Global healthcare engineering
Although the pandemic made international travel impossible, we continued to foster activity with colleagues globally. Our activities ranged from a virtual summer school with Indian students through to a join webinar series in collaboration with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Delhi.
A delegation from AIIMS India with members of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering, the Global Engagement Office and UCL Provost, Prof Michael Arthur (centre)
On 8 July 2019, the Institute of Healthcare Engineering hosted the 'Global Healthcare Engineering Symposium' °ÄÃÅÀúÊ·¿ª½±¼Ç¼. This all-day event brought together UCL researchers in global health and healthcare technologies to share and learn from each others' experiences.
is India's number one hospital for research. The hospital is a city in itself with 50,000 daily footfall. The staggering volume and diversity of cases combined with clinical excellence provide incredible potential for collaboration.
IIT-Delhi is renowned for its expertise in robotics, computer science, assistive technology, smart materials and biopharmaceuticals. The strong synergies between the healthcare engineering work being done °ÄÃÅÀúÊ·¿ª½±¼Ç¼ and the research at IIT-Delhi provide ripe opportunity for partnerships.