Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Sözbilir M., Smith A.(Yürütücü)
Erasmus Projesi, 2012 - 2015
The European Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Education Network (EC2E2N) received funding for a project for the period October 2012 to September 2015. This network has built upon the work begun in 1996 by the European Chemistry Thematic Network (ECTN) and the European Chemical Engineering Education Network (ECEEN). The project brings together 108 partners from 28 European countries and 7 International partners (from Australia, Canada, USA, Egypt, Kazakhstan, South Africa). The network involves all actors in higher education in chemistry and chemical engineering in Europe. There are schools, universities, industries, national chemical societies, and research centres in this new network. The partners are mainly European universities but also include the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences (EuCheMS), the European Federation of Chemical Industry (CEFIC), National Chemical Societies, and the European Commission Joint Research Centre. These actors are collaborating in the development of a knowledge based economy, in chemistry and chemical engineering, looking towards Europe 2020. The project:
- Has worked to enhance excellence in school and university teaching. It has done this by collecting good practice examples to support teacher training courses for both secondary and tertiary teachers; by developing a test for future teachers; and by providing a resource for teachers in the form of a database of expertise in different teaching methods.
- Has also worked to enhance professional abilities. This was achieved by helping to re-train adult learners with a chemical background in both generic and subject specific competences, addressing professionals active in industry or education as well as unemployed scientists. Modules on generic and subject specific competences were created as well as a database of existing subject-specific training possibilities.
- Provided support to help enable sustainable entrepreneurship. Educational activities suited to train younger generations of chemists to become entrepreneurs were established. Also, five existing spin-off companies have been brought together to create a network and a cooperative infrastructure to help these companies has been built. A European survey of employment in chemistry and chemical engineering was supported.
- Has promoted chemistry by providing a series of case studies covering areas where chemistry has a major role to play (energy, health, water, food, innovative materials), and by creating on-line tests for the general public in these areas and, more generally, for chemistry in everyday life. Videos on topics on chemistry in everyday life have also been produced.
- Has supported innovative ICT-based products by developing a virtual education community. This was done through the creation of a web portal, an on-line repository for learning objects as basic units of e-courses, and by holding awareness raising workshops for teachers and other staff to acquaint participants with all issues concerning the Virtual Education Community.
- Has helped to broaden student horizons by enhancing mobility for students in chemistry and chemical engineering. This was achieved by carrying out a survey on current mobility, for both study and work placements which was analysed to determine obstacles and aids to mobility. Some tools available to aid mobility were identified and evaluated and recommendations made for new tools that may be needed.
- Has provided integrated descriptors for all levels of post-secondary education, including master programmes combining chemistry, chemical technology and chemical engineering, and developed the basis for a quality label for short cycle studies connected to chemical knowledge.
The European Chemistry Thematic Network Association (ECTN) will ensure that the outcomes of this project will be sustained by creating work groups to develop and publicise the outcomes.
Please visit the websites: www.ectn-assoc.org and www.ec2e2n.net