Outcome 1.2 Comprehensive analysis of MSIE curricula being offered in Thailand and in EU partner countries

According to a comprehensive analysis of MSIE curricula offering in Thailand and European partner countries, the structure of higher education in the participating countries in the project are different ranging from three years in Portugal, 3.5 years in Poland (Engineer degree), to 4 years in Romania and Thailand. Moreover, the way the learning time is measured is also significantly different. In Thailand, credits are measured by class hours and in Europe, the European credit system is based on the total learning time, including non-class time. Nevertheless, the master programs have a common structure in both Thailand and European countries, consisting of a two-year program (exception for Poland with a 1.5-year program), in which the thesis is developed during two semesters of the second year.
Most of the Thai master programs have a strong emphasis on optimization, and European programs have a higher emphasis on production management and production systems design.
The analysis of curricula shows that Thai programs, in general, do not define expected outcomes explicitly for every course and lack of attention in transversal competences.

The full report is available here.

The 2nd MSIE4.0 meeting at University of Minho (Uminho), Portugal

During September 10-15, 2018, the 2nd MSIE 4.0 meeting was hosted by University of Minho, Portugal. The first day activities were a warm welcome from the dean of engineering department and Prof. Rui Lima, brief of the meeting goals, project executive committee (PEC) meeting, and lab visits.

For the second day, the morning session was dedicated for parallel meetings of WP 1, 2, 3, 5, and QCMP. The afternoon session was for a general assembly where each WP leader updated the progress to all members. Besides, PC reported information for meeting report including 1.) project management flowchart, 2.) budget transfer flowchart, 3.) cost of travel and cost of stay information.

On the third day, all members had a chance to visit Bosch Car Multimedia Portugal in Braga (https://www.bosch.pt/). Bosch representatives provided a very warm welcome and delivered a speech on the company profile. In addition, there was the plant visit activity in order for all members to learn more about the advancement of technology being applied in production lines. On the afternoon, the members met with Uminho rectory officer and attended a special seminar entitled ‘Project-based learning in practice: experience sharing from medical school’.

On the remaining days, Prof. Rui M. Lima and Dr. Diana Mesquita conducted the training workshop on PBL (Problem-Based Learning) to all members at Department of Engineering, Uminho. The training covered PBL principles, design, assessment, and organization. The members practiced this PBL project in groups. They presented and discussed on their PBL proposals at the end of the training.

Related link

The 2nd MSIE 4.0 meeting in ENGINews: http://193.136.14.8/wordpress1/en/eeum-receives-members-of-the-msie4-0-project/

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