Manufacturing technology education development project. Project accomplishment summary for 91-Y12P-050-A1

The title of the proposed JEP project is: “Agribusiness Higher EducAtion Development” with the acronym AHEAD. This curriculum development project – in case of acceptance – will last for three years, from July 2005 and June 2008. The primary project site is the University of Zagreb, Croatia; the contractor and the co-ordinator institution is the University of Debrecen, Hungary. In the consortium, 3 further European universities (University of Hohenheim, Wageningen University and Scottish Agricultural College) will participate, from the Croatian side the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management and an additional 7 Croatian institutes will also be involved. The total number of members in the consortium is 13. The main objective of the AHEAD project is to establish new BSc and MSc programmes in Croatia at two Faculties of the University of Zagreb. These are as follows: Agricultural and Rural Development, Food Safety and Quality Management and pilot MSc training in Agribusiness and Rural Development. These are preceded by faculty retraining programmes in food safety and quality management, as well as agribusiness and commerce within the framework of a MBA programme accredited by the International MBA Network. The professional content of the project is a modernised curriculum and training palette that would be available by the end of this project at the University of Zagreb, serving not only the higher education of the country, but the demand of the Croatian national economy as well, in line with the basic principles of the European Union.

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Engineering education development – a business modelling approach

Higher Education Evaluation and Development ◽

10.1108/heed-02-2020-0003 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Mirka Kans

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Educational Development ◽

Development Project ◽

Development Projects ◽

Education Development ◽

Content Type ◽

Business Modelling ◽

Holistic Understanding ◽

Tools And Methods ◽

Modelling Approach

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to promote an innovative approach to education development projects by the application of business modelling tools and methods.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed method is based on tools and methods from the business modelling area, such as stakeholder mapping, SWOT analysis, business modelling canvas and scenario analysis. The applicability of the approach is illustrated by a case study conducted on an engineering programme, where qualitative and quantitative data were gathered through interviews, surveys and workshops.FindingsUtilising business modelling tools for development projects in higher education gives several benefits: (1) knowledge-informed decision making; the methods require good understanding of the current situation as well as possible strategies to be applied, that is data gathering is necessary before decision making; (2) structured decision making by applying a step-by-step approach for the development project; (3) including different stakeholder's perspectives in order to gain a holistic understanding and avoid sub optimisation.Originality/valueThe approach promotes innovation and action driven development rather than a bureaucratic and metric based improvement process. Tools and models from the business area have previously been applied for educational development. However, a holistic business modelling approach for educational development has not yet been applied.

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The need for a fundamental shift in the Saudi education system: Implementing the Saudi Arabian economic vision 2030

Research in Education ◽

10.1177/0034523719851534 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 106 (1) ◽

pp. 22-40

Author(s):

Alhasan Allmnakrah ◽

Colin Evers

Keyword(s):

Preservice Teachers ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Education System ◽

Development Project ◽

Education Development ◽

Positive Role ◽

Knowledge Based ◽

Knowledge Based Economy ◽

Vision 2030 ◽

The Right

To put Saudi's Economic Vision 2030 (or Vision 2030) into practice, Saudi Arabia has to reform its education system. To this end, King Abdullah's Education Development Project (hereafter the Tatweer project (Note: Tatweer, as it is known in Arabic)) of 2007–2013 has mandated an educational reform package, which focuses on a broad range of improvements, including enhancing schools' teaching methods and strategies. Hence, this paper argues that to diversify its economy and income away from a strictly oil-producing export country, Saudi Arabia requires an educated citizenry, trained in several disciplines, and students who have the necessary skills for progressing toward a knowledge-based economy. To achieve this, in-service and preservice teachers need to be trained in innovative ways, including listening to their voices and assessing what Saudi teachers require in order to play a positive role in contributing to the achievement the goals outlined in the Vision 2030. This research paper, hence, aims to shed some light into the implantation of Saudi 2030 vision and its direct link to in-service and preservice teachers who must be equipped with the right necessary critical teaching tools. The paper sees teacher voices, teacher training, and the development of strategies such as critical thinking as being essential for future success toward a shift in the Saudi education system vis-à-vis Saudi 2030 vision.

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Development of an e-learning system for manufacturing technology education

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning ◽

10.1504/ijkl.2008.022057 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 370

Author(s):

Chi Chia Liu ◽

Min Jou ◽

Han Chiang Lee

Keyword(s):

Technology Education ◽

Manufacturing Technology ◽

Learning System ◽

E Learning

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