IMLEX Days 2022

IMLEX Days 2022 were held as a two-day event at the University of Eastern Finland. The first day was held at Kuopio Campus. First the IMLEX main partners University of Jean Monnet, KU Leuven and Toyohashi University of Technology presented their activities to new IMLEX students. Then from associate partners, the Utsunomiya University was introduced.  Special guest from the Finnish Broadcasting company Yle Innovations and Future was presenting their activities, then students and staff had lunch with the Dean and then wonderful visit to Kuopio University Hospital Microsurgery Center.

The second day programme was at Joensuu Campus. We introduced Photonics Center and XR laboratory. Emmanuel Bustos, alumnus from our first IMLEX cohort, presented Dispelix, in which he works now in Finland. SeeTrue Technologies, a university spin-off company was presented. After that, it was time to get familiar with the new XR lab, OpenAR glasses and concept, Computational Spectral Imaging labs, and virtual tour to Photonics Clean Room spaces at UEF.  Academic Management Board meeting was held online with KU Leuven and University of Jean Monnet. Thank you very much for all participants!