competence-based programmes in transport: railway engineering
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Competence-based programmes in Transport: Railway Engineering. Training course lectured at Moscow State Railway Engineering University. June 18th 2013.TRANSCRIPT
Competence-based programmes in Transport: Railway Engineering
EU Expert Alex Rayón Jerez (University of Deusto, [email protected])
"WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE TEMPUS PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION"
Moscow, June 18th 2013
University of Deusto
University of Deusto (II)
The University of Deusto first opened its doors in 1886 Combined concerns and cultural interests:
The Basque Country: wished to have a university of its ownThe Jesuit Fathers: wanted to move their school of higher studies from La Guardia (Pontevedra) to a more central location
The chosen site was Bilbao: Bustling seaport Commercial city that at the time was enjoying considerable industrial growth
Today the University of Deusto has two campuses located in the Basque Country's major coastal cities: Bilbao and San Sebastian
University of Deusto (III)
Number of students: 9,560Teaching staff: 60021 degrees adapted to the EHEA and 3 Deusto degrees3 double degrees adapted to EHEA62 post-graduate programmes, 31 official masters and 31 Deusto degrees10 PhD Programmes5 Erasmus Mundus Masters Programmes38 Specialisation Programmes in Continuing Education (and the recently created Deusto Business School)15% International Students16 Joint / international programmes
Competence-based learning
Competence-based learning (II)
1999-2000: phase of pedagogical renewal begun at UDIt was necessary to modernise the excessively professor-centred teaching and methodological model
The new phase was in line with the recently published Bologna Declaration (1999) → European Higher Education Area (EHEA)Together with the initiatives of other European universities sharing a similar outlook and need for change
Tuning Project (Strategic project: DITA: Deusto International Tuning Academy)
Original leadership of the University of Deusto (Spain) and the University of Gröningen (Netherlands)Today over 200 European Universities are involved + Latin America (+ Asia soon)
Competence-based learning (III)
UD PedagogicalFramework
Competence-based learning (IV)
Deployment of the UD Pedagogical Framework
Competence-based learning (V)
The four main features of an organisation that will foster the type of development sought:
1. A student-focused learning organisation2. An organisation that works as a team and
values cooperation3. An organisation that leads and empowers
people4. An organisation with an ethical and social
commitment
Competence-based learning (VI)
Co-operationPersonal
responsibility
Autonomy
Competence-based learning (VII)
Knowledgeorientation
Social andethical
responsibility
Personal andSocial
development
Competence-based learning (VIII)
Competence: “good performance in diverse, authentic contexts based on the integration and activation of knowledge, rules and standards, techniques, procedures, abilities and skills, attitudes and values”Three main headings:
Instrumental competences: function as a means to an endInterpersonal competences: personal and relational abilitiesSystemic competences: skills and abilities related to an entire system
Competence-based learning (VIII)
Railway Engineering
• It encompasses a wide range of engineering disciplines, including: – Civil engineering– Computer engineering– Electrical engineering– Mechanical engineering– Industrial engineering – Production engineering
Railway History in the Basque Country
Railway History in the Basque Country (II)
Railway History in the Basque Country (III)
Railway History in the Basque Country (IV)
Institute of Qualification Competences in the Basque Country
Knowledge references
European Qualification Framework
European Qualification Framework (II)
European Qualification Framework (III)
European Qualification Framework (IV)
Other known reference points to consider
Other known reference points to consider (II)
Other known reference points to consider (III)
Other known reference points to consider (IV)
Other known reference points to consider (V)
Other known reference points to consider (VI)
Other known reference points to consider (VII)
Other known reference points to consider (VIII)
Other known reference points to consider (IX)
Other known reference points to consider (X)
THANK YOU!
"WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE TEMPUS PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN UNION"