GROUP T Leuven School of Engineering GMS-VU Workshop

GROUP T Leuven School of Engineering GMS-VU Workshop Bangkok, October 29, 2002 Peter Demuynck WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Welcome to know Belgium Brussels, capital of Europe: • EU • NATO 3 relatively autonomous regions: • Flanders region (north) • Walloon region (south) • Brussels (center) WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Life in Leuven An attractive university city in the center of Belgium Cultural and lively atmosphere Many foreign students English is popularly used Excellent Housing Infrastructure WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Education System in Belgium / Europe • Bachelor’s Degree • Master’s Degree WWW. GROUP-T. BE

GROUP T … Invites educable students to experience their own engineering education in the world WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Our views on Enterprising Engineering Education • Environmenting : plurality of worldviews awareness + autonomy to undertake own journey • Ensembling : paradox-dialogue-group consciousness of inter-connectedness / in synchronicity and resonance with the environment WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Enterprising Educating Engineering • Enterprising : vision-mission-sense of mission empowerment to create sense of mission • Educating to know, to do, to live together and to be educing own essence • Engineering : from core to more and … encore… WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Teaching approach … • On top of theoretical explanations, emphasis on both applications and implications in the environement • Substantial teamwork • In-company projects • Open communication between students and professors • Written and oral exams at the end of every semester WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Disciplines Basic Sciences – – Physics Chemistry Biology Mathematics Areas of Technology – – Energy Matter Life Information WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Degrees Electromechanical Engineering (electro-mechanics & automation) Electronic Engineering (ICT & Design Technology) Chemical Engineering (chemistry and bio-chemistry) Master in e-media engineering Teacher Training Language Training Continuing Education in Technology and in Management WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Engineering curriculum also includes: Economics Introduction in Business Organisation Marketing Management Financial Management Information Management Project Management WWW. GROUP-T. BE

but also … Communication Skills Negotiation Techniques Inter-cultural communication Teambuilding Work Presentation Skills Job application Techniques WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Our professors & teaching staff • Majority have doctor and masters degree • They have relevant experience in their specific teaching field • Their teaching style is very active and involved WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Current International Cooperations • Joint Undergraduate Engineering Programs with 4 chinese universities (USTB, NJTU, ZUT, HUST) • Joint Master’s Program (USTB) • Chinese/European Education Innovation Projects • Uni. Team 3 B/3 E-project • GMS Project WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Uni. Team – Uni. Twin 3 B/3 E • Participants : signed declaration of 9 partners – Bangkok • Asian Institute of Technology • Sukhotai Thammathirat Open University • Thammasat University – Beijing • Beijing Normal University • Norhtern Jiatong University • University of Science and Technology – Brussels (Europe) • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven • Vrije Universiteit Brussel • Universiteit Leiden WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Uni. Team – Uni. Twin 3 B/3 E • Objectives : – establish network to dialogue on the synergy between Enterprising, Educating and Engineering and spread the resulting ideas – Enable bi-lateral and multi-lateral cooperations • Potential outcomes: – “educing engineer”-courseware – ICT implications of 3 Es – GMS-VU realization (? ) – Other WWW. GROUP-T. BE

GT involvement in the GMS-VU pilot-project • Initial meetings and contacts in 2000 • Attended the STOU-hosted workshop in August 2001 • Substantial financial investment in GMS-VU project by providing 7 students of different GMS countries the opportunity to study Master in E-Media Engineering program at Group T in Leuven • Establishment of a GMS-workgroup at Group T – 2 students already in Leuven (from Thailand Cambodia) – 2 students to arrive next week (from Vietnam and Lao) – 3 students to arrive in November (from China and Myanmar) WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Our views on GMS-VU pilot project • Process : agreement on expected outcome + action plan • Content : ICT / E-media, Tourism, Civic Education, … • Delivery medium : CD-rom, VCD, … • Target Groups : University teachers / administrators WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Our Commitment • Additional scholarship for 2 students of each GMS country to study at Group T and ensure continuation of the efforts of current GMS-VU workgroup • Coordination of EU funding applications • Possbile integration of GMS-VU project in Uni. Twin 3 B/3 E WWW. GROUP-T. BE

The objectives are only worth achieving if we also enjoy the journey … together WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Any Questions? WWW. GROUP-T. BE

Thank You Peter. demuynck@group_t. be WWW. GROUP-T. BE