BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19420801T001500 TZOFFSETFROM:+0245 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EAT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260423T085319Z UID:BCE36BFB-E50A-419E-BD6C-AEE1AE424979 DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20260413T080000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20260417T180000 DESCRIPTION:The EMB Workforce Readiness Initiative is a career-focused prog ram designed to prepare IEEE EMBS members for industry success. Through se asonal training camps\, structured mentorship and direct industry engageme nt\, participants will gain both technical expertise and professional flue ncy.\nKey focus areas include biomedical AI and machine learning\, profess ional communication\, leadership and project management\, CV and resume de velopment and interview mastery. The initiative also creates pathways for internship placement\, ensuring members transition smoothly from academic study into impactful roles in the biomedical and healthcare technology ind ustry.\nSupported by IEEE EMBS Major Initiatives Funding and local co-spon sors\, this event offers free registration and is open to students\, EMBS members and industry collaborators.[]\n\nCo-sponsored by: Mbarara Universi ty Engineering Society (MUES)\n\nAgenda: \nDates: April 13 – April 17\, 2026\nLocation: Mbarara University\, Uganda\n\n- Day 1 – April 13\nTrain ing by FUNDI BOTS & CITT\n\n- Hands-on technical training sessions\n- Prac tical demonstrations in biomedical and engineering applications\n- Interac tive mentorship and skill-building activities\n- Day 2 – April 14\nIndus trial Visit\n\n- Guided tour of partner industries\n- Exposure to real-wor ld biomedical and engineering practices\n- Networking with industry profes sionals\n- Day 3 – April 15\nInternal Project Screening\n\n- Presentatio n of student-led projects\n- Peer and mentor feedback sessions\n- Selectio n of top projects for advancement\n- Day 4 – April 16\nPaper Contest Scr eening\n\n- Review and evaluation of submitted research papers\n- Panel di scussions on innovation and academic excellence\n- Recognition of outstand ing contributions\n- Day 5 – April 17\nInteruniversity Creativity & Inno vation Challenge\n\n- Collaborative competition among universities\n- Show casing innovative solutions to engineering and biomedical challenges\n- Aw ards and closing ceremony\n\nBldg: FAST\, Kihumuro\, Kihumuro\, Mbarara\, Uganda\, Uganda\, 1410 LOCATION:Bldg: FAST\, Kihumuro\, Kihumuro\, Mbarara\, Uganda\, Uganda\, 141 0 ORGANIZER:muganga100@ieee.org SEQUENCE:83 SUMMARY:EMBS Workforce Readiness Initiative URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/552864 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The EMB Workforce Readiness Initiative is a career-focused program designed to prepare IEEE EMBS members for industr y success. Through seasonal training camps\, structured mentorship and dir ect industry engagement\, participants will gain both technical expertise and professional fluency.<br>Key focus areas include biomedical AI and mac hine learning\, professional communication\, leadership and project manage ment\, CV and resume development and interview mastery. The initiative als o creates pathways for internship placement\, ensuring members transition smoothly from academic study into impactful roles in the biomedical and he althcare technology industry.<br>Supported by IEEE EMBS Major Initiatives Funding and local co-sponsors\, this event offers free registration and is open to students\, EMBS members and industry collaborators.<img src="http s://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/9aacf413-5fa2-45d0-82e0 -2a7e097a8f7f" alt=""></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><!--StartFragment - -></p>\n<p><strong>Dates: April 13 &ndash\; April 17\, 2026</strong><br><s trong>Location: Mbarara University\, Uganda</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><stron g>Day 1 &ndash\; April 13</strong><br><em>Training by FUNDI BOTS &amp\; CI TT</em></li>\n<ul>\n<li>Hands-on technical training sessions</li>\n<li>Pra ctical demonstrations in biomedical and engineering applications</li>\n<li >Interactive mentorship and skill-building activities</li>\n</ul>\n<li><st rong>Day 2 &ndash\; April 14</strong><br><em>Industrial Visit</em></li>\n< ul>\n<li>Guided tour of partner industries</li>\n<li>Exposure to real-worl d biomedical and engineering practices</li>\n<li>Networking with industry professionals</li>\n</ul>\n<li><strong>Day 3 &ndash\; April 15</strong><br ><em>Internal Project Screening</em></li>\n<ul>\n<li>Presentation of stude nt-led projects</li>\n<li>Peer and mentor feedback sessions</li>\n<li>Sele ction of top projects for advancement</li>\n</ul>\n<li><strong>Day 4 &ndas h\; April 16</strong><br><em>Paper Contest Screening</em></li>\n<ul>\n<li> Review and evaluation of submitted research papers</li>\n<li>Panel discuss ions on innovation and academic excellence</li>\n<li>Recognition of outsta nding contributions</li>\n</ul>\n<li><strong>Day 5 &ndash\; April 17</stro ng><br><em>Interuniversity Creativity &amp\; Innovation Challenge</em></li >\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Collaborative competition among universities</li>\n<li >Showcasing innovative solutions to engineering and biomedical challenges< /li>\n<li>Awards and closing ceremony</li>\n</ul>\n<p><!--EndFragment -->< /p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR