Mozambique Creates a Star of Africa - A World Class Petroleum Engineering Program at the University of Eduardo Mondlane (UEM)

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.P. Sevilla ◽  
T.A. Blasingame ◽  
R.B. Cotter ◽  
C.E. Markwardt
Keyword(s):  
Petroleum Engineering ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
World Class ◽  
The University

Study of graduate attributes of the university of Sydney and implications for building Chinese world-class universities

2021 ◽  
pp. 002072092098431
Author(s):  
Rui Zhao ◽  
Wan-Bing Shi
Keyword(s):  
System Theory ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
High Position ◽  
Graduate Attributes ◽  
Graduate Employability ◽  
World Class ◽  
World Class Universities ◽  
The University ◽  
Relationship Of

The graduate attributes of the University of Sydney innovatively include the enabling conceptions and the translation conceptions of attributes and ensure that they are specifically oriented, reasonably structured and comprehensively designed. These scientifically constructed graduate attributes of the University of Sydney prove strong efficiency by the university taking up a high position in QS Graduate Employability Rankings in recent years. Chinese top-level universities, in the process of building world-class universities, also face the task of revising the graduate attributes and substantially enhancing the quality of talents cultivation, and can, therefore, learn the successful experience to revise their own graduate attributes on the basis of universities’ history, vision and specialty, on the premise of a sound cognition of the connotation, levels, and relationship of graduate attributes, and by means of System Theory, Phenomenography and comparative study.

scholarly journals Certificate Of Online Learning And Teaching (COLT) At The University Of Hawaii: A Horse Of Another Color For Earning College Credits

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 255-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Menchaca ◽  
Ellen S. Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
College Credits ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Innovative Program ◽  
Scale Models ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
World Class ◽  
The University ◽  
The Brain

Current conventional wisdom may perceive that higher education is outdated and maybe even likely to collapse. Online education is often predicted to replace brick-and-mortar campuses with systems providing students access to world-class learning via smartphones and tablets. Many private and commercial ventures are embracing such concepts. However, in the race to implement large-scale models, significant key elements such as understanding that learning can be social, affective, personal, and even cultural may be missing. Thus, creative yet research-based programs at the university level are needed. While it is true that existing university structures might inhibit the implementation of radical programs, there are opportunities where such innovation can be offered. In the case of the Department of Educational Technology at the University of Hawaii, an option for a program at the certificate level not necessarily leading to a traditional degree was provided. The certificate option provided an opportunity to explore entrepreneurial models while also incorporating what we understand about learning, the brain, and newer technologies. This paper describes the circumstances and approach that led to the creation of an innovative program that still fit within current university structures.

Comprehensive Reform of the University Governance System in China

2019 ◽  
pp. 68-81
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Ruixue Li
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
University Governance ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
Governance System ◽  
World Class ◽  
Comprehensive Reform ◽  
The University ◽  
Tongji University

This chapter introduces and discusses changes with respect to the university governance system in China which is in the process of creating a world-class university by taking Tongji University as an example. It presents an analytical framework on the basis of four powers: (1) the internal democratic nature of the governance structure, (2) the external involvement in university governance, (3) the level of centralization of the decision-making authority in the university, and (4) the concentration of authority in an individual leadership position versus authority in a collective body or spread over various collective bodies. It analyzes and summarizes the reforms of three colleges at Tongji University in these four aspects and puts forward some reasonable suggestions for other universities.

The Worldwide Instantiation of the University

2020 ◽  
pp. 21-42
Author(s):  
David John Frank ◽  
John W. Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Research Universities ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Global Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
World Class ◽  
The University ◽  
University Expansion

This chapter describes the multi-dimensional expansion of the university, focusing especially on its accumulating numbers and global diffusion. It stresses the transcendence and universalism of the university at the global level. It also analyzes how university expansion is expected to occur earlier and more fully in the global core than in the global periphery, in democracies than in dictatorships, in the natural sciences than in the social sciences or humanities, and in world-class research universities more than local teaching colleges. The chapter highlights the university as a global institution and the global knowledge society that arises upon it. It examines the spread of universities around the world and studies local instances of a general model that is a central point to sociological neo-institutional theory.

