ECDEAST: ENGINEERING CURRICULA DESIGN ALIGNED WITH

EQF AND EUR-ACE STANDARDS

Oleg V. Boev

Contract

• Project number: 511121-TEMPUS-1-2010-1-DE-TEMPUS-JPCR

• Agreement number: 2010 – 3352 / 001 - 001

• Coordinator: Hochschule Wismar

• Legal representative: Prof. Dr. Norbert Grünwald

• Duration: October 15, 2010 – October 14, 2013

• Budget: €770 785.20 / €689 095.80 (89,40%)

Partners

HSW – Hochschule Wismar (Germany)

• TPU – Tomsk Polytechnic University (Russia)

• BMSTU – Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russia)

• SPbSPU – Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnical University (Russia)

• SEFI – European Society for Engineering Education

• ENAEE – European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education

• KTU – Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania)

• LBUS – Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (Romania)

Project main objectives

Adapt the EUR-ACE Framework Standards and related quality

requirements, learning outcomes, and QA-accreditation procedures to the

State Educational Standards of the RF for engineering curricula;

Develop/update MS engineering curricula and courses materials of

partner universities according to EQF and EUR-ACE requirements.

Implementation of new/updated programmes in partner universities.

Project phases

Methodology and faculty training

Curricula design

Implementation

Curricula Design aligned with EQF and EUR-ACE Standards

Objectives

develop a methodology for engineering curriculum design based on the

alignment of EQF & EUR-ACE Standards with Federal educational standards

requirements to structure of programmes and graduates’ competencies;

train the faculty to design engineering curricula according to EUR-ACE

requirements with using of ECTS;

develop/update master programmes and modules’ materials at TPU,

BMSTU and SPbSPU;

implement and prepare the developed programmes for accreditation with

awarding of the EUR-ACE label.

Outputs

Guidelines on engineering programme design;

New curricula of 3 engineering programmes at TPU, BMSTU and SPbSPU

(one in each);

Updated syllabi and teaching materials of courses and modules with ECTS

credits allocated to learning outcomes;

Trained faculty of TPU (25), BMSTU(25) and SPbSPU (25) for curriculum

design;

Experience gained through teacher exchange (36), then shared;

New programmes implemented at TPU, BMSTU and SPbSPU (one in each);

Programmes evaluated by peers against EUR-ACE Standards;

Informative project website, promotional materials disseminated;

Book on engineering curriculum design.

Programmes

Electrical Engineering

•Tomsk Polytechnic University (Russia)

•Hochschule Wismar (Germany)

Mechanical Engineering

•Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Russia)

•Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania)

Computer Engineering

•Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnical University (Russia)

•Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu (Romania)

Work packages

DEV1. Guidelines on engineering programme design

DEV2. Curricula and syllabi development

DEV3. Engineering faculty training

QPLN1. Evaluation of programmes against EUR-ACE Standards

QPLN2. Project Quality Monitoring

DISS1. Dissemination of project results

EXP1. Implementation and promotion of programmes

MNGT1. Project Management

Guidelines on Engineering Programme Design

Workshop

Guidelines (1st version)

Implementation & Feedback

Guidelines

Book

Engineering Curricula

EQFEUR-ACE

Framework Standards

National Standards

Dublin Descriptors

EU Universities’ experience

Guidelines on Engineering Programme Design

Workshop at KTU (January, 2011)

Draft of Guidelines (March, 2011)

Faculty training workshops at SPbSPU, BMSTU

and TPU (April-May, 2011)

Feedback and Revision (September, 2011 – September,

2012)

Finalising and Publishing Guidelines (March, 2013)

Book on Engineering Curricula Design (July-September,

2013)

Curricula and Syllabi Development

Guidelines & Faculty training workshops

Faculty exchanges

Curricula and Syllabi

FeedbackEvaluation

Curricula and Syllabi Development

Faculty training workshops at SPbSPU, BMSTU and TPU (April-May, 2011)

Workshop on developed curricula at LBUS (October, 2011)

Faculty Exchanges (September, 2011 – September, 2012)

Conference and approval of developed programmes at SPbSPU (May, 2012)

Implementation of programmes ( since September, 2012)

Evaluation of programmes at SPbSPU, BMSTU and TPU against EUR-ACE Standards (March-May, 2013)

Finalising and Publishing Guidelines (March, 2013)

Book on Engineering Curricula Design (July-September, 2013)

Final Conference at BMSTU (September, 2013)

WORKSHOP 1

Discussion of EUR-ACE requirements and their alignment to Russian FES.

Discussion of structure of master engineering curricula and graduates' attributes taking into account EQF, EUR-ACE and Russian FES Standards.

Recommendations on the Guidelines' content and responsibilities of partners are to be identified.

The workgroup should be formed for writing the Guidelines on engineering curriculum design and development of training materials.

WORKSHOP 1

• European models of Master programmes in Engineering

• Engineering graduates’ attributes

• EQF and EUR-ACE Standards

ENAEE, SEFI

• Best practices of Master programmes in Engineering

HSW, KTU, LBUS

• Russian national educational standards

• Current issues in implementation of two-tiers system in Engineering

SPbSPU, BMSTU,TPU

Thank you very much for your attention