scholarly journals Evidencing competence in a challenging world. European higher education initiatives to define, measure and compare learning

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 221258682110069
Author(s):  
Robert Wagenaar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Basic Concept ◽  
Testing Model ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Recent Initiative ◽  
Education Initiatives

The well-known tripartite expression, ‘Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand’, is a powerful expression of what still represents the struggle of learning, that is to make learners knowledgeable, skilled and therefore competent. The expression reflects well the basic concept applied in a recent initiative to measure and compare learning in higher education in Europe. This paper outlines the philosophy of the CALOHEE project, the context in which it was set up, the phases distinguished and the process followed, the outcomes so far, the intended testing model and next steps.

An Integrated Approach to Teach Metal Forming and Moulding as per New EHEA Framework

2009 ◽  
Vol 625 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Jose Antonio Sánchez ◽  
Luis Norberto López de Lacalle ◽  
N. Ortega ◽  
Aitzol Lamikiz ◽  
Soraya Plaza
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Metal Forming ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
European Higher Education Area ◽  
New Methods ◽  
Scoring Rubrics ◽  
The Subject ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Teaching Learning

The paradigm the new European Higher Education Area places us in together with the teaching/learning guidelines and models demands the teacher adapt his/her function considering new methods which locate the students in the centre of this process. In this context the experience of the subject ‘Advanced forming and moulding techniques’ taught in 5th course of the Industrial Engineering qualification at the Bilbao Engineering Faculty (UPV/EHU), is presented. This subject must be taken by students opting for intensification in Mechanical Manufacturing. The subject is taught over tour months with 30 students per group on average, where a methodology based on Scoring Rubrics was set up.

CONCEPTUAL BASES OF ADAPTATION OF UKRAINE’S HIGHER EDUCATION TO THE STANDARDS OF EDUCATION QUALITY OF THE EUROPEAN AREA

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Batechko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
European Higher Education Area ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
European Area ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
European Standards ◽  
Conceptual Foundations

The article outlines the conceptual framework for adapting Ukrainian higher education to the Standards and Recommendations for Quality Assurance in the European higher education area. The role of the Bologna Declaration in ensuring the quality of higher education in Europe has been explained. The conceptual foundations and the essence of standards and recommendations on quality assurance in the European higher education area have been defined. The Ukrainian realities of the adaptation of higher education of Ukraine to the educational European standards of quality have been characterized.

scholarly journals The profile of vulnerable students using the university psychosocial and medical care services

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Papadakaki ◽  
F Sarakatsianou ◽  
V Tsismeli ◽  
G Lapidakis ◽  
M Karapiperaki
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Academic Progress ◽  
Health Examination ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Development Education ◽  
Medical Unit ◽  
Set Up

Abstract Background Increasing the capacity of higher education institutes to address students' vulnerabilities has been deemed necessary due to the financial crisis. Multilevel interventions have thus been initiated at the Hellenic Mediterranean University of Crete, as part of a project co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund-ESF) through the Operational Programme <<Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014- 2020 >> (MIS 5045937). The project aims to offer support to students with low family income or a certified disability, monitor their bio-psychosocial needs, increase their accessibility to health and psychosocial care, and improve their academic outcomes. Methods As part of the project, a primary health care unit has been set up to offer medical and nursing care (medical unit) as well as psychosocial support (counseling centre) to students in need. An observatory has also been set up to monitor their health and psychosocial needs and their academic progress. Results A total of 228 eligible students used the services in the second half of 2019 (counseling centre 37; medical unit 191). Out of the 37 individuals who used the counseling centre, 30 (81.0%) were female and 16 (43.2%) were at the first 2 years of their studies. A total of 36 (97.3%) requested psychological support, 6 (16.2%) warranted social welfare services and 1 (2.7%) support for learning disabilities. As for the 191 individuals who used the medical services, 101 (52.8%) were male and 88 (46.0%) were at first 2 years of their studies. Most of them had a health examination to receive a health certificate (74.8%) followed by those who received emergency care (e.g. respiratory infection, allergic reaction, injury, etc), chronic disease management and medicine subscription, as well as vaccination. Conclusions Complex bio-psychosocial needs have been identified, recorded and analyzed to explain the academic progress of socially vulnerable students. Key messages The students’ journey through medical and counseling services is being mapped to offer important information for educational policy. Assessment and monitoring of students’ complex needs are important to achieve quality in higher education.

THE APPRENTICESHIP IN CRAFT GUILDS IN PREINDUSTRIAL EUROPE: A MODEL FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA

10.6036/9821 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 460-463
Author(s):  
OSCAR MARTIN LLORENTE
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
European Higher Education Area ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Apprenticeship Learning ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
Craft Guilds

This work aims to carry out a comparative study between the apprenticeship system in the craft guilds in preindustrial Europe and the educational methods used in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), with the aim of highlighting the role, within the field of engineering education in the EHEA, of the practice-driven approach (learning by doing), which yielded excellent results during centuries to craft guilds, since their institutionalized apprenticeship system was one of the reasons for their long-term survival. The transmission of technical skills and associated innovation were effectively supported by craft guilds but not as a main objective and even, sometimes, as a cause of undesired effects (formation of future competitors, revelation of secrets or shift of control over the production process from the owners of skills to the owners of capital. It has been demonstrated that both the organizational modalities or scenarios and the educational methods of the EHEA (except the binomial scenario-method formed by the theoretical class and the master lecture) used in engineering education, have a clear precedent in the preindustrial craft guilds, which emphasize the learning process instead of the teaching process and established, several centuries in advance and without intending to, a model for the EHEA. Keywords: Craft guilds; Apprenticeship; Learning by doing; Engineering education; EEES

Emergency remote education and smart working at three European higher education institutions

2022 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Remote Education ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The World ◽  
Administrative Procedures ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
Smart Working

Due to the threat posed by COVID-19, many colleges and universities around the world opted to switch to online courses and smart working to keep their students, professors, and staff safe during the pandemic emergency. Face-to-face classes, including labs and workshops, have been canceled and substituted with online activities. New administrative procedures have also been established to support the emergency remote education. This article analyzes these changes in light of the experiences of three higher education institutions in different countries, namely Latvia, Poland, and Italy. From this analysis, some aspects have emerged that have stimulated a deeper reflection on the use of digital technology in higher education. .

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