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HEALTHINNOVATION-AnInterdisciplinaryApproach,5crAreyouinterestedinlearningaboutinnovationsandhowyourknowledge,skillsandideascancontributetoimprovementsanddevelopmentofthehealthsectorandcitizens’qualityoflife?
Doyoualsowanttobeabletoharnessgroupcreativityandimprovethecommunicationandtransferofknowledgeinmultidisciplinaryteams?Anddoyouwanttoexpandyourcontactnetworkandlearnmoreabouttheinnovationsupportsystems?
Ifso,participateinthecourseonHealthInnovationthisspringandatthesametimejointheUppsalaHoTPoT-HomeofTalents,PowerofTeams!
Thecoursetargetsstudentsabouttostarttheirmasterthesisproject,PhDstudentsinterestedinadeeperunderstandingofsocietalimplementationofresearchresultsaswellasprofessionalswhowouldliketoobtaintoolsfordevelopmentalworkintheirownenvironment.Alldisciplinesarewelcome!ThecoursewillrunonceaweekinlateafternoonsfromFebruaryuntilMay2017,withlectures,seminarsandgroupwork.ForMScstudents,itwillnotimpingeonyourmasterthesiswork,butshouldratherberegardedasacomplementthatmayhelpyouidentifynewaspectsofyourprojectandhowyourideasandresultscanbeimplementedinsociety.
Briefly,thecoursewillbedividedinthreeparts:
Theinnovativegroup:interdisciplinarygroupdynamics,ideagenerationandsolution-basedcreativethinkingTheinnovativesociety:needsidentifications,ethicalandlegalaspectsofinnovationandevaluationandimplementationofnewinnovationsTheinnovativeorganization:organisationalstructures(academy,healthcare,industries),healtheconomy,innovationsupport,intellectualpropertyandfunding.
Altogether,thiswillprovideyouwithinsightaboutinnovativeprocessesandhowinnovativethinkingcanbeappliedinprojectsinthehealthsectortoimproveeconomicperformanceandbenefitthesocietalneeds.
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Application:
LateapplicationwillopenonDec15throughhttps://www.antagning.se/se/search?period=VT_2017&freeText=UU-93602
MScstudentsmayregisterdirectlythrough(Kurt)http://doit.medfarm.uu.se/kurt9509
PhDstudentscanapplyathttp://www2.medfarm.uu.se/utbildning/forskarniva/for_doktorander/kurs387.html
Contact:ErikGullberg,CourseLeader([email protected])LinaSorsEmilsson,AssistantCourseLeader([email protected])CatharinaSvensson,EITHealthUUEducationCoordinator([email protected])
EITHealth–MakinginnovationhappenEITHealth(https://eithealth.eu)isaconsortiumof140partnersfrom14EUcountries,whichwillpromoteentrepreneurshipanddevelopinnovationsinhealthylivingandactiveageing,providingEuropewithnewopportunitiesandresources.Weachievethisthroughdeliveringproducts,conceptsandservices,includingeducationthatnurturetalentsandtraintheworkforceoftomorrow.HealthInnovation-AnInterdisciplinaryApproach,3HI000,ispartofUppsalaUniversity´sengagementinEITHealth(http://www.uu.se/eithealth/)andassuchhasanoverarchinggoaltoempoweruniversitystudentswithinnovativethinkingandagrowthpromotingmindsetwiththeaimtoimprovequalityoflifeandhealthcareacrossEurope.