ECCE Standing Committee Education & Training · existing four sectoral programmes on school education (Comenius), higher education (Erasmus), vocational training (Leonardo da Vinci)

ECCE Standing Committee ECCE Standing Committee Education & Training Education & Training

4444rdrd meeting in Brussels, 10meeting in Brussels, 10--11 November 200611 November 2006

AGENDAAGENDA

Presentation and approval of the Presentation and approval of the Terms of the referenceTerms of the reference

for the for the Standing Committee on Standing Committee on Education & TrainingEducation & Training

PROPOSAL FOR THE NATURE AND THE AREAS PROPOSAL FOR THE NATURE AND THE AREAS OF ACTIVITY OFOF ACTIVITY OF

ECCE STANDING COMMITTEESECCE STANDING COMMITTEES

Activities of each ECCE Standing Committees (SCs) should obviously conform to the ECCE principles and functions. Numerous activities have been listed for each ECCE Standing Committee just to describe the scope or the field of activity of the standing committee. In other words, it is not implied that the standing committee should be kept responsible to realise all of these activities atthe same time. On the contrary, it is assumed that ECCE standing committees may work on project basis; may define one or two specific topics, may form a task force for each topic and concentrate on these until their successful completion.

ECCE STANDING COMMITTEEECCE STANDING COMMITTEEEDUCATION & TRAININGEDUCATION & TRAINING

Activities of this standing committee include (but not limited to) the following:

• To establish the principles of educational equivalence and classification for civil engineering (in collaboration with the “Professional Recognition & Mobility” standing committee);

• To follow developments in the civil engineering curricula and educational systems in the world;

• To inform the ECCE members and the European civil engineering community about the above mentioned developments;

• To reflect educational needs and requirements of the profession resulting from the developments in civil engineering practice to the educational institutions and to the policy making bodies;

• To participate in the activities of the European associations and projects such as EUCETT, EUR-ACE etc. concerning civil engineering education.

Presentation Presentation of the Thematic Network Project of the Thematic Network Project

EUCEET III EUCEET III

-pre-proposal 1st November 2005-full proposal 1st March 2006-approval by EC 24 August 2006

EUCEET IIIEUCEET III

2002 – 2005 (ended on 31.12.2005)EUCEET IIEUCEET II

dissemination 2001 - 2002EUCEET IEUCEET I

1998 – 2001 EUCEET IEUCEET I

Excerpts from the Full ProposalExcerpts from the Full Proposal

BudgetBudget

TNP EUCEET III is part of the new integrated TNP EUCEET III is part of the new integrated programme programme ““Lifelong LearningLifelong Learning””

The Parliament adopted, on 25 October 2006, an integrated action programme on lifelong learning for the period 2007-2013. The new programme will replace the existing four sectoral programmes on school education (Comenius), higher education (Erasmus), vocational training (Leonardo da Vinci) and adult education (Grundtvig) when they expire at the end of 2006.The budget of which will be €6.97 billion for the period 2007-2013.The €7 billion will be used to support projects and activities that, at all ages, "foster interchange, co-operation and mobility between education and training systems within the EU so that they become a world quality reference".Individual targets of the four sub-programmes are: to involve at least three million pupils in joint educational activities; to achieve three million individual participants in student mobility under the present and past programmes by 2012; to increase placements in enterprises to 80,000 per year and; to support the mobility of 7,000 individuals involved in adult education per year.The Decision is expected to be finalised in November and enter into force in December 2006.The grant of 571585 EURO represents 0.0081% from the budget of €7 billion of the Lifelong Learning Programme.

ECCE members ECCE members

partners in EUCEET IIIpartners in EUCEET III

CYPRUS ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERSCY10

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ENGINEERSIT*9

ENGINEERS IRELANDIE8

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS IN FRANCEFR7

ESTONIAN ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERSEE*6

COUNCIL OF CIVIL ENGINEERSES*5

ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS OF GREECEGR4

ZENTRALVERBAND DEUTSCHER INGENIEUREDE3

CZECH CHAMBER OF CERTIFIED ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANSCZ2

EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF CIVIL ENGINEERS 1

InstitutionCountryNo

InstitutionCountryNo

TURKISH CHAMBER OF CIVIL ENGINEERSTR21

UNION OF ASSOCIATIONS OF CIVIL ENGINEERS OF ROMANIARO20

THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGUK*19

FINNISH ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS RILFI18

SLOVAK CHAMBER OF CIVIL ENGINEERSSK17

SLOVENIAN CHAMBER OF ENGINEERSSI16

COUNCIL OF ENGINEERSPT15

POLISH UNION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANSPL14

HUNGARIAN CHAMBER OF ENGINEERSHU*13

LITHUANIAN ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERSLT12

LATVIAN ASSOCIATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERSLV11

* Letter of confirmation required by the Coordinator École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées

8 themes8 themes

A. Implementation of the two-tier study programmes in civil engineering education across Europe, following the Bologna process

B. Enhancement of the cooperation between civil engineering faculties in Europe by the development of joint degrees

C. Doctoral programmes – 3rd cycle – and research in civil engineering faculties

D. Best practice in establishing and running multi-disciplinary programmes of education, involving civil engineering and other fields

E. Implementation of the framework for qualifications in civil engineering based on learning outcomes and competences

F. Approaches to teaching and learning, assessment and performance in civil engineering education

G. Making the European civil engineering education better known and more attractive outside Europe

H. Developing a synergy between academic and professional worlds

That will be the case for the themes:






As the name shows, activities required for accomplishing the objectives of the

mentioned themes could imply surveys on the state-of-the art and will provide the

civil engineering community with reports, papers a.s.o., on the matters addressed.

EUCEET Network as a EUCEET Network as a surveyor / providersurveyor / provider

This will be the case for the themes:




As the name shows, for the themes mentioned EUCEET is expected to make full use of the links developed in years among its partners in order to make known the objectives of the themes and to facilitate the obtention of desired outcomes. and to facilitate the obtention of desired outcomes.

EUCEET Network as a EUCEET Network as a catalystcatalyst




Cover the entire contractual period with activities to be undertaken:

Themes of Themes of long spanlong span






Cover half of the contractual period with activities to be undertaken:

Themes of Themes of short spanshort span

Themes to be tackled in 2006 Themes to be tackled in 2006 -- 20072007






ECCE involvement in EUCEET IIIECCE involvement in EUCEET III

Two themes are of primary interest:

Theme H. Developing a synergy between academic and professional worlds

Theme G. Making the European civil engineering education better known and more attractive outside Europe

A Task Force ECCE – EUCEET is needed in order to handle activities to be developed by ECCE Standing Committee on Education & Training, in support of themes H and G

10Total:2H. Developing a synergy between academic and professional worlds

3F. Approaches to teaching and learning, assessment and performance in civil engineering education

1E. Implementation of the framework for qualifications in civil engineering based on learning outcomes and competences

1D. Best practice in establishing and running multi-disciplinary programmes of education, involving civil engineering and other fields

1C. Doctoral programmes – 3rd cycle – and research in civil engineering faculties

2A. Implementation of the two-tier study programmes in civil engineering education across Europe, following the Bologna process

Number of workshops:Theme

10 workshops10 workshops

The sustainability strategyThe sustainability strategy

EUCEET AssociationEUCEET Association

The Thematic Network EUCEET plans to set up an Association, as a legal entity underBelgium Law. The concrete steps to be undertaken are:

During the time elapsed since its foundation, the Thematic Network EUCEET gained a recognized prestige and authority in the European civil engineering community. The establishment of an Association bearing the brand name EUCEET will certainly valorise the experience acquired by EUCEET and ensure the presence, beyond the three year of EUCEET III project, of a very important actor, with a competent saying in matters concerning civil engineering education and profession in Europe.

1. Task Force of the Management Committee will prepare a draft of the Statutes and Bylaws and circulate them among the members of the Management Committee etc.

2. In its first meeting, in December 2006, the Management Committee will approve the Statutes and Bylaws, which will be eventually send to the members of the Network, invited to make comments, to propose amendments and to express by letters signed by competent authorities the willingness to join the Association. Term: 31 January 2007.

3. In February 2007, meeting in the eve of the 1st EUCEET III General Assembly, the Management Committee will bring to the final form the Statutes and Bylaws.

4. In the programme of the first EUCEET III General Assembly will be also included the first General Assembly of the EUCEET Association, which will adopt the Statutes and Bylaws and elect the Administrative Council of the Association.

5. Like the partners of the Thematic Network, members of the EUCEETAssociation will be higher education institutions, companies, associations of any sort. Strong links, partnership and synergy will be developed with the European Association of Civil Engineering Faculties (AECEF).

6. During the three year of programme funding for the EUCEET III project, the EUCEET Association will make intense efforts, in order to increase the membership from both the academic and professional worlds.

7. The financial resources of the EUCEET Association will be its members' subscriptions, donations, grants and subsidies if any, funding from national and international organisations, revenues from its own authorised activity if any, the yield of its bank accounts and any other legal means that will comply with the purpose and objective of the Association.

8. The registered office will be located at 119, rue de Stassart, 1050 - Bruxelles.

Members of EUCEET AssociationMembers of EUCEET Association: higher education institutions, companies, associations of any sort.

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ECCE Standing Committee Education & Training · existing four sectoral programmes on school education (Comenius), higher education (Erasmus), vocational training (Leonardo da Vinci)