Description: The main efforts are educational by organizing five unique schools and one academy. There is continued scientific cooperation of partners and all together about 150 papers, congress contributions and book chapters were published. Due to the involved institutions there is a strong focus on pediatric medicine. All partners share their experience and the network knowledge is used to enhance patient care by operation simulations, improving algorithms. Moreover, a closer cooperation with the American Austrian Foundation – Open Medical Institute (http://www.aaf-online.org/) since there is a considerable overlap between the educational activities of CIII-AT-0042-00-1415 and AAF.

Background: CEEPUS Network: CIII-AT-0042-00-1516 represents an interdisciplinary network between medical and engineering departments and exist since 1997. Special focus is put on sharing experiences and on cooperation - as an result, eg. we share all our experience in radiation protection in children. The Departments of the Pediatric Center (Dep. of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Dep. of Pediatrics and Adolescent Surgery, Division of Pediatric Radiology), Medical University Graz/A are leading institution in their field and support their partners where necessary. Therefore, exchange has some asymmetry in favorite of Graz. In order to compensate this five unique schools are organized distributed over all participating institutions and partners. About 150 publications, congress and book contributions, done in cooperation as well as awards, confirm and underline these efforts. Moreover, a document defining the framework for the “These en Cotutelle” is signed by all partners and the “These en Cotutelle” is executed. The close cooperation between engineers and physicians enable successful applications for third party funded, competitive research projects two projects between Graz/A, Skopje/MK and Podgorica/ME – the last one is currently still running.

Contact Person: Prof. dr Nataša Sladoje Matić
Period of realization: 2015 - 2016
ID: CIII-AT-0042-11-1516