Poptávka předbíhá diplom
62 POSITIV 1/2026
ZDRAVOTNICTVÍ
What projects and innovations do students work on
during their studies?
At present, students are actively involved in partial
innovation projects based on assignments
from companies. Within certain modules, for example,
they work on tasks aimed at verifying the feasibility
of proposed solutions and assessing their potential
for further development.
In the module Design of Medical Devices, they then
work on specific practical projects. They are in direct
contact with manufacturers as well as future users,
jointly exploring ways to improve or adapt existing
products. These are therefore not purely theoretical
exercises, but real-world tasks rooted in the needs
of practice.
Can companies actively participate in teaching?
At present, we continue to benefit from strong support
from a leading certification authority in the field
of cybersecurity and electrical safety testing of medical
devices, as well as from medical device manufacturers
themselves.
Companies are showing exceptional interest
in collaboration – they want to take an active role
in teaching, share their experience and real-life case
studies, and give students a clearer understanding
of the situations they may encounter in practice
and how to address them effectively.
The circle of collaborating partners is gradually
expanding. It now also includes, for example,
representatives of the Ministry of Health and colleagues
from other universities working in the field of health
technology assessment.
We are also seeing sustained interest from companies
in the Moravian-Silesian Region, which we consider
a very positive signal. It is clear that the region
recognises the importance of high-quality education
and has a genuine ambition to support and further
develop it.
Has this collaboration led to adjustments
in the curriculum or the introduction
of new modules?
We have successfully involved professionals
from practice directly in the existing teaching. Already
during the design of the study programme, we drew on
recommendations from experts, consulted the structure
of the programme with regulatory authorities, notified
bodies and company representatives, and when
developing the syllabi, we aimed to reflect as closely
as possible what graduates will genuinely need in their
professional careers.
Today, for example, we collaborate with colleagues
from the Ministry of Health, who teach blocks focused
on the implementation of innovative medical devices
into practice, as well as on the marketing and promotion
of medical devices. The teaching also involves experts
who work internationally in the field of medical device
design and development, as well as specialists acting
as assessors of the safety and performance of medical
devices prior to their market placement.
It is a pleasure to see that these experienced
professionals have a genuine interest in teaching
and enjoy working with students. They themselves
say that they are motivated by the students’ energy
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Monika ŠevčíkováVŠB - Technická univerzita Ostrava