REGIONAL ACCREDITATION OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS AND MOBILITY

REGIONAL ACCREDITATION OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND MOBILITY OF ENGINEERS IN ASIA PACIFIC AND AFRICA Recent Development in International Engineering Accreditation and Harmonization of the Accreditation System in Asia and Pacific Region Prof Dr John Li CIE President Dr Mandy Liu IEET Deputy Executive Director of Accreditation Council and Office Director 27 May 2015 Kula Lumpur, Malaysia

Outlines 1. International Engineering Educational Accords 1) 2) 3) International Engineering Alliance EURACE Harmonization of International Accreditation System 2. FEIAP Engineering Education Guidelines 3. IEET/CIE’s Mentoring of MES 2

Outlines 1. International Engineering Educational Accords 1) 2) 3) International Engineering Alliance EURACE Harmonization of International Accreditation System 2. FEIAP Engineering Education Guidelines 3. IEET/CIE’s Mentoring of MES 3

International Engineering Alliance (IEA) 6 international agreements governing mutual recognition of engineering qualifications and professional competence Educational Accords Engineer Agreements Washington Accord APEC Engineer Sydney Accord International Professional Engineers Dublin Accord International Engineering Technologist 4

Washington Accord Signatory 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Australia - Represented by Engineers Australia (1989) Canada - Represented by Engineers Canada (1989) Chinese Taipei - Represented by Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (2007) Hong Kong China - Represented by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (1995) India - Represented by National Board of Accreditation (2014) (Applies only to programes accredited by NBA offered by education providers accepted by NBA as Tier 1 institutions. ) Ireland - Represented by Engineers Ireland (1989) Japan - Represented by Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (2005) Korea - Represented by Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (2007) Malaysia - Represented by Board of Engineers Malaysia (2009) New Zealand - Represented by Institution of Professional Engineers NZ (1989) Russia - Represented by Association for Engineering Education of Russia (2012) Singapore - Represented by Institution of Engineers Singapore (2006) South Africa - Represented by Engineering Council of South Africa (1999) Sri Lanka - Represented by Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (2014) Turkey - Represented by MUDEK (2011) United Kingdom - Represented by Engineering Council UK (1989) United States - Represented by Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (1989) 5

Washington Accord: Mutual Recognition Agreement states: • Accreditation criteria, policies and procedures of the signatories have been verified comparable • Accreditation decisions made by one signatory are acceptable to the other signatories • Recognition applies only to accreditations conducted within the signatory’s national or territorial boundaries, except: – Offshore programmes offered by university with programs accredited in home territory – A designated signatory accredits in a developing countries where the is no capacity to operate an accrediting body From presentation given by Prof. Hu Hanrahan in Taipei 2011. 6

Washington Accord: Benchmarking Agreement states: • The Signatories will identify and encourage the implementation of best practice for the academic preparation of engineers – by mutual monitoring – regular communication and sharing of information: • accreditation criteria, systems, procedures, manuals, publications • lists of accredited programs; – invitations to observe accreditation visits; and invitations to observe meetings of any boards • Regular monitoring through six-yearly visits From presentation given by Prof. Hu Hanrahan in Taipei 2011. 7

Old Method of Judging Substantial Equivalence Reviewer S 12 2007 -2011 Rules and Procedures 5. 3. 3. The Final Report shall include: …. g. A statement as to whether the standard of the graduates of accredited/ recognised programs are substantially equivalent to graduates of other Accord signatories. …. and mine? S 11 Reviewer S 10 Reviewer S 2 S 3 Are S 6’s standards substantially equivalent to mine? S 4 …. and mine? S 9 S 8 From presentation given by Prof. Hu Hanrahan in Taipei 2011. S 7 S 5 S 6 Reviewed Signatory 8

New Method of Judging Substantial Equivalence Reviewer S 12 2011 -- Rules and Procedures S 11 Reviewer 5. 1. 9. g – a collective judgement by S 10 the Team as a whole as to Reviewer whether the accreditation standard is substantially S 9 equivalent to that of the Accord as illustrated by the exemplar graduate attributes S 8 of the relevant Accord. S 2 Are S 6’s standards substantially equivalent to the Graduate Attributes? S 3 S 4 S 5 S 7 S 6 Reviewed Signatory From presentation given by Prof. Hu Hanrahan in Taipei 2011. 9

Graduate Attributes Defined • Graduate attributes form a set of individually assessable outcomes that indicate the graduate's potential to acquire competence to practise at the appropriate level. • The Graduate Attributes are exemplars of the attributes expected of graduate from an accredited programme. From presentation given by Prof. Hu Hanrahan in Taipei 2011. 10

Graduate Attribute Overview Knowledge-oriented Skill-oriented Group 1: Using engineering knowledge 5: Modern Tool Usage 9: Individual and teamwork 10: Communication 11: Project/Engineering Management Defined Knowledge Profile Problem-solving Skill Group 2: Problem analysis Attitude-oriented Group 3: Design/development of solutions 6: The Engineer in Society 4: Investigations 7: Environment and Sustainability Defined Level of Problem Solving 8: Ethics 12: Life long learning From presentation given by Prof. Hu Hanrahan in Taipei 2011. 11

Knowledge Profile Research-informed knowledge Engineering and Society Engineering Design & Practice Layered model of the engineering knowledge profile Engineering Specialities Engineering Fundamentals Mathematics Natural Sciences From presentation given by Prof. Hu Hanrahan in Taipei 2011. 12

