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UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS

INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE AND PRESS “DIOPHANTUS”

UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS




 

PRO LASER FOUNDATION

HOCHSCHULE 21

UNICERT S.A.

CYPRUS ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL PHYSICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

 

The consortium leads to constructive interactions between higher education institutions, researchers, private companies and economic stakeholders in the health domain.

UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS – Health Physics & Computational Intelligence Lab

Contact person: Professor Koutsojannis Constantinos

Telephone number: +302610997876

Email address: ckoutsog@upatras.gr

Website: www.upatras.gr

Role in the organization: Higher Education Institution

University of Patras is one of the leading higher education institutions, and the third largest in Greece. Its success is built on a strong partnership with its students and academic staff and a clear focus on high performance, enhancing UPAT position as a world-class university with a strong academic reputation and a commitment to excellence. It currently employs more than 800 Faculty members, 200 Scientific staff members, 350 Administrative staff members and 2,742 Researchers. It comprises 6 Schools with 30 Departments in total, offers 30 Undergraduate Programs of Studies, 45 Postgraduate Programs of Studies, 2,284 Digital Courses and 251 Open Courses. The Computer Engineering and Informatics Department (CEID) was founded in 1979 and is one of the leading departments in the field of Computers and Information Technology in Greece. CEID currently has a faculty of 27 members, 20 external teaching staff, 1000 undergraduate and 200 postgraduate students, 13 Laboratories and a fully equipped computer centre. It is organized in 3 divisions, namely Software, Hardware and Computer Science Foundations and Applications, offers 3 postgraduate programmes and has long experience in R&D projects.

Health Physics & Computational Intelligence Laboratory is an integral part of the University of Patras Greece. Its research and developing projects deal among others with intelligent educational technologies, distant and life-long learning dealing with healthcare professionals (i.e. physiotherapists, nurses, medical doctors, speech therapists).


 


COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE AND PRESS “DIOPHANTUS”

Contact person: Dr. Grivokostopoulou Foteini

Telephone number: +302610960200

Email address: grivok@cti.gr

Website: https://www.cti.gr/

Role in the organization: Researcher

Computer Technology Institute and Press “Diophantus” (CTI) is a research and technology organization focusing on research and development in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Particular emphasis is placed on education, by developing and deploying conventional and digital media in education and lifelong learning; publishing printed and electronic educational materials; administrating and managing the Greek School Network; and supporting the organization and operation of the electronic infrastructure of the Greek Ministry of Education, Culture and Religious Affairs and all educational units. Since its establishment in 1985, and in the past decades of rapid technological development, CTI has actively contributed in many of the advances that today are taken for granted. Based on its fields of interest, CTI’s research teams and departments have participated within the last 20 years. to a great number of European and National projects, such as: ESPRIT, Telematics, Integra, Environment, eLearning initiative, IST (more than 40 projects), Interreg, Innovative actions, Ten Telecom, Growth, Leonardo, LLP KA3/ICT, Adapt, Socrates, Craft, Marie Curie, National Program for Competitiveness, National program for research and technology, Projects funded from the Greek ministry of Education, National Information Society Program, Private funded projects. 


HOCHSCHULE 21

Contact person: Dr. med. Barbara Zimmermann

Telephone number: +494161648250

Email address: zimmermann.michailidis@gmail.com

Website: www.hs21.de/en

Role in the organization: Higher Education Institution

Hochschule 21 has been founded in 1876 and since 2005 a private and state certified university with focus on the areas of building sciences, health sciences and technological sciences. The currently offered courses at hochschule 21 are undergraduate courses with a bachelor’s degree which are all designed to be “dual”.

The dual structure opens up attractive career opportunities and leads to a lot of practical experience that deepens the acquired knowledge. Theoretical studies at hochschule 21 and work experience within a company rotate. Thus guarantee the graduates benefit from a high qualify academic education and intensive practical training.

Duality in the health sciences courses means studying at·hochschule 21 and joining a vocational training scheme at one of the training schools of the cooperating partners. More than 1.100 partners in practice are already committed to the idea of the dual program of hochschule 21. This is an excellent example for regional private public partnership. Besides, the combination of academic university education and practical experience creates highly sought experts on the market. Already about 1.100 students are registered.


INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION

Contact person: David Smith

Telephone number: +447951785431

Email address: david.smith@inhwe.org

Website: http://www.inhwe.org/

Role in the organization: Partner Organization

The International Network for Health Workforce Education (INHWE) a free interprofessional, multistakeholder membership network that brings together healthcare educators and researchers from all disciplines with an aim to improve the education and training provided to health workforce professionals across the globe.By bringing together a truly international and multi-disciplinary membership, INHWE creates a unique network of organisations and individuals that represent the broad spectrum of professionals who currently work in global healthcare. We employ a blend of innovative practices along with traditional methods to facilitate networking and knowledge sharing within our membership community which enhances that health workforce in Europe and beyond.


UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS

Contact person: Papadopoulos George Angelos

Telephone number: +35722892693

Email address: george@cs.ucy.ac.cy

Website: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/seit/

Role in the organization: Higher Education Institution

The University of Cyprus (UCY) participates in DIGI4ME project through the Software Engineering and Internet Technologies (SEIT) Laboratory, an integral part of the Department of Computer Science. SEIT focuses its research activities on two important areas of Information Technology, namely Software Engineering and Internet Technologies. In the second area, the Laboratory concentrates on the development of ICT-enabled Creativity and Enhanced Learning Environments, as well as platforms and tools for implementing Smart and Personalised services for Elders and Assistive Technologies for people with disabilities. SEIT has extensive experience in the area of applying ICT to e-Learning, m-Learning and Open and Distance Learning in general as well as Life Long Learning in particular. This expertise is both at a technical level and at developing policies and qualification frameworks for such activities. In DIGI4ME, UCY will use its vast experience to participate in designing and developing innovative educational systems, in integrating ICT in training and will have an active role in the implementation of the educational material, the educational platform and the courses integration.


UNICERT S.A.

Contact person: Georgia K. Griva

Telephone number: +30210380112930

Email address: georgia.griva@unicert.gr

Website: https://unicert.gr/

Role in the organization: Partner Organisation

Universal Certification Solutions S.A. – UNICERT S.A. is a Certification Body that provides certification services both for individuals and legal entities. UNICERT aims to fully meet the needs for certification of every interested party with commitment to quality services and flexible solutions. In the field of certification of professional qualifications UNICERT is accredited by E.O.P.P.E.P. (National Qualifications & Vocational Guidance Body) Board of Directors with judgment number 148/21.1.2015 to certify individuals in IT Knowledge of Computer Use, as well as by E.SY.D. (Hellenic Accreditation System) according to the ISO/IEC 17024:2012 standard. UNICERT is accredited by E.SY.D. for providing certification services according to the standards of EN ISO 9001:2015– Quality Management Systems and EN ISO/ 27001:2013. UNICERT’s main areas of expertise are the following:

  • Certification of professional qualifications according to international common standards, in the following sectors: Computer knowledge of PC Usage, Information and Communication Technologies, Data Protection Officer (DPO), health sector and disposes 140 certifications schemes;
  • Services for the development, maintenance and integration of ICT technologies in educational and certification systems (e.g. e-learning platforms, online examination systems etc);
  • Provision of services regarding the EU GDPR compliance;
  • English language certification.

UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST

Contact person: Popovici Dorina

Telephone number: +40214029100

Email address: dorina.popovici25@gmail.com

Website: https://upb.ro/en/

Role in the organization: Higher Education Institution

University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest (UPB) is the oldest and most prestigious engineer school in Romania. Its mission is to provide and ensure education, research and guidance for the development of different engineering fields and related industries in Romania and worldwide. The research objectives in UPB are pursued both regionally and internationally. The expertise of the University’s researchers is internationally recognized. In this regard, some of the researchers have been acknowledged and classified among the Top 100 Global Researchers. UPB also holds the European label for “Research in Excellence”. The growing number of publications in referenced scientific journals, as well as citations in international scientific publications, has recently led to the university being ranked among the best universities in international rankings, such as EU U-Multirank (TOP 50 for the internationalization of its publications) and QS (116th position in 2018). Involved in the present project, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and the Faculty of Engineering in Foreign Languages, have relevant and recognized expertise in the field related to the DIGI4ME project topics.


PRO LASER FOUNDATION

Contact person: Dr. Niculae Bogdan

Email address: dr.niculae@gmail.com

Website: https://www.prolaserfoundation.com/

Role in the organization: Partner Organization

The Pro Laser Foundation was established in 1996. It is a non profit organization involved in medical training and medical congresses. Our foundation organized over 50 workshops for medical doctors , all our trainings were EMC approved by Romanian College of Medicine. Our trainers are well established medical professionals as Universitary Professors, or approved trainers with over 10 years of experience. Our main focus is in Corrective Dermatology, Aesthetic Medicine and Surgery, Therapeutic and surgical lasers techniques and new applications. Our team organized also trainings in medical software uses and application for medical Personnel.


CYPRUS ASSOCIATION OF MEDICAL PHYSICS AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Contact person: Dr. Demetris Kaolis

Email address: dkaolis@gmail.com

Website: http://campbe.org/

Role in the organization: Partner Organization

Cyprus Association of Medical Physics and BioMeedical Engineering (CAMPBE) is an independent, non‐governmental body. It is strictly a non‐profit organisation, its resources being exclusively used to foster and promote the objectives of the Association, with the ultimate goal of furthering knowledge and understanding in its fields of interest and thus contributing to the enhancement of health care delivery. CAMPBE has a strong relationship with The Ministry of Health, the State Health Services Organisation, local hospitals and oncology centers and local Universities. The members of CAMPBE who participate in the project have experience and expertise in developing a national PACS system and in the training of health care providers on medical imaging applications.