1. Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering
Engineering Education: The Bologna Process, " 3 years later " November 8-10, 2007 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing Unska 3, Zagreb, Croatia
Bologna Process at the
Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering
Davorin Kovačić
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering

2. FACULTY OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING VARAŽDIN

3. FACULTY OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
tradition in coal mining and in water resources management in the region
1969 – High Geotechnical and Mining School
1990 – Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering

4. RESTRUCTURING OF CURRICULUM AT THE FACULTY OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
innovation of existing geotechnical and water engineering modules
introduction of environmental engineering module

5. UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMME

6. AUTUMN 2005 1. YEAR 86 new students
18 students from ”old” study program
104 total

7. AUTUMN 2006 1. YEAR 2. YEAR DROP OUT: 38 students 87 new students
32 students from generation 2005/2006
119 total
2. YEAR
7 students fully enrolled
27 students partially enrolled
34 total
DROP OUT: 38 students

8. AUTUMN 2007 1. YEAR 2. YEAR 3. YEAR DROP OUT: 51 students
74 new students
5 students from generation 2006/2007
79 total
2. YEAR
11 students fully enrolled
18 students partially enrolled
12 students from generation 2005/2006
41 total
3. YEAR
10 students fully enrolled
7 students partially enrolled
17 total
DROP OUT: 51 students

9. MAIN ISSUES poor knowledge of enrolled students
lack of permanent (regular) teaching staff
difficulties related to the introduction of new profession to the market

10. ENROLLED STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2007/2008
high schools:
– 20 pupils
vocational and training schools:
– 54 pupils

11. LIST OF VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
Strojarska i prometna škola
Tehnička, industrijska i obrtnička škola
Gospodarska škola
Elektrostrojarska škola
Poljoprivredna škola
Rudarska i kemijska škola
Graditeljska škola
Obrtnička škola
Tehnička škola
Srednja ekonomska škola
I. Tehnička škola Zagreb (Nikola Tesla)
Medicinska škola
Kemijska škola

12. SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION
Overall school grade: 4,2
Mathematics – average grade
1. year
2. year
3. year
4. year
2,89
2,95
2,97
Physics – average grade
1. year
2. year
3. year
4. year
2,83
2,94
3,06
3,08

13. ADDITIONAL DATA Mathematics 22 pupils have the average grade 2 Physics
8 pupils – duration of the subject: 3 years
19 pupils – duration of the subject: 2 years

14. No. of visiting teachers
VISITING LECTURERS
Insufficient number of regular lecturers
Academic year
No. of visiting teachers %
ECTS 1 8 2 4 31 19 3 12 41 NA
Bachelor Program 17

15. NEW PROFESSION environmental engineering umwelttechnik
ingéniérie de l'environnement
средства и методы охраны окружающей среды
okoljsko inženirstvo
környezetmérnöki tudomány

16. IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The obligation of the Republic of Croatia for the fulfilment of European standards in the area of environmental protection → € 10 billion.
Waste management budget for the period → € 3,2 billion.
Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund investment since → kuna 3,1 billion.

17. IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Environmental Protection Act (1994, 2007)
National Environmental Strategy (2002)
National Environmental Action Plan (2002)
Waste Act (2004)
Waste Management Strategy (2005)
Waste Management Plan in the Republic of Croatia for the period 2007 – 2015 (2007)

18. IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Croatian Environment Agency (2002)
Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund (2004)
Croatian Association of Professionals in Nature and Environment Protection (2005)

19. Quantitative aims for MSW landfills
Year
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
Regional centres
1-2
2-3 3 4
County centres
3-7
7-10
10-14
14-21
Official landfills
187
100 50 30
Percentage of rehabilitated landfills (%) 5 65 75 85

20. What should be done? Ministry of Science Universities and Polytechnics
Revision of Field of Science and Technology Classification
Universities and Polytechnics
New study programs
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Professional Exam
Central Bureau of Statistics
National Qualifications Classification System

21. CONCLUSION establishment (recognition) of new profession(s)
ministry, university, industry, public
higher number of regular teaching staff
new employment
better quality of enrolled students
higher standard in secondary schools

24. Thank you !