New master’s degree and training course programs in the field of medical engineering in Uzbekistan

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The project is addressed to solve the lack of specialists in installing, maintenance, management of medical devices in Uzbekistan. The main objective of the project is to develop a master’s program and training courses in the field of medical engineering using new medical technologies in Uzbekistan through innovative curricula that meet world market requirements and EU best practices. Objectives of the project: Developing standards and curricula, courses, teaching methods and materials; Developing and implementing new four training courses; Developing and publishing a new generation of handbooks; Establishing the laboratories, Regional Training Centers and Medical engineers Society; Testing, adapting and accrediting curriculum, materials and methods; The involvement of females, migrants and people suffer from social and economic barriers to the training courses and master's programs This objective is achieved from the following outcomes: 1 ECTS-accredited Master Program in Medical Engineering; 12 new developed courses for the master program; 4 new training course programs; 1 web platform for sharing the four training materials (manuals, presentation and video) in MOOC; 7 student labs and 3 Regional Training centers; Medical engineering society based on the training center; 80 master students will study with the new curricula in a year; More than 200 technicians and unemployed people will be trained at the training centers in a year; 49 academic staff and specialists will train at EU partners; Given the challenges, this project focuses on the Erasmus program’s “Sustainable Growth and Jobs” priority, which meets the needs of the relevant region. The project proposal is based on the analysis of the needs of partner universities and focuses on the development of higher education systems in the field of medical engineering in accordance with the Lisbon Strategy and the Bologna Process in Uzbek universities.