Star­t­up Camp One Health

Course content

• 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.

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.

Participants are responsible for organising and paying for their own travel and accommodation.

The HNU has reserved a call-off contingent for students at

• B&B Hotel Neu-Ulm: Triple room at a price of EUR 31.- per person and night (without breakfast)

for the period 04.05.2025 - 09.05.2025. If you would like to make use of this contingent, please send an e-mail to the HNU International Office until 15.03.2025 at the latest.

The hotel also offers single and double rooms for self-booking and is a  10-minute walk from the HNU. Participating students are also free to book another hotel or accommodation. 

Further accommodation suggestions for participating students and lecturers: 

• Motel One Ulm
• RiKu Hotel Ulm
• Rioca Hotel Neu-Ulm
• Ibis Ulm City Hotel
• Ibis Budget Hotel Ulm City
• Abbate Boutique Hotel

Please note that not all insurance policies are authorised for registration at the HNU.

• For most students from EU countries, the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is sufficient.
• Students who do not have an EHIC should take out the private health insurance "MAWISTA Student" with unlimited coverage for the month of their stay at the HNU; Costs: from EUR 25.- / month.

Travelling by train

If you are travelling by train, you should choose Ulm or Neu-Ulm main station (= Hauptbahnhof) as your destination.

From Ulm main station, take bus no. 5 (direction "Wiley’" or "Ludwigsfeld") to HNU's bus stop "Hochschule" in Neu-Ulm within 10 minutes. From Neu-Ulm main station, take bus no. 5 (direction "Wiley" or "Ludwigsfeld") to HNU's bus stop "Hochschule" in Neu-Ulm within 5 minutes.

Travelling by plane

The nearest airports to Ulm/Neu-Ulm are Memmingen (1 hour by bus and train), Stuttgart (1 hour by train), Frankfurt (2 hours by train) and Munich (2 hours by train). From these cities you can take the train to Ulm main station (= Hauptbahnhof).

From Ulm main station, take bus no. 5 (direction "Wiley’" or "Ludwigsfeld") to HNU's bus stop "Hochschule" in Neu-Ulm within 10 minutes.

You will receive a Campus Card on your first day at the HNU. You can use this card to make payments in the canteen (= Mensa) and cafeteria as well as at the HNU coffee and snack vending machines. The Campus Card will be collected on the last day.

Important note: Your Campus Card already contains a starting balance for your catering at the HNU. If you want to top up your card during your stay, you can do this either with an EC card (no credit card accpeted!) or with cash at the respective machines in the canteen (= Mensa). You will find the nearest ATM for cash withdrawals opposite the HNU at Edisonallee 1.