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Master programme Citizen-Centered Digital Health and Social Care¹

The programme is aimed at people with a bachelor's degree in digital technologies or in relevant health or social sciences, with 2 years of relevant professional experience, who are interested in developing innovative solutions for person-centred digital healthcare.

Eligible students are technology graduates (technology experts), for example from the fields of

  • Media technology
  • (Media) computer science
  • (Medical) computer science
  • Smart engineering
  • Software engineering
  • IT security
  • Electrical engineering
  • Mechatronics

Graduates of health and social sciences (health and social sciences experts) are also eligible to study, for example from the fields of

  • Radiology technology
  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Dietetics
  • Healthcare and nursing
  • Biomedical analysis
  • Medical technology
  • Sports science
  • Human medicine
  • Social sciences
  • Social work

An individual verification of subject relevance is possible.

Students spend each of the first three semesters in a different European city:

  • 1st semester: USTP – University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten in Austria.
  • 2nd semester: Saxion University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands.
  • 3rd semester: Jamk University of Applied Sciences in Finland.
  • 4th semester: one of the three cities above, depending on the topic and supervisor of your master thesis.

This Joint Master programme goes beyond an academic qualification:

  • It offers opportunities for international, interdisciplinary collaboration, teamwork, and cultural immersion.
  • The digital health and social care mission in the curriculum will equip you with creative and entrepreneurial skills that will enable you to turn innovative ideas into impactful solutions – from conception to implementation.
  • Embark on a journey where academic expertise meets pioneering innovation.

With Citizen-Centered Digital Health and Social Care, you can expect a career with an international perspective. It prepares you to develop innovative, society-centred solutions and equips you for strategic leadership roles in the healthcare sector.

  1. Check whether you fulfil the specific admission requirements.
  2. Register in the online application.
  3. Fill it out and upload the complete, correctly prepared documents.
  4. Send the application, and we will inform you by email about the next steps.