National Aerospace University «Kharkiv Aviation Institute»

163 Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering is a fundamental and applied engineering specialty that combines exact and engineering sciences (electronics, programming, materials science, mechanics) with biology and medicine. At the first (Bachelor's) level, students receive foundational technical, medical, and biological training to maintain, design, test, and certify high-tech medical equipment and biomaterials.

Bachelor's training encompasses the following key areas:

- medical technology and instrumentation: operation, service, tuning, and development of electronic devices for diagnostics, surgery, therapy, and intensive care (ventilators, ultrasound machines, ECGs, patient monitors);

- biomaterials and implants: studying the biocompatibility of materials for prosthetics, artificial joints, heart valves, and dental materials;

- bio-information processing and software: software tools for collection, digital filtering, and analysis of biomedical signals and images;

- certification and biosafety: assessing conformity of equipment with technical regulations, electrical safety requirements, and biosecurity standards.

Bachelor's degree program goals:

The primary goal of the first level is to cultivate a specialist capable of solving complex specialized tasks in biomedical engineering:

- technical maintenance and service: fault diagnosis, repair, routine inspection, and installation of biomedical systems;

- engineering and design: participating in the development of individual modules, components, and software for biomedical devices;

- standardization and regulatory compliance: ensuring compliance with ISO 13485 standards (quality management for medical devices) and safe operational rules in clinical environments.

Key graduate competencies:

- operation and service: calibration, testing, repair, and technical support of diagnostic and therapeutic equipment;

- circuit design and CAD: designing analog/digital components, 3D modeling of biomedical parts (SolidWorks, AutoCAD);

- programming and analysis: filtering and processing ECG/EEG signals, working with graphical environments (LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python);

- regulatory control: preparing documentation for certification, testing equipment for compliance with biosafety regulations.

Bachelors in Biomedical Engineering are prepared for engineering and medico-technical positions:

- medical equipment engineer in private and public hospitals or diagnostic centers;

- Field Service Engineer at medical equipment supply companies (Philips Healthcare, Siemens Healthineers, GE Healthcare, Mindray, etc.);

- Clinical Application Specialist for training medical staff on equipment operation;

- certification and quality specialist at enterprises manufacturing medical devices and consumables;

- Junior Hardware/Software Engineer at companies developing MedTech/HealthTech solutions and wearable devices.

Training is conducted at the Department of Radio-Electronic and Biomedical Computerized Systems and Technologies (502)

Training is provided under the following educational programs:

Educational Program Educational Degree Mode of Study Duration of Study
Biomedical Engineering Bachelor based on complete general secondary education Full-time and part-time 3 years and 10 months