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Can Substantial Equivalency Among Engineering Accreditation Systems be Achieved Globally?. Sarah A. Rajala Dean, Bagley College of Engineering, Mississippi State University President, American Society for Engineering Education. Why is Substantial Equivalency of Accreditation Important?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Can Substantial Equivalency Can Substantial Equivalency Among Engineering Accreditation Among Engineering Accreditation Systems be Achieved Globally?Systems be Achieved Globally?
Sarah A. RajalaDean, Bagley College of Engineering,Mississippi State UniversityPresident, American Society for Engineering Education
Why is Substantial Equivalency of Accreditation Important?
A world in transitionPreviously dominated by nationally differentiated organizations and cultural identities Now increasingly characterized by transnational institutions and multicultural communities
“In the new mental geography created by the railroad, humanity mastered distance. In the mental geography of e-commerce, distance has been eliminated. There is only one economy and only one market.” -- Peter DruckerEngineers will need to be able to live, study and work globally
Why is Substantial Equivalency of Accreditation Important?
MobilityEducation
• Undergraduate• Graduate
Working professionals• Benchmarking - measure of quality of education• Professional licensure
Current Situation National accreditation systems
For example, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United StatesGovernmental or non-governmental
Current Situation
Multi-national engineering accordsWashington Accord, 1989Bologna Declaration, 1999
Other multi-national accordsSydney Accord, 2001, engineering technologistsDublin Accord, 2002, engineering technicians
Washington Accord
Substantially equivalent accreditation systems leading to recognition of substantial equivalence of programs in satisfying academic requirements for the practice of engineering at professional level
Washington Accord
SignatoriesAustralia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong China, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States
Provisional StatusGermany, India, Russia, Sri Lanka
Washington Accord – Knowledge Profile
Graduate Attributes
Engineering knowledgeProblem analysisDesign/development of solutionsInvestigationModern tool usageEngineer and society
Washington Accord – Knowledge Profile
Graduate Attributes
Environment and sustainabilityEthicsIndividual and team workCommunicationProject management and financeLifelong learning
Bologna Accord – EUR-ACE Labels
EUR-ACE LabelsASIIN – GermanyEngineers IrelandRAEE – RussiaEngineering Council –UKCTI – FranceOrder of Engineers – PortugalMUDEK - Turkey
Bologna Accord – EUR-ACE Project
Program OutcomesKnowledge and understanding
Engineering analysisEngineering designInvestigationsEngineering practiceTransferrable skills
Apply to both first and second cycle
What Makes Substantial Equivalency So Hard?
Both systems are outcomes basedBoth based on national accreditationBoth systems have similar review processesI am not really sure, but
But the length of programs are different• Washington Accord – four years for bachelors degree• EUR-ACE – first cycle is three years
Other Issues
Licensure recognitionMore than 50 different licensure systems in the U.S.Each state/territory sets criterion
Non-domestic ABET program accreditation does not guarantee substantial equivalency within the Washington Accord.
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