Towards Excellence in Engineering Curricula for Dual Education

The TEEDE ERASMUS+ project (Towards Excellence in Engineering Curricula for Dual Education) aims to develop dual programs in higher institutions. So far, 12 BSc, 7 MSc and 1 PhD programs of all branches of engineering are under development, developed (but waiting for the official approval) or running in China, Cambodia, India and Russia. The first task was to perform regional needs analyses involving all stakeholders (i.e., university, companies, HE regulators…). During implementation practical aspects had to be considered (e.g., offered as a parallel track to a school-based scheme or not, development of a new program or modifying of an existing…). All programs define the learning outcomes in accordance with their national framework with compliance of the European Qualification Framework and the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance. Bologna principles, like the competence and student-centred approach or European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) are also followed. Research focusses on supporting and hindering factors for the development of Higher Apprenticeships (HA) via policy learning