Let talented bachelor students help you out with a challenge related to public health or healthcare.
In this challenge, a team of 3-5 third year bachelor students will work on your health science challenge. Students will use a sound, but effective scientific approach to address and solve your practical challenge, making use of scientific literature, (collecting) research data and getting feedback from supervisors and colleagues.
✅ Key features of the challenge
Students per team: 3-5 students
Course: Bachelorstage Gezondheidswetenschappen
Programme: Bachelor Gezondheidswetenschappen Gezondheidswetenschappen | Studiegids (vu.nl)
No. of hours spent per team: 1500-2500 hours
Deliverables: A report (optional: in the form of slides) and a presentation, plus any deliverables on request.
Company time investment: Your time involvement is 12-16 hours in total (e.g., (bi-)weekly (short) meetings, interviews, final presentation, etc.).
Matching fee: €750,-
📑 Main Deliverables and Challenge Examples
The main deliverables are a thesis (compulsory for their study programme), a presentation and an advisory report (in the form of slides) containing recommendations for your challenge, or any other mutually agreed product.
Any challenge that deals with a health or healthcare topic can be suitable.
Some examples from previous years:
Help us improve provisions at work for informal caregivers
Help us find out how healthy nutrition can prevent addiction
Help us improve quality of life in bladder cancer survivors
How can we improve the physical condition of children and teenagers with cerebral palsy?
What new innovations are available to better treat age-related diseases?
How can professional caregivers better support informal caregivers?
Which elements influence the food choice of people with a serious addiction?
What is the relationship between the proximity to cafes and restaurants and being overweight?
Help us understand Antwerp’s maternal healthcare landscape to improve it
Help us strengthen the physical condition and protein consumption of older adults in a multicultural setting
Help us raise risk awareness of unprescribed ritalin use in younger adults
Help us predict training success of airborne brigade recruits based on their physical traits at younger age
Help us detect atrial fibrillation before it becomes a problem, using a self-diagnostic mobile app
Insights are developed based on interviews with relevant stakeholders, data (e.g. questionnaire data) and information you provide around the topic, desk research, state-of-the-art academic literature, and practically relevant tools. This analysis will allow you to make better decisions for your health science challenge.
🏢 Requirement for participating companies
Any company/organization from industries related to health and healthcare with at least 10 employees can apply.
For example: Hospitals, healthcare institutions, organisations involved with health(technology), healthcare insurance companies, health research organisations.
Be available during the kick-off and the final presentation (see planning).
Adequate involvement (6-10 hours) during the course by being available for interim (brief) updates and to answer team questions.
💰 Costs
Master Challenge will charge a matching fee of €750,- (ex tax).
❗️You will only be charged when matched to a team.
📨 How to apply
You can submit the challenge directly through the website. Provide a title that summarises the challenge. Subsequently, briefly elaborate on your challenge. See link for a template you could use: https://link.masterchallenge.me/challenge-template or use the challenge generator: https://masterchallenge.me/challenge-generator
🗓 Planning
January 17: Deadline for submitting your challenge
February 13 (or sooner): Receiving message if your challenge is approved by the Course Coordinator
February 20-21: Matching phase
March first/second week: Kick-off meeting with your team (your team will contact you to set up the meeting)
May last week: Final presentations
Questions? Want to discuss your challenge before submitting one? Feel free to schedule a call 👉 here.
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