Development Cycle of Graduate Attributes Contributions Signatorys’ Standards Signatory Standards Standard IEA Graduate Attributes Own Development Convergence WA/SA/DA Development • IEA Graduate Attributes were developed from the signatory’s inputs based on their own development of programme outcomes • Participation in Graduate Attribute development have helped signatory’s standards to converge From presentation given by Prof. Hu Hanrahan in Taipei 2011. 13

WA Signatories Must Demonstrate Compliance with WA GA through Gap Analysis IEET Washington Accord Knowledge Profile Level of Problem Solving Graduate Attributes x x x x x Knowledge Profile 14

EUR-ACE • EUR-ACE® is a framework and accreditation system that provides a set of standards that identifies high quality engineering degree programmes in Europe and abroad. 15

EUR-ACE Authorized Agency 1. GERMANY - ASIIN 2. FRANCE – CTI 3. UK - Engineering Council 4. IRELAND – Engineers Ireland 5. PORTUGAL – Ordem dos Engenheiros 6. RUSSIA – AEER 7. TURKEY – MÜDEK 8. ROMANIA – ARACIS 9. ITALY – QUACING 10. POLAND – KAUT 11. SWITZERLAND – OAQ 12. SPAIN - ANECA 13. FINLAND – FINEEC 16

EUR-ACE Program (Student) Outcomes 1. Knowledge and understanding 2. Engineering Analysis 3. Engineering Design 4. Investigations 5. Engineering Practice 6. Making Judgements 7. Communication and Team-working 8. Lifelong Learning 17

Harmonization between WA & EUR-ACE Terminology Washington Accord EUR-ACE Student Outcomes 18

Outlines 1. International Engineering Educational Accords 1) 2) 3) International Engineering Alliance EURACE Harmonization of International Accreditation System 2. FEIAP Engineering Education Guidelines 3. IEET/CIE’s Mentoring of MES 19

FEIAP ENGINEERING EDUCATION GUIDELINES Published in December 2010 copyrights 20

Mission of FEIAP Guidelines 1. To set up FEIAP Engineering Education Accreditation Guidelines that will underpin the development and enhancement of outcomes focused engineering education programs in member economies. 2. To assist member economies through the use of these guidelines to systematically develop accreditation systems that will ultimately deliver graduate capabilities matching those within the WA and /or EUR-ACE systems or equivalent. 3. To provide assistance which will track the development needs of individual economies appropriate to nation building. 21

FEIAP Engineering Education Guidelines # Chapter 1. Glossary 2. Accreditation criteria template for accreditation agencies 3. Accreditation system model framework for accreditation agencies 4. Mentoring system 5. System for the evaluation and recognition of an accreditation system 6. System for periodically monitoring accreditation systems already recognized 22

Outlines 1. International Engineering Educational Accords 1) 2) 3) International Engineering Alliance EURACE Harmonization of International Accreditation System 2. FEIAP Engineering Education Guidelines 3. IEET/CIE’s Mentoring of MES 23

IEET: NGO, NPO since 2003 Founding Mission International Authority • Founded in 2003 by university presidents and deans • Non profit, non governmental organization • Committed to quality assurance and advancement of engineering, computing and IT-related, technological, architectural, and design education • Washington Accord • Seoul Accord • Sydney Accord • APEC Engineer • Recognized by Ministry of Education, accredited programs are waived from Ministry of Education’s Evaluation 24

IEET Accreditation Council President, Nan-Hua Univ. Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education IEET President Dr. TM Lin Council Chair Dr. YB Yang Professor, Applied Mechanics NTU Deputy Chair Professor and Washington Accord Chairman, Civil Engr. NTU Deputy CEO Dr. Andrew Wo CEO Dr. JY Yen Deputy CEO Dr. LJ Leu Professor Emeritus, NTU Immediate Past President, Nat’l Yun. Tech Univ. Dean of Engineering Distinguished Professor, ME NTU Deputy Exec. Direct. Dr. Mandy Liu 25

IEET Accreditation Commissions Discipline Engineering Education Computing Education Technology Education Architectural Education Design Education IEET Commission Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) Technology Accreditation Commission (TAC) Architecture Accreditation Commission (AAC) Design Accreditation Commission (DAC) Degree Professional Title/ Licensure International Agreement Bachelor’s Degree or above Professional Engineer Computing or IT-related field Professional Engineering Technologist Architect Designer Washington Accord* Seoul Accord* Sydney Accord* Canberra Accord N/A Note: *IEET is a signatory. 26

Half of the Universities are in IEET accreditation 84 Universities 547 Departments (more than 1, 000 programs) 27

Washington Accord Approves in 2013 IEET Membership for another 6 years 28

IEET Reviews Other Signatories On Behalf of Washington Accord Canada (2008/11)-MONITORING • Team：Australia, Taiwan (Dr. YB Yang), Ireland S. Korea (2012/6)-MONITORING • Team：Singapore, Taiwan (Dr. LJ Leu), Ireland Australia (2009/8)-MONITORING • Team：New Zealand, Taiwan (Dr. JY Yen), Ireland Japan (2012/10)-MONITORING • Team：S. Africa, Taiwan (Dr. JL Su), Hong Kong Russia (2010/1)-SIGNATORY APP. • Team：Taiwan (Chair-Dr. Andrew Wo), Canada, S. Korea Hong Kong (2014)-MONITORING • Team：Taiwan (Dr. CB Tsay), Ireland, Singapore Turkey (2010/11)-SIGNATORY APP. • Team：S. Africa, Taiwan (Dr. YP Chen), Japan Philippