Objectives and Description : The objective of this course is three-fold: (1) To teach the students concepts about musculoskeletal biomechanics and pathologies impeding human motion, mobile robotics and navigation, medical soft robotics and exoskeletons, wireless sensors, brain-computer interfaces and their applications. (2) To help students develop an entrepreneurial thinking a purposeful, ethical and responsible innovation approach, collaboration and discussion skills. (3) To give them the opportunity to experience working in a professional research center and create practical solutions to real-life challenges in the presence of professionals from R&D sector.

Methods and Outcomes : Self Preparation (pre-recorded lessons and reading materials), Teaching (virtual classes, face-to-face classes), Applied Work (face-to-face workshops and panel discussions).

This course jointly developed by Boğaziçi University, Université de Lille, Radboud University, Universidad Miguel Hernández and Reykjavik University covers the neurotechnology dimensions Neuromorphic Control/Neurorobotics, Neuroprosthetics and Clinical Neurotechnology, and aims at providing the course participants a translational neurotechnology innovation-based training as well as an entrepreneurial approach to solving problems. Besides, the transdisciplinarity concept is introduced in order to emphasize the importance of purposeful, ethical and responsible innovation. The instructors are academics from participating NeurotechEU partnering universities from various backgrounds and expertise as well as PIs from the industry. The course comprises online and in person lectures and in the physical phase, several workshops in the form of hands on trainings in a professional test center as well as discussion panels and Q&A sessions, which aims to bring future innovators and today’s experts together in the context of real-life challenges and cross-sectoral solution providing applications. At the end of the course, the students will have the opportunity to share their impressions of the course, their overview of the future directions this course may serve in their professional development and get feed-back from the faculty collectively