Transcript TechnoTN Forum 2005

TechnoTN Forum 2005
Roundtable – Theme 1:
“Employability of Graduates”
20th May 2005
Working Group nr. 2
Discussion / strategy for
the group
 First hour devoted to a free
discussion inspired from the
presentations
 Various options have been
presented on aspects of the subject
line
 Recommendations have been
elaborated and agreed upon the
group
Topics discussed
 Difference in salaries between 1st
and 2nd cycle graduates
 First cycle graduates not accepted
by the public sector (authorities)
 The image of the institution is often
more important than the level
 Different approach to the two
levels from the companies
Recommendations
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Recommendations have been subdivided
according to the following addressees:
Universities/Higher Education Institutions
Students
Regional Authorities
National Authorities
European Commission
Economic Partners
Thematic Networks
Recommendations to
Universities(1/4):
 Connections between future graduates
and employers
 Connections with employers in order to
make them understand the first/second
cycle level
 Awareness of how the EU is moving
 Create a clear image of educational
profiles and specialisations (in terms of
provided skills and professional abilities)
Recommendations to
Universities (2/4):
 Organise information campaigns for
parents and companies in order to
explain the differences between first and
second cycle
 Accept and develop procedures for
assessing « real competences »
 Closer interaction and co-operation
between universities and industries
Recommendations to
Universities (3/4):
 Enhance flexibility within first and second
cycle degrees curricula (structure,
content, profile, specialisation, etc)
 Facilitate the access from the first to the
second cycle especially to students who
spent a period in industry in between
(e.g. by counselling, special courses etc)
 Develop life long learning possibilities
and accreditation
Recommendations to
Universities (4/4):
 Educate the students to become good
learners
 Implement the Diploma Supplement
 Devise competence - oriented curricula
 Refuse leveling of salaries between first
and second cycle graduates
 Inform about the knowledge differences
of the first and second cycle graduates
Recommendations to
Students:
 Request transparency from their
institutions as far as first and
second cycle curricula and
procedures are concerned
 Keep in contact with the industry
world
Recommendations to
Regional Authorities:
 Help small and medium size
enterprises to know graduates
Recommendations to
National Authorities
 Make order into salaries
 Further application of recognition,
equivalence and transparence tools like
NARIC, ECTS, DS etc
 Allow universities to have more flexible
structures
 Accept diversity and guarantee flexibility
 Follow-up with “rewards” and
“punishments”
Recommendations to the
European Commission
 Help mobility of graduates
Recommendations to
Economic Partners
 Open contacts with the Universities
Recommendations to
Thematic Networks
 Organise surveys on employability
 Disseminate of information through out
Europe on possible jobs in European
countries
 Organise information campaigns, e.g. big
events/fairs in which the companies will
interview students (possibly with the EC
financial contribution)
TechnoTN Forum 2005
Roundtable – Theme 2:
“Human Resources for Science
and Technology in Europe”
20th May 2005
Working Group nr. 2
Topics discussed
 Accreditation
 ICT
 PhD – 3rd level
Discussion
 Some information on the creation of
EUR-ACE has been given
 The Chemist Label Accreditation has
been presented in short
 The problems of the possible conflict
between national and EU systems of
accreditation have been discussed
Discussion
 The advantages of ICT for students but
the fact that it is time consuming for
teachers have been pointed out
 The fact that not all doctoral graduates
become researchers has been
emphasised
 It has been stressed that Europe is
investing in training researchers but
then does not pay them
Accreditation:
Recommendations (1/2)
 Develop Recommended
Reference Curricula (based
on competences) in given
fields and have them
accepted by professional
associations, etc
 Award a "Label" to the
Higher Education
Institutions applying the
RRC
 to TNs
Accreditation:
Recommendations (2/2)
 Award a "Label" for
teaching materials
 to TNs
 Coordinate initiatives at EU
and National level
 to EU and
National
authorities
 Use specialists/experts of
the field
 supplied
by TNs
ICT:
Recommendations (1/2)
 Develop education degree
for members of academic
staff, including e-learning
 to Universities
 Create trans-national
courses implemented in
curricula
 to Universities
and TNs
 More support and
recognition to develop elearning
 to Universities
ICT:
Recommendations (2/2)
 Make available on-line
"Labeled" teaching
materials
 to Universities
PhD – 3rd level:
Recommendations (1/2)
 Try to convince universities'  to Univ., EU,
Nat. Gov.
authorities to favour the
creation of spin-offs (
highly specialized jobs for
PhD’s)
 Avoid losing talents, by
giving more financing for
research
 to Univ.,
Industry
PhD – 3rd level:
Recommendations (2/2)
 Attract the best minds (for  to Universities
science) to stay and do a
PhD
TechnoTN Forum 2005
Roundtable – Theme 3:
“Learning for innovating”
21st May 2005
Working Group nr. 2
Discussion / strategy for
the group
 First hour devoted to a free
discussion inspired from the
presentations
 Various options have been
presented on aspects of the subject
line
 Recommendations have been
elaborated and agreed upon the
group
Topics discussed
 PBL courses in groups-"Villages" of
students from different faculties
 Learning to respect the interdisciplinary
approach
 Ways of educating or Innovation
 Social aspects of Innovation
 Creation of events/competitions to
encourage innovation
 Innovation in fundamental research is
not supported enough
Recommendations
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Recommendations have been
subdivided according to the following
topics:
Team work - project oriented
Educating for innovation
Interpersonal abilities or skills
Involvement of industry
Events
Role of ICT
Team work - project
oriented
 "Villages" of students from different
faculties
 Case studies
 Importance of tutoring
 Interdisciplinarity
 Team thinking
 Use special evaluation criteria for
Team work
Educating for Innovation
 Educating in interdisciplinary subjects
 Seminars on skills (with credits etc)
 Formation of good adult learners by
educating them to retrieve
information
 Formation of good adult learners by
educating them to learn how to learn
 Give students responsibility for
learning
Interpersonal abilities
or skills
 Communication abilities
 Networking
Involvement of industry
 Presentation of industry within
universities
 Stages
Events (involving
professional associations)
 Presentations of work
 Debates
 Games (National/European level)
 Forums for presentation of team
work
Role of ICT
 Educating to the correct use of ICT
 Combine e-learning with face to
face teaching
 Use of e-learning to enhance and
not to reduce the fundamental
knowledge of each science
Closing comments
 Training in Innovation may help
screen potential innovators
 If major changes have to be
introduced (e.g. villages) all
stakeholders must be committed
TechnoTN Forum 2005
Members of Working Group nr 2
Luigi Magni - BIOTECHUNTE
Bernard Leyh - ECTN
Evangelia Varella - ECTN
Erwin Heine - EEGECS
Robin de Keiser - ESTIA-Net
Malgorzata Radkiewicz - ESTIA-Net
Eivind Bratteland - EUCEET
Victor de Kosinski - EULLearN
Petar Kenderov - ETN DEC
Manuel Molla - HERODOT
Cristina Silva - ISEKI Food (Rapporteur)
Margarita Maria Vieira - ISEKI Food
Karine Dorcéan - SEFI
Francesco Maffioli - TREE / Techno TN
coordinator (President)
Aris Avdelas - TREE (Rapporteur)
Elisa Guberti - TREE
Marco Taisch - Politecnico di Milano