Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic - Selected topics on Engineering Education today and in future

Engineering Academy of the Czech Republic Selected topics on Engineering Education today and in future Petr Zuna The present international workshop is organized by EACR within the scope of the Euro-CASE platform Engineering Education The Platform was established in 2009 under the leadership of Prof. [...] In 2013 and 2014 there were 2 sessions of the Platform Core Group in Prague and it was decided that the Platform should deal with two main topics: • Present state and future of engineering education • How to increase the interest of the young generation and parents in engineering education (in relation with an older report) The national workshop with participation of rectors of all technical unive. [...] Main selected issues (cont.) Close relations of engineering education with industry Support of engineering education from the government from the aspect of assurance of competitiveness and requirements from industry (exploitation of EFQM – European Foundation of Quality Management) Potential cooperation on an international level Participants of the Czech Round-Table Meeting arrived at a nume. [...] Transformations must start in the understanding of industry and fields of technology on the level of the whole society. [...] What can be done to support the development of engineering education Universities must be flexible in performing necessary transformations Support provided from the government and industry High-quality accreditation Reform of legislation Enhance the role of employers in preparing and executing curricula Support of interdisciplinary Support of entrepreneurship Interconnection of edu.