Engineering Education - Skills & competences for the (global) labour market Anette Kolmos Professor, Aalborg University UNESCO Chair in Problem Based Learning President SEFI

400 members from 42 countries

Student organisations Sustainability in EE Global innovation

EUGENE EUropean and Global ENgineering Education A) Ph. D. STUDIES: Structure and Bologna follow-up in the competitiveness issues Leading: CESAER/AUTH/KTU Leuven; A. Avdelas, J. Berlamont B) PROMOTE EE IN EUROPE AS A TRUE RESEARCH FIELD C) IMPROVE transnational MOBILITY of engineering students, graduates and professionals

EUGENE EUropean and Global ENgineering Education D) LLL & CONTINUING EDUCATION as a tool to improve competitiveness and innovation of European engineers E) INCREASE ATTRACTIVENESS of studies in science and engineering and to EHERA: involve students organisations and promote awareness outside the EU of EE evolution and opportunities; Leading: CESAER/BEST, H. Kaiser, K. Hawwash, student

Agenda Company voices International studies Global labour market

Technological (e.g., bio-tech, digital systems, computer systems/tools, sustainable technology, interdisciplinarity ) Societal, Global, and Professional (e.g., social, political & economic, diversity, multi- disciplinarity, global markets & contexts, interaction of engineering and public policy) Attributes of the Engineer of 2020: Strong analytical skills Practical ingenuity Creativity Communication competencies (oral, written, and cultural) Business, management, and leadership skills High ethical standards and professionalism Agility, resilience, flexibility Vision of the contexts for engineering in 2020:

Educating engineers Criticism of linear block system Arguing for design capabilities and a more problem based and project based system Complexity and technological integration

11 Sustainability, global innovation and complexity global or intercultural innovative competences

Distribution by income level

Graduates in China

Gender and fields of study

Gender and science, mathematics and computing

Gender engineering, manu and const-

Qualification framework Global innovative competences - learning ‘ competence’ means the proven ability to use knowledge, skills and personal, social and/or methodological abilities, in work or study situations and in professional and personal development. In the context of the European Qualifications Framework, competence is described in terms of responsibility and autonomy. You can not learn this by visit - this is an internalized process – you need to collaborate – you need to experience ….

Research on PBL Learning Motivation and engagement Self-satisfaction and meaningfulness Skills/competences Professional Skills improvement Higher confidence for work life and project management skills/process skills Management Higher retention rate/lower drop out Completion rate is higher Employability Companies rank PBL universities higher and as more innovative. Graduates from PBL universities are “faster” for adjustment to company life 20

Summing up Global competiveness is a huge challenge Global innovation and sustainability in EE and in research European challenge of attractiveness to EE and lifelong learning Change in EE to address these competences Invitation for coordination of European voices Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University