Materials and Mechanics

2017 ◽  
pp. 45-70
Author(s):  
Kyle G. Gipson ◽  
Robert J. Prins
Keyword(s):  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Sustainable Design ◽  
Engineering Science ◽  
James Madison ◽  
Disciplinary Boundaries ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Mechanics Of Materials ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
The University

The Madison Engineering Department is an undergraduate non-discipline specific engineering program at James Madison University. The program acknowledges that future engineers should not be constrained by disciplinary boundaries but demonstrate the ability to adapt and work across disciplines within team atmospheres. The program blends engineering science fundamentals with sustainable design to integrate environmental, social, economic, and technical contexts plus systems thinking while maintaining the university-wide liberal arts core. Madison Engineering is dedicated to the development of engineering versatilists who can readily integrate knowledge from historically different fields of engineering. In support of this development, several courses within the curriculum integrate topics that are traditionally taught separately. This chapter described ENGR 314: Materials & Mechanics, a course that integrates concepts from the traditional content of stand-alone courses (materials science and mechanics of materials) via a semester long design project in which students must incorporate knowledge of both sets of content.

scholarly journals Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in the Scopus Database: A Study at Diponegoro University during 2014-2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 23001
Author(s):  
Yos Johan Utama ◽  
Budi Setiyono ◽  
Jamari ◽  
Mohammad Tauviqirrahman ◽  
Heru Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Research Productivity ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
The World ◽  
World Class ◽  
Scopus Database ◽  
Prolific Authors ◽  
The University ◽  
Productive Authors

This paper presents the strategy of Diponegoro University to increase its research productivity towards the world-class university. Bibliometric indicators are employed to characterize the research activities of Diponegoro University, Indonesia with production in the period of 2014-2018 in publications that are indexed in the Scopus database. The number of documents and their comparison with other universities, and productive authors are of particular interest. The results reflect that the university documents improve significantly during the research time frame. In comparison with other top ten universities in Indonesia, for the last five years, Diponegoro University has achieved the fastest rate of publication (up to 471%). However, compared to other universities in neighboring countries, Diponegoro University is still left behind. In addition, it is shown that prolific authors contributing to documents in Scopus are uneven in terms of origin of faculty. Based on these results, a recommendation with respect to the research productivity is discussed in this paper.

scholarly journals Is a World-Class University Possible in Rural Bihar?

2013 ◽  
pp. 18-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip G. Altbach
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
East Asian ◽  
Ancient India ◽  
Business Studies ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
International Linkages ◽  
World Class ◽  
East Asian Summit ◽  
The University

The Indian and Bihar government, with the support of the East Asian Summit, is resurrecting the 6th century Nalanda University, near its original site in rural northern Bihar. Significant funds have been earmarked for the project, and planning is now under way. Impressive international linkages have already been made. The concept, of course, is wonderful—to recreate in modern garb a true cultural and intellectual treasure of ancient India. The plan for the university focuses on the humanities, social sciences, ecology, and business studies—not the usual engineering and technology emphasis. But some serious practical and conceptual questions need to be asked.

Cadastral Studies in the Surveying Engineering Program at The University of Calgary

1981 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 424-428
Author(s):  
W. F. Teskey ◽  
T. C. Swanby
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Program ◽  
University Of Calgary ◽  
The University

The surveying engineering program at The University of Calgary, as of September 1981, has been in operation for two years. It is now fully operational, and successful by any measure. Cadastral studies area courses and other closely related courses form an important component of the program. These courses are described and discussed. The role of the Western Canadian Board of Examiners for Land Surveyors and its relationship to the surveying engineering program at The University of Calgary is also outlined.

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