Havo-VWO leerlingen maken kennis met gezondheidstechnologie tijdens Philips Experience Day

Mensen in plaats van technologie

Tijdens de Cocreate workshop worden de leerlingen uitgedaagd om oplossingen te bedenken voor het monitoren van baby’s bij vroeggeboorte. Dit gebeurt volgens dezelfde Cocreate methode die Philips met zijn klanten gebruikt om tot creatieve oplossingen te komen. Het winnende idee was een duidelijk voorbeeld van waarom nieuw talent zo belangrijk is voor de techniek; de Virtual Reality bril van het winnende team gooide hoge ogen bij de jury.

In het Conference Centre op de High Tech Campus krijgt de groep jongeren een demonstratie te zien van de Lumify, een draagbaar echografie apparaat. Ook kunnen ze de Lumify uitproberen door zelf een echo te maken van een imitatiebaarmoeder.

During the Experience Day 2019, 75 high school students visited Philips at the High Tech Campus to take a look at the world of health technology. Experience Day is an event by Philips to introduce technology to young people and encourage them to pursue a career in technology. This year's theme: Health & Technology.

During the kick-off Marcel Meulman, Head of IT Global Services, tells the students about the latest developments and innovations within Philips. "We live in an amazing time, where the world of technology, data and health are linked together. This creates new opportunities for you and me to take control of our own health," says Marcel. 

Marcel also talks about his personal motivation to work for Philips: "Making all aspects of our lives better and healthier and actually making an impact on the world. That is my motivation every morning when I get out of bed.

People rather than technology

During the Cocreate workshop the students are being challenged to come up with solutions for monitoring babies at preterm birth. This is done using the same Cocreate method Philips uses with its customers to come up with creative solutions. The winning idea was a clear example of why new talent is so important for the technique; the winning team's Virtual Reality glasses were highly regarded by the jury.

In the Conference Centre at the High Tech Campus, the group of young people will see a demonstration of the Lumify, the Lumify, a portable ultrasound device. They can also try out the Lumify by making an ultrasound of an imitation womb.

Yassine, a student in 5 VWO at the Huygens Lyceum in Eindhoven, is very enthusiastic about the day. "I like the fact that Philips focuses more on people rather than just technology. The image I had of Philips has really changed for me," he says. 

"Now that I've been here, I think it might be interesting to do something technical. Because you are so free and because you can try to come up with new solutions and innovations yourself. I only wanted to go to open days of economics studies, but now I might also want to have a look at the TU.