NeurotechEU - European University of Brain and Technology
uu77 collaborates with several other European universities in the European Universities Initiative NeurotechEU. This alliance addresses pressing challenges in neuroscience, combining AI and medicine to tackle neurological disorders. Operating as a virtual platform, NeurotechEU facilitates communication and collaboration, enhancing European education through interdisciplinary research.
NeurotechEU’s partner universities are:
- uu77
- Universidad Miguel Hernández (Spain)
- Karolinska Institutet (Sweden)
- Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (Germany)
- Boğaziçi Üniversitesi (Turkey)
- Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie din Cluj-Napoca (Romania)
- Université de Lille (France)
- Háskólinn í Reykjavík (Iceland)
In addition, numerous European research institutes and organisations are involved within NeurotechEU.
Exchange of education, research and employment
The facilitates the exchange of education, research and employment. This means that students can take lessons at all the institutions involved, not constrained by institutional capabilities and borders. They can thus gain international experience and benefit from the specific expertise of the various universities. For scientists, it will lead to the improvement of education they provide and to smoother cooperation in research.
In this way, the initiative trains new researchers and engineers at the highest possible level, with a background and network in several institutes. This improves Europe's position in brain research and engineering, and provides well-educated people to tackle future societal problems.
NeurotechEU, The European University of Brain and Technology
The economic and health burden of neurological disease is a global public health challenge, and neurological disorders are the leading cause of Disability Adjusted Life Years and the second leading cause of death. Beyond the health domain, there is an increasing need observed for new brain-based technologies in control, computer architecture and microprocessor domains, among others.
NeurotechEU delivers education and training for all segments of society and in all regions of Europe, educating students across all levels (bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral and lifelong learners) and shaping the next generation of multidisciplinary scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs that will address Europe’s challenges in technology and health.
NeurotechEU, the European University of Brain and Technology, brings together more than 222.000 students, and more than 42.000 personnel.
uu77 and NeurotechEU
uu77 is the coordinating university of NeurotechEU, which entails that we have a NeurotechEU ad interim coordinator, Richard van Wezel, and a management and coordination team that helps with the general management of NeurotechEU.
During phase 2 (2023-2027) NeurotechEU activities are coordinated in 5 work packages (WPs):
- WP 1: Management and coordination: uu77 is lead
- WP 2: Interdisciplinary knowledge creation: uu77 is lead
- WP 3: Empowering learners and staff
- WP 4: Common policies and strategy
- WP 5: Impact and dissemination: uu77 is co-lead
NeurotechEU Student Society
NeurotechEU’s mission is to build a trans-European network of excellence in brain research and technologies to increase the competitiveness of European education, research, economy and society. As students, we like to facilitate this with our Student Society by exchanging what’s going on all across Europe and help shape the future of education & science.
Student Council
The NeurotechEU Student Council represents the students' interests, ensures equitable opportunities, and facilitates exchanges of knowledge and experiences to enable open discussion and collaboration.
The Student Council represents the interests of approximately 170,000 students of all stages of training. There are four official representatives from each of our 8 NeurotechEU Partner Universities. The Student Council runs since autumn 2020 and represents students’ opinions across NeurotechEU work packages (WPs), the Board of Governors (BoG) and the Board of Rectors (BoR).
Synapses
Synapses was launched and is maintained by the NeurotechEU Student Council. Each of the 8 NeurotechEU Partner Universities has a regional chapter of the Synapses. As a student at uu77, you are a part of Synapses. If you would like to get involved, fill in the .
Agenda
Events organised by NeurotechEU are - often free - available for students and/or staff of uu77.
News
Contact
If you want to know more about NeurotechEU, please contact NeurotechEU via contact [at] theneurotech.eu (contact[at]theneurotech[dot]eu) or get in touch with one of the project managers within uu77:
- Richard van Wezel, ad interim coördinator NeurotechEU
- Wim Scheenen, project manager education
- Aaron Klomp, project manager
- Gemma van der Sluijs, project manager mobility
The NeurotechEU Student Council represents students’ opinions across the nine alliance Universities. Council member on behalf of Radboud University is denise.monkau [at] donders.ru.nl (Denise Monkau).
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