Francisco García García (1) Coordinator of EEGECS Rosa Mariana Chueca Castedo (2) Chairman of WG1,...

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Francisco García García (1)Coordinator of EEGECS

Rosa Mariana Chueca Castedo (2)Chairman of WG1, EEGECS

Inmaculada Tomás Estellés (1)Technical Assistant of EEGECS

EUROPE TOWARDS A COMMON EUROPE TOWARDS A COMMON LANGUAGE IN ENGINEERINGLANGUAGE IN ENGINEERING

(2) School of Surveying Technical EngineerPolitechnic University of Madrid

(1) Higher Technical School of Geodetic,Cartographic and Surveying Engineering

Politechnic University of Valencia

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• Foregoing• EEGECS: Thematic Network• Working Groups• WG – Objectives• Communication Tools• References

Summary

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• Have co-operated for several years, in the exchange of students and lecturers.

• Have the broad diversity of study plans, contents and orientations that exist in each country.

Higher education institutions in Europe dealing with Geodesy, Geomatics, Cartography, Surveying:

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• Wide variety of degree structures, orientations and specialisations.

• Different definition of professional competences in each country.

• The lack of information about other Institutions’ study plans.

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Problems

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EUROPEAN EDUCATION IN GEODETIC EUROPEAN EDUCATION IN GEODETIC ENGEENIERING CARTOGRAPHY AND SURVEYINGENGEENIERING CARTOGRAPHY AND SURVEYING

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• To reach a collaboration and co-operation system of most Higher Education Institutions which offer these studies, to meet the objectives and recommendations of the Bologna and Prague Declaration of the Ministers of Education in Europe.

The main reason for creating EEGECS:

EUROPEAN EDUCATION IN GEODETIC ENGEENIERING CARTOGRAPHY AND SURVEYING

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• 1st full application presented: 1st March 2002

• Approval for the period 10/2002 – 10/2003

• 2nd full application presented: 1st March 2003

• Approval for the period 10/2003 – 10/2004

• 3rd full application presented: 1st March 2004

Network Creation: application steps

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According to the European Commission, the Thematic Networks period includes:

– DEVELOPMENT: - 1st year - 2nd year

- 3rd year

– DISSEMINATION: - 4th, 5th and 6th years

(comunication of results)

Planning of Tasks:

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Working Groups

• 100 European Universities from almost all different European countries,15 external university:

- 1st year: 75 members- 2nd year: 90 members- Application for March 2004: 115 members

• The organisms involved are universities, private institutions and associations.

• The institutions have participated before in the Socrates-Erasmus programme, promoting the exchange of students and teachers.

EEGECS: COMPOSITION

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Communication ToolsEEGECS:Thematic Network WG - Objectives EEGECS:Thematic Network

Countries Involved:

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• Deans of Faculties and education policy makers.

• Teachers and researchers.

• Students.

• Administrative staff in Faculties.

• Interlocutors from the private and public sectors.

Members

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• Improve quality in education.• Enhance its European dimension.• Increase mobility and improve transparency and credit

recognition:- Diploma Supplement- Recognition for teachers

• Foster co-operation, dialogue, exchange of information and experience between Institutions and other sectors of society.

• Introduce and extend among all the European universities an e-learning system.

• Adopt a system of easily readable and comparable degrees (ECTS).

The EEGECS objectives

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• Move towards the adoption of a two-tier degree and the establishment of a single quality accreditation system and unified criteria for quality assurance.

• Promote a knowledge-based society (lifelong learning, ICT in learning and teaching).

• Increase the attractiveness of European Area of Higher Education in Geodesy, Cartography and Surveying.

• Move towards the adoption of a common frame of reference for degrees:

The EEGECS objectives

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3 years BSc 5 years MSc 8 years PhD

• WG-1 Undergraduate Education.

• WG-2 Research.

• WG-3 Continuous education, E-learning and European Dimension of Studies.

• WG-4 Enterprises – Private Sector.

• WG-5 Mobility, Languages, Culture, Citizenship, Social Cohesion…

• WG-6 Quality Assurance.

WORKING GROUPS OF EEGECS

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Working Groups Communication ToolsEEGECS:Thematic Network WG - ObjectivesWorking Groups

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• They develop their activities with support of questionnaires, surveys, consultancies, searching in internet or other sources.

• They organise forums and workshops to analyse information and come up with results.

Working Groups Activities

• Develop the state-of-the-art of the discipline:

– Comparative analysis of the study plans in each country.

– Enhance dialogue between higher education institutions.

• Exchange ideas and information.

• Adopt the European Credits Transfer System (ECTS)

• Implement the Diploma Supplement.

WG-1 Undergraduate education

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• Promote transparency and facilitate mobility.

• Recognize study periods abroad.

• Elaborate a core curriculum of the discipline.

• Organise diversity, rather than eliminate it.

• Move towards the adoption of a 2-tier degree system.

WG-1 Undergraduate education

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• Define the state of the art in Europe (PhD programmes, thesis, doctoral studies, programmes in collaboration with industry..)

• Create an European Research Area: - promoting joint research programmes involving different countries. - mobility of researchers. - exchanging information and ideas.

• Promote the inclusion of the results of research into undergraduate education.

WG-2 Research

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• Assure a lasting employability of graduates.

• Ensure that education reaches all individuals.

• Promote the ICT and innovation in teaching methods

• Improve the attractiveness of the European Area of Higher Education in the discipline :

- international modules, courses, masters programmes, etc..

(involving institutions from different countries).

WG-3 Continuous education, E-learning and European Dimension of Studies

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• Enhance the dialogue and links with the private sector:- promoting graduates' mobility.- technology transfer.- research co-operation...

• Analyse the needs of the economic and private sector, as far as graduates’ skills is concerned.

• Analyse the types of industry in which graduates can work.

• Create a network of enterprises willing to accept students under practical training.

WG-4 Enterprises-private sector

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• Increase mobility of undergraduate students, lecturers, researchers and administrative staff in Europe

• Enhance social cohesion:- ethics and respect for the diversity of cultures and races.- opportunities for men-women.- people with disabilities...

• Promote Languages Learning.

• Promote scientific studies among young people, particularly women.

WG-5 Mobility, languages, culture, citizenship, social cohesion…

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1. Definition of a unified quality criteria for all Faculties

2. Increase mobility.

3. Enhance dialogue and co-operation among:• researchers • lecturers• interlocutors from the public and private sector

For the first time language learning is promoted in all faculties dealing with the

discipline in a single action plan:

• Increase mobility of undergraduate students, lecturers, researchers and administrative staff in Europe

• Enhance social cohesion:- ethics and respect for the diversity of cultures and races.- opportunities for men-women.- people with disabilities...

• Promote Languages Learning.

• Promote scientific studies among young people, particularly women.

WG-5 Mobility, languages, culture, citizenship, social cohesion…

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• Increase the quality of teaching (methods and materials, identifying best practices). .

• Move towards a common accreditation system.

• Facilitate comparability and recognition of degrees.

• Cooperate with existing quality assurance organisations and groups .

WG-6 Quality assurance

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• Updated website of all university partners.

• Network database.

• Availability of information though different databases.

COMMUNICATION TOOLS

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• Containing information in English about their present curriculum structure and content.

• Reflecting ECTS information (credits, evaluation, grades…)

Updated website of all university partners:

- Students, IRO’s and lecturers, for mobility purposes and others.

Addressed to

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• Objectives and work plan of the network, membership, links to organisations related to the discipline.

• Information on the results of the activities.

• Contacts in each country by area of studies and research…

- All the actors of this discipline: students, professionals, employers, public authorities…

Network Database:

Addressed to

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• Database about the offer of related university degrees and information about each of them (structure, organisation, definition, contents, specialities, professional competences, national reports… ).

- Students that wish to start these studies, and to graduates who intend to work abroad.

- Employers, to obtain a general panorama

- Lecturers

Availability of information though different databases:

Addressed to

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• Database of enterprises willing to accept students for practical training, including contact persons. The specific offers from these enterprises will be published in the network website.

- Graduates and students who wish to start their professional life in a European scheme.

Addressed to

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• For specific modules

• E-courses

• International masters courses created within the partnership of the project

The potential to disseminate them will rely on a proper publicity.

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• Planning of tasks for 2004

• Future conferences in different points of Europe.

• Participation with Tuning.

• Production of WG reports and a general publication. for 2004

Planning for 2004

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With the development of these project, the EEGECS partners:

• Make the Bologna and Prague Declarations objectives theirs.

• Work for the recognition of a European Diploma, equal for all students of this field, from all countries in the European Union.

Final Conclusion

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1. EEGECS Thematic Network first publication

2. http://www.top.upv.es/eegecs

3. Technical Assistance Office of the Directorate of Education and Culture of the European Commission http://www.tao.socrates-youth.be

References

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Thanks for your attention

Dr. Rosa Mariana Chueca CastedoChairman of WG1 - EEGECS

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