Final of the OptiStudent Award from CooperVision
The eagerly awaited final of CooperVision's OptiStudent Awards took place on Saturday, September 16, at the "Center of Innovation" in Budapest (Hungary). Six finalists presented their research projects to a four-member jury.
This year, students from six countries were represented: Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Spain, the Czech Republic and the UK. Interested parties were also able to follow the final via a live stream this year.
The OptiStudent Award (formerly FORCE) brings together optometry students from all over Europe. It provides a platform to make initial contacts for future careers and to motivate students to achieve excellence in their research projects and expand their professional knowledge and network.
All finalists carry out a six to eight-week research project on a topic of their choice relating to contact lenses or the anterior segment of the eye. The results will be presented to a four-member jury. The winning team will be named CooperVision OptiStudent of the Year 2023 and will present the research project at the Netherlands Contact Lens Congress (NCC) in March 2024.
Professor James Wolffsohn, Head of the School of Optometry at Aston University (UK), will chair the competition together with jury members Elena García Rubio, Director of INOP in Spain, Dr. Stefan Bandlitz, Head of the Cologne School of Optometry in Germany, and French ophthalmologist Dr. Houda Baïz.
"There is nothing better than seeing students develop their full potential. And that's exactly what we achieve with the OptiStudent Award from CooperVision. All of the finalists have already won the national competitions and it's worth keeping an eye on them. It's no coincidence that many of the previous participants have gone on to have great careers and professional development in the industry," says James Wolffsohn in the run-up to the competition.
Students, teachers and researchers from all over the world will be able to watch the final of the competition and the award ceremony on September 16 exclusively on LinkedIn. In addition, viewers will also be able to vote for their favorite finalist for the first time - a new aspect of this year's final.
Further information at www.coopervision.de
