TPC-DIT Joint Mechatronics Programme QQI Asia-Europe Forum on Quality & Recognition in Transnational Higher Education Tuesday 18th December 2018 TPC-DIT Joint Mechatronics Programme Mark McGrath Senior Lecturer & Programme Manager School of Mechanical & Design Engineering DIT

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Origin and Motivation for Partnership Meeting between Director of DIT and President of TPC [2012] TPC desire to provide education for career rather than job in Mechatronics Franchise arrangement with DIT’s B.Eng.Tech. in Automation Engineering proposed. Embedded Work Placement within DIT programme Extensive Automation & Robotics facilities at TPC Great synergy between Chinese Industry and TPC Mutual Learning and Development Staff and Knowledge Exchange

Tangshan Polytechnic College [TPC]? Highly ranked Chinese college in engineering technology education Approximately 15,000 students studying at TPC. Oct. 2014, TPC moved from the central downtown of Tangshan, to Caofeidian [strategic development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region]. The new campus invested and established by local government with building area of 520,000 m2. TPC driven on cooperating with newly-rising enterprises and international universities to develop and grow emerging specialities. It is also the national digital campus, the national professional education innovation demonstration unit, the innovation and entrepreneurship demonstration incubation centre of the Hebei university students.

TPC-DIT Joint Mechatronics Programme? Adopt DIT Programme (DT003A) with additional elements appropriate to the needs of TPC appropriate to the needs of TIVTC Diploma Award of TPC & B.Eng.Tech. (Automation Engineering) of DIT 60 New Student Entrants per Year proposed Students registered in both TPC & DIT Programme delivered at TPC through English 1/3 Modules delivered by DIT at TPC DIT Quality Assurance Procedures Apply

Programme Evolution First meetings in 2012 January 2013: Signing of the Agreement for the Joint Programme Validation of the Joint Programme by DIT September 2013: First students join the Joint Programme [12] June 2016: First DIT graduates of the programme [7] September 2016: 2 graduates join Level 8 Programme at DIT To date there have been 25 DIT graduates from the programme.

Language is the principal challenge Challenges! Language is the principal challenge Cultural differences in education and focus [Results versus Learning] Challenge Approach Examinations and Grading All Examination Papers reviewed by DIT External Examiner Visit each July Review of all Examination and Assessments Completion of DIT QA Documentation Normalisation of Grading for DIT Award English Language and Project Work Initially, Bi-annual visit by DIT Skype Presentations January each year All Students present Project to External Examiner and Programme Manager in July

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