1. Applied Digital Systems Design Techniques
Thématique 7 : "Repenser l’éducation, quelles compétences pour les métiers de demain ?”
Sfax, Tunisie

2. Mckinsey Report “Education to Unemployment”
High percentage of lack of employment in the industry due to the lack of skillful workforce in the industry.
45%
42%
US EMPLOYERS
WORLDWIDE EMPLOYERS
In a report by McKinsey ‘Education to Unemployment’ it is noted that, there is a high percentage of lack of unemployment in the industry due to the lack of skillful workforce in the industry. In US, 45% employers say the vacancies at entry level jobs are due to the lack of skills. 42% of worldwide employers believe that entry level workers are not up to the mark skillfully to begin work.
The vacancies at entry level jobs are due to the lack of skills.
Entry level workers are not up to the mark skillfully to begin work.

4. 42% of worldwide employers believe that entry level workers are not up to the mark skillfully to begin work.
A major reason for this is the skills gap that these students have.
Knowledge and skills are of importance to function in the industry. Hence it becomes of need to bridge this gap for the students to be industry ready. Skills development and training are to be an important element in the university dynamics.

5. A major reason for this is the skills gap that these students have.
Knowledge
Skills
Industry
Skills development and training are to be an important element in the university dynamics.
42% of worldwide employers believe that entry level workers are not up to the mark skillfully to begin work.
A major reason for this is the skills gap that these students have.
Knowledge and skills are of importance to function in the industry. Hence it becomes of need to bridge this gap for the students to be industry ready. Skills development and training are to be an important element in the university dynamics.

6. University Industry Collaboration
A collaboration in these two fields is necessary to help get rid of the divide.
There is a need for industry and academic institutions to come together and take measures to make the students completing their education to be made ready for the industry.
A collaboration in these two fields is necessary to help get rid of the divide. There is a need for industry and academic institutions to come together and take measures to make the students completing their education to be made ready for the industry.

7. University Industry Collaboration
is coming up with a course to help the engineering students at USEK get a perspective of the industry.
With this in mind, IPG Photonics is coming up with a course to help the engineering students at USEK get a perspective of the industry.
The project’s population is the students (electrical, computer, telecommunications, and biomedical engineering) at USEK faculty of engineering.
The project is also open, free of charge, for all Lebanese university students
Electrical, Biomedical, Computer
& Telecommunications Engineering Students
The project is also open, free of charge, for all Lebanese university students

8. Applied Digital Systems Design Techniques
Course title
Applied Digital Systems Design Techniques
1-Bridging the gap between the university and the industry
2-Delivering a cutting edge technology course customized based on the industry needs.
“Applied Digital Systems Design Techniques” : a course designed and delivered by the industry (IPG-Photonics) at USEK Faculty Of Engineering
Rationale of the initiative’s idea :
1-bridging the gap between the university and the industry
2- delivering a cutting edge technology course customized based on the industry needs.

9. Date of implementation : IPG Photonics will recruit the best students
Starting September 2018
Innovative Element:
Integrating cutting Edge Technologies with hands On
Into the academic curriculum
“Learning by Doing” approach
Students will work in teams to execute and demonstrate their project, at the end; they will have a professional presentation to an open audience of faculty, fellow students, and interested companies.
IPG Photonics will recruit the best students

10. Electronic boards software
Transferable Model
The model is completely transferable to any other university (same course and same industry).
IPG-PHOTONICS
USEK
Instructor
Electronic boards software
Coordinator
Laboratories
PCs
The model is completely transferable to any other university (same course and same industry).
Moreover, the model could be used by all universities creating such courses, similar or not, with the same or other industry
The Instructor is provided from IPG-Photonics, in parallel USEK offers a coordinator.
IPG photonics provides the electronic boards and the software required for the course development, in parallel USEK offers the laboratories and the PCs.

11. Learning Outcome Practical skills needed by the industry
Facilitating thus the integration of the student in the professional industrial world
The students will cover the main learning outcomes by doing.
They will acquire at the end of the course the practical skills needed by the industry, facilitating thus their integration in the professional industrial world

12. Bridging the Gap!

13. RESeaU Méditerranéen pour l’Employabilité
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