Academic Procedures

  • Interdisciplinary course curriculum for bioengineering
  • Practicum course
  • Coordinated comprehensive examination schedule
  • Rehearsing presentations with faculty and students
  • Teaching assistantship
  • Annual evaluations (forms and presentations)
  • Novel thesis colloquium format
  • Optional clinical immersion exercise
  • Optional summer internship in the industry

Intellectual Development

  • BE seminars; interaction with seminar speakers
  • Focused discussion during BE-happy hours
  • Monthly journal club meetings
  • Annual book-discussion
  • BE library (books, magazines, and online materials)
  • Annual research symposium
  • Mentoring BEST and BEST+ interns
  • Pictorial depiction of the theme of the thesis
  • A discussion session after any student travels abroad, sharing personal journeys (included in Happy Hour)

Personal Wellbeing

  • The BEhive and being a cohesive group
  • Orientation sessions for new students
  • Taking a few courses together and helping one another
  • Monthly BE-happy hours; celebrating accomplishments
  • Annual picnic
  • Ombudsman
  • Open Day activities
  • Third year mentors for new batch students
  • Planting a sapling on convocation day
  • Planning a farewell for outgoing students

Administrative Framework

  • Office and lab staff
  • Anonymous compulsory faculty feedback
  • BE Calendar
  • Safety procedures and Signage
  • A visiting counselor/committee to discuss student mental wellbeing
  • BE Blog (to be included on website)
  • BE Sports committee
  • Seminar coordination
  • Student-organized events
  • BE Alumni committee