Course structure
The organization of the training is structured into 3 major parts:
- online levelling courses must be completed by the 10th of August 2025 (more information: Course Overview)
- face-to-face online week on 11-15th August 2025 (more information: Course Overview)
- and an online hackathon on 18-29th August 2025.
During the face-to-face course, you will be introduced to theoretical knowledge, practising obtained knowledge during the hands-on sessions and will confirm newly obtained practical skills through independent work on a course project and discussion with fellow students and lecturers. Summer school is conducted in English.
Learning environment and communication
The face-to-face week is taking place in the Delta Centre, Narva mnt 18, Tartu, Estonia.
During the course, we will be using a whatapp group and if needed e-mail, for immediate communication. This will be discussed on the first face-to-face day. For the hackathon discussions every teams needs to decide on their own prefered communication platform.
Project
In the last part of the training, the participants carry out the project as group work. The project includes solving one practical data science task in healthcare using the skills learned in the training. The project topics can be proposed by the participants themselves, but the training organizers also provide ideas.
Project work will begin during the face-to-face week and continue during the hackathon.
As a result of the project, a final report will be prepared, which must be submitted together with the code generated during the execution of the project. At the end of the training, a virtual presentation of projects occurs, where all group members make a joint presentation and answer questions from other participants and the hackathon jury. During the planning and implementation of the project (both during the face-to-face and hackathon), there are voluntary consultations where you can ask for personal help. The local presentation of all Tartus project will be on 29th of August 2024 and 3 best teams will participate in the final pitch with best teams from Groningen and Heidelberg.
Course completion
To successfully complete the training, you should complete leveling courses, participate in a face-to-face week and make a successful presentation of your project at the hackathon.
A digital certificate of participation will be issued to participants who have completed the training on time.
The prize for the winners of the project competition
EIT Health will offer the winning team participation in the “Towards your First Business Plan” mentoring programme (valued at €500) to support the winning team and to reinforce the entrepreneurial mindsets of the winning team.
This intensive 4-weeks programme will take place online with an expert to support and guide the team towards their first business plan.
Methodology: The programme relies on group mentoring where all team members can learn, work together, and share their views through 4 online guided sessions that introduce theoretical aspects of business creation in a very practical way, accompanied by follow-up feedback on the self-paced work done by the team during the rest of the week.
Duration: 4 consecutive weeks during the autumn.
Commitment: 1 hour per week of online mentoring (+ self-paced teamwork between sessions as needed).