ECCE Standing Committee Education & Training 44 rd meeting in Brussels, 10-11 11 November 2006
AGENDA
Presentation and approval of the Terms of the reference for the Standing Committee on Education & Training
PROPOSAL FOR THE NATURE AND THE AREAS OF ACTIVITY OF ECCE STANDING COMMITTEES Activities of each ECCE Standing Committees (SCs) should obviously conform to the ECCE principles and functions. Numerous activities have been listed for each ECCE Standing Committee just to describe the scope or the field of activity of the standing committee. In other words, it is not implied that the standing committee should be kept responsible to realise all of these activities at the same time. On the contrary, it is assumed that ECCE standing committees may work on project basis; may define one or two specific topics, may form a task force for each topic and concentrate on these until their successful completion.
ECCE STANDING COMMITTEE EDUCATION & TRAINING Activities of this standing committee include (but not limited to) the following: To establish the principles of educational equivalence and classification for civil engineering (in collaboration with the Professional Recognition & Mobility standing committee); To follow developments in the civil engineering curricula and educational systems in the world; To inform the ECCE members and the European civil engineering community about the above mentioned developments; To reflect educational needs and requirements of the profession resulting from the developments in civil engineering practice to the educational institutions and to the policy making bodies; To participate in the activities of the European associations and projects such as EUCETT, EUR-ACE etc. concerning civil engineering education.
Presentation of the Thematic Network Project EUCEET III
EUCEET I 1998 2001 EUCEET I dissemination 2001-2002 EUCEET II 2002 2005 (ended on 31.12.2005) EUCEET III -pre-proposal 1 st November 2005 -full proposal 1 st March 2006 -approval by EC 24 August 2006
Excerpts from the Full Proposal
Budget
TNP EUCEET III is part of the new integrated programme Lifelong Learning The Parliament adopted, on 25 October 2006, an integrated action programme on lifelong learning for the period 2007-2013. The new programme will replace the existing four sectoral programmes on school education (Comenius), higher education (Erasmus), vocational training (Leonardo da Vinci) and adult education (Grundtvig) when they expire at the end of 2006. The budget of which will be 6.97 billion for the period 2007-2013. The 7 billion will be used to support projects and activities that, at all ages, "foster interchange, co-operation and mobility between education and training systems within the EU so that they become a world quality reference". Individual targets of the four sub-programmes are: to involve at least three million pupils in joint educational activities; to achieve three million individual participants in student mobility under the present and past programmes by 2012; to increase placements in enterprises to 80,000 per year and; to support the mobility of 7,000 individuals involved in adult education per year. The Decision is expected to be finalised in November and enter into force in December 2006. The grant of 571585 EURO represents 0.0081% from the budget of 7 billion of the Lifelong Learning Programme.
ECCE members partners in EUCEET III No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Country CZ DE GR ES* EE* FR IE IT* CY Institution EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF CIVIL ENGINEERS CZECH CHAMBER OF CERTIFIED ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS ZENTRALVERBAND DEUTSCHER INGENIEURE ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS OF GREECE COUNCIL OF CIVIL ENGINEERS ESTONIAN ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS IN FRANCE ENGINEERS IRELAND NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ENGINEERS CYPRUS ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
No 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Country LV LT HU* PL PT SI SK FI UK* RO TR Institution LATVIAN ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS LITHUANIAN ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS HUNGARIAN CHAMBER OF ENGINEERS POLISH UNION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS COUNCIL OF ENGINEERS SLOVENIAN CHAMBER OF ENGINEERS SLOVAK CHAMBER OF CIVIL ENGINEERS FINNISH ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS RIL THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING UNION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF CIVIL ENGINEERS OF ROMANIA TURKISH CHAMBER OF CIVIL ENGINEERS * Letter of confirmation required by the Coordinator École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
8 themes A. Implementation of the two-tier study programmes in civil engineering education across Europe, following the Bologna process B. Enhancement of the cooperation between civil engineering faculties in Europe by the development of joint degrees C. Doctoral programmes 3rd cycle and research in civil engineering faculties D. Best practice in establishing and running multi-disciplinary programmes of education, involving civil engineering and other fields E. Implementation of the framework for qualifications in civil engineering based on learning outcomes and competences F. Approaches to teaching and learning, assessment and performance in civil engineering education G. Making the European civil engineering education better known and more attractive outside Europe H. Developing a synergy between academic and professional worlds
EUCEET Network as a surveyor / provider That will be the case for the themes: A. Implementation of the two-tier study programmes in civil engineering education across Europe, following the Bologna process C. Doctoral programmes 3rd cycle and research in civil engineering faculties D. Best practice in establishing and running multi-disciplinary programmes of education, involving civil engineering and other fields E. Implementation of the framework for qualifications in civil engineering based on learning outcomes and competences F. Approaches to teaching and learning, assessment and performance in civil engineering education As the name shows, activities required for accomplishing the objectives of the mentioned themes could imply surveys on the state-of-the art and will provide the civil engineering community with reports, papers a.s.o., on the matters addressed.
EUCEET Network as a catalyst This will be the case for the themes: B. Enhancement of the cooperation between civil engineering faculties in Europe by the development of joint degrees G. Making the European civil engineering education better known and more attractive outside Europe H. Developing a synergy between academic and professional worlds As the name shows, for the themes mentioned EUCEET is expected to make full use of the links developed in years among its partners in order to make known the objectives of the themes and to facilitate the obtention of desired outcomes. and to facilitate the obtention of desired outcomes.
Themes of long span Cover the entire contractual period with activities to be undertaken: F. Approaches to teaching and learning, assessment and performance in civil engineering education G. Making the European civil engineering education better known and more attractive outside Europe H. Developing a synergy between academic and professional worlds
Themes of short span Cover half of the contractual period with activities to be undertaken: A. Implementation of the two-tier study programmes in civil engineering education across Europe, following the Bologna process B. Enhancement of the cooperation between civil engineering faculties in Europe by the development of joint degrees C. Doctoral programmes 3rd cycle and research in civil engineering faculties D. Best practice in establishing and running multi-disciplinary programmes of education, involving civil engineering and other fields E. Implementation of the framework for qualifications in civil engineering based on learning outcomes and competences
Themes to be tackled in 2006-2007 A. Implementation of the two-tier study programmes in civil engineering education across Europe, following the Bologna process E. Implementation of the framework for qualifications in civil engineering based on learning outcomes and competences F. Approaches to teaching and learning, assessment and performance in civil engineering education G. Making the European civil engineering education better known and more attractive outside Europe H. Developing a synergy between academic and professional worlds
ECCE involvement in EUCEET III Two themes are of primary interest: Theme H. Developing a synergy between academic and professional worlds Theme G. Making the European civil engineering education better known and more attractive outside Europe A Task Force ECCE EUCEET is needed in order to handle activities to be developed by ECCE Standing Committee on Education & Training, in support of themes H and G
10 workshops Theme A. Implementation of the two-tier study programmes in civil engineering education across Europe, following the Bologna process C. Doctoral programmes 3rd cycle and research in civil engineering faculties D. Best practice in establishing and running multi-disciplinary programmes of education, involving civil engineering and other fields E. Implementation of the framework for qualifications in civil engineering based on learning outcomes and competences F. Approaches to teaching and learning, assessment and performance in civil engineering education H. Developing a synergy between academic and professional worlds Total: Number of workshops: 2 1 1 1 3 2 10
The sustainability strategy EUCEET Association During the time elapsed since its foundation, the Thematic Network EUCEET gained a recognized prestige and authority in the European civil engineering community. The establishment of an Association bearing the brand name EUCEET will certainly valorise the experience acquired by EUCEET and ensure the presence, beyond the three year of EUCEET III project, of a very important actor, with a competent saying in matters concerning civil engineering education and profession in Europe. The Thematic Network EUCEET plans to set up an Association, as a legal entity under Belgium Law. The concrete steps to be undertaken are: 1. Task Force of the Management Committee will prepare a draft of the Statutes and Bylaws and circulate them among the members of the Management Committee etc. 2. In its first meeting, in December 2006, the Management Committee will approve the Statutes and Bylaws, which will be eventually send to the members of the Network, invited to make comments, to propose amendments and to express by letters signed by competent authorities the willingness to join the Association. Term: 31 January 2007.
3. In February 2007, meeting in the eve of the 1st EUCEET III General Assembly, the Management Committee will bring to the final form the Statutes and Bylaws. 4. In the programme of the first EUCEET III General Assembly will be also included the first General Assembly of the EUCEET Association, which will adopt the Statutes and Bylaws and elect the Administrative Council of the Association. 5. Like the partners of the Thematic Network, members of the EUCEET Association will be higher education institutions, companies, associations of any sort. Strong links, partnership and synergy will be developed with the European Association of Civil Engineering Faculties (AECEF). 6. During the three year of programme funding for the EUCEET III project, the EUCEET Association will make intense efforts, in order to increase the membership from both the academic and professional worlds. 7. The financial resources of the EUCEET Association will be its members' subscriptions, donations, grants and subsidies if any, funding from national and international organisations, revenues from its own authorised activity if any, the yield of its bank accounts and any other legal means that will comply with the purpose and objective of the Association. 8. The registered office will be located at 119, rue de Stassart, 1050 - Bruxelles. Members of EUCEET Association Members of EUCEET Association: higher education institutions, companies, associations of any sort.