaces in robotic work cells
• HandsOn: Human Machine Interface of SoloAssist II camera robot

Participating Universities & Companies:

• Technical University Liberec (TUL)
• University of Zelina (UNIZA)
• Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), Leipzig
• University Hospital Leipzig
• Drägerwerk AG, Lübeck
• ATN Hölzel GmbH, Oppach
• Aktormed GmbH, Neutraubling
• StingOrg GmbH, Bremen
• Henry Schein Medical GmbH, Berlin