Startup Camp One Health 2024
A special experience: students and lecturers from three different countries come together on the intensive "Startup Camp One Health" course at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences. What they have in common is an interest in innovation in the healthcare sector.
The week offers the opportunity to delve deep into the topics of start-ups and One Health and to learn more about digital innovations in medicine.
The participants work in teams on exciting, interactive tasks, they can actively contribute their ideas and learn valuable skills for the future.
- When?
- 15 April – 19 April 2024
- Where?
- Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences
- Format
- Blended intensive course (5 ECTS)
- For?
- International and local students, entrepreneurs, start-ups, professors and researchers in the field of entrepreneurship.
- Project funding
- Erasmus+ (BIP) KA131, 2023
Contents & Learning goals
Contents of the course
Contents of the course
- Researching, understanding and evaluating problems and opportunities in innovations in medicine
- Modelling and validating the solution for new innovations in healthcare and pitching the suggested solution in multidisciplinary teams
- Describing how proposed solutions can be transformed into new sustainable business models and what impact and improvement opportunities innovations have in medicine
- Evaluating personal contribution and the team's performance
- Identifying further study opportunities
Special focus
The focus of the course is on the importance of One Health, innovations in medicine, their possible applications, opportunities and challenges as well as their contribution to solving the problems in the healthcare system (e.g. shortage of specialists, financing problems, etc.) and developing new innovative solutions.
Learning goals for students
The student:
- is familiar with various innovations, Entrepreneurship, One Health and is sensitised to the special features in medicine (e.g. ethics, data protection, legislation, classification as high-risk systems, etc.).
- knows about innovations in medicine, possible applications, opportunities, risks, problems and challenges.
- can search, identify and evaluate the problems and business opportunities in this area.
- can innovate and develop new solutions to the problems.
- can use the development tools and create models to find new solutions.
- works appropriately in a multidisciplinary team.
Programme
Tuesday, 2 April 2024
| Time | Programme item | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14:00-17:00 | Kick-Off All the participants of the startup Festival will get to know each other and receive a briefing for a presentation they have to prepare. | Via Zoom (participants receive information by e-mail) |
Monday, 15 April 2024
| Programme item |
|---|
Arrival and check-in at your accomodation |
Tuesday, 16 April 2024
| Time | Programme item | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 08:30-09:00 | Registration and coffee/tea | Mensa, Building A, HNU |
| 09:00-10:00 | Welcome by the HNU | Lecture hall C, Building A, HNU |
| 10:00-10:30 | Welcome games Introduction and getting to know each other | Lecture hall C, Building A, HNU |
| 10:30-11:00 | Lecture: "Innovations in Medicine: The Entrepreneurial Approach" Assist. Prof. Emil Mutafov, Trakia University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) | Lecture hall C, Building A, HNU |
| 11:10-12:00 | Lecture Part 1: "Healthcare Management in the Focus of New Paradigme One Health" Lecture Part 2: "The Role of Microbiology in the Conception 'One Health'" | Lecture hall C, Building A, HNU |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch break | Mensa, Building A, HNU |
| 13:00-13:30 | Lecture: "Veterinary Public Health Approach: Q Fever" Prof. Ilia Tsachev, Trakia University, Stara Zagora (Bulgaria) | Lecture hall C, Building A, HNU |
| 13:45-14:30 | Lecture: "Experiences of implementation of the Digital Health Strategy in Tanzania and Zanzibar" Felix Sukums (BSc, MSc, PhD), Muhimbili University of Health & Applied Sciences, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) | Lecture hall C, Building A, HNU |
| 14:30-15:15 | Lecture: "Serious games in Health Care" Taina Romppanen, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, (Finland) | Lecture hall C, Building A, HNU |
| 15:30-16:00 | Lecture: "FH Kärnten - Research and Projects" Saskia Nadine Enz (BA, MA, MA), Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach (Austria) | Lecture hall C, Building A, HNU |
| 16:30-17:00 | Tour of the HNU Founders Space | Founders Space, Building I, HNU |
| 17:15 | Evening programme (For lecturers) Come together for lecturers, professors and staff members at the HNU Cafeteria | Cafeteria, Building B, HNU |
| 18:30 | Optional: Evening programme (For students) Come together for students with the Local Erasmus+ Initiative of the HNU at "QMUH - Burgergrill Steakhouse Bar" | QMUH, Lautengasse 4, 89073 Ulm |
Wednesday, 17 April 2024
| Time | Programme item | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 08:45-11:00 | Guided city tour in Ulm (For international guest students and lecturers) followed by a bus trip or walk to Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences | Tourist-Information Ulm, Stadthaus, Münsterplatz 50, 89073 Ulm |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch break | Mensa, Building A, HNU |
| 13:30-15:00 | Tour of the HNU Doc Lab Welcome by Doc Lab Manager Daniel Eitel | DocLab, Building B, Room B.1.30, HNU |
| 15:00-18:00 | Intensive course | Innovation Space, Building I, Room: creative 1 plus creative 2, HNU |
Thursday, 18 April 2024
| Time | Programme item | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-09:00 | Walk-in and coffee/tea | Cafeteria, Building B, HNU |
| 09:00-09:45 | Lecture: "Lecture Insight into investor’s perspective“ | Building B, Room B.0.06, HNU |
| 10:00-12:00 | Intensive course, part 1 (For students) Student teams will be mixed internationally and will work on a chosen topic for 1.5 days. | Innovation Space, Building I, Room: creative 1 plus creative 2, HNU |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch break | Mensa, Building A, HNU |
| 13:00-17:00 | Intensive course, part 1 (For students) Student teams will be mixed internationally and will work on a chosen topic for 1.5 days. | Innovation Space, Building I, Room: creative 1 plus creative 2, HNU |
16:00-17:00 | Guided tour of the "Museum of Bread and Art" in Ulm (For lecturers) | Museum Brot und Kunst, Salzstadelgasse 10, 89073 Ulm |
Friday, 19 April 2024
| Time | Programme item | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00-12:00 | Intensive course, part 2 (For students) | Innovation Space, Building I, Room: creative 1 plus creatice 2, HNU |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch break | Mensa, Building A, HNU |
| 13:00-18:00 | Presentation of the results of the intensive course | Lecture hall A, Building A, HNU |
18:00-20:00 | Farewell party at the International Club of the HNU | International Club (Club A), Building A, HNU |
Saturday, 20 April 2024
| Programme item |
|---|
Departure |
Further information
Travel and accommodation
Participants are responsible for organising and paying for their own travel and accommodation.
The HNU has reserved a call-off contingent for students at the Orange Hotel Neu-Ulm (opens in a new window) for the period 15.04.2024 - 20.04.2024. The hotel is only a 10-minute walk from the HNU. However, participating students are also free to book another hotel or accommodation.
- Orange Hotel Neu-Ulm
- Double room at a price of EUR 60.- per person and night (incl. breakfast)
- Triple room at a price of EUR 51.- per person and night (incl. breakfast)
- Four-bed room at a price of EUR 47.- per person per night (incl. breakfast)
- Five-bed room at a price of EUR 44.- per person and night (incl. breakfast)
Further accommodation suggestions for participating students and lecturers:
Health insurance
For most students from EU countries, the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is sufficient. If students do not have an EHIC, they should first contact the HNU International Office before taking out travel insurance for BIP participation, as not all insurance policies are authorised for registration at HNU.
Journey to us
Travelling by train
If travelling by train, you should choose Ulm main station as your destination.
Travelling by plane
The closest airports to Ulm are Memmingen (1 hour by bus and train), Stuttgart (80 minutes by train), Frankfurt (2 hours by train) and Munich (2 hours by train).
From Ulm Central Station you can take a train to Neu-Ulm Central Station (3 minutes) or a bus (9 minutes). The train station is Neu-Ulm is called "Neu-Ulm" and the bus stop at HNU is called "Hochschule Neu-Ulm".
Your contact persons
Our partner
The partners of the "Startup Camp One Health 2024" intensive course are Trakia University Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), University of Applied Sciences Kärnten (Austria) and Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (Germany).
Project funding
The event is supported as part of the HNU anniversary year by
