Organisational bodies

To make the CEMACUBE EMMC operational the following bodies are established:

• Coordinator: Prof. Bart Verkerke is appointed as coordinator, being the local director of studies. The coordinator is appointed for an initial term of three years. After this term, the coordinator can be re-elected for a two-year term. The coordinator therefore can hold office for five years and thus can complete a 5-year Erasmus Mundus period. If the coordinator resigns during his/her time in office, the Management Committee shall make a decision as quickly as possible about the future coordinator.
  The Management Committee shall assume the duties of the coordinator provisionally until the new coordinator takes office.
• Technical Secretariat: A technical secretariat, located at the University of Groningen will handle all administrative tasks and is in charge of practical issues such as arrival of students, mobility arrangements, administrative tasks concerning study progress, collecting the marks of students, organisation of the selection procedure, organisation of meetings of the managing bodies, communication, financial reporting and report writing. A secure intranet is available for student administration, accessible for both students and staff across the entire consortium. The secretariat works under the guidance of the coordinator. The local International office will assist the secretariat.
• Management Committee: The Management Committee consists of the local course coordinator or director and the student counsellor per university. The persons currently appointed can be found here.
• International Course Advisory Committee: The International Course advisory Committee is an independent committee, formed to guide the quality of the course. The committee is composed of representatives from the world of Biomedical Engineering. Five members will take place with an educational, research, industrial, hospital and health insurance background. The committee will judge the quality of the EMMC, both on the organisational aspects as on the course content. The committee will read the evaluation report of the course, course elements and the non-academic activities and will instruct the Management Committee how to improve the course or non-academic activities. 
  

Scholars

To show students a glimpse of culture, health care organisation and industries of another country, and to react quickly on new developments in Biomedical Engineering, like nanotechnology and regenerative medicine, scholars (lecturers) from all over the world can be invited by the Management Committee. Non EU scholars can also apply to the secretariat of the consortium or one of the other universities.
In every Management Committee meeting suggestions for topics and scholars will be discussed and scholars will be invited to give guest lectures or workshops. Depending on the topic it will be decided which semester and university is most suited to host the scholar. The scholars will be assigned to teach guest lectures and/or full course elements during the EMMC or act as co-supervisor of Master’s projects. Initiatives from scholars are also welcomed. Requests from scholars to be accepted in one of the consortium universities will be discussed in the Management Committee meeting. The location and duration of the stay depends on the topic and preferences of the scholar.
Scholars will be selected according to the following criteria:

General criteria:

• International or national leadership in one of the subjects of the Master’s course;
• Interdisciplinary experience or multidisciplinary orientation;
• Management of a Master’s course or research group;
• Practical experience outside universities;
• Membership in relevant national and international professional organizations;
• Geographic, gender and language balance.

Research criteria:

• International or national recognition in the subjects of the Master’s course with reference to originality, contribution to the advancement of knowledge and reputation.

Teaching criteria:

• Substantial contribution to Master’s teaching
• Experience in course development
• Contribution to the Master’s course subjects outside the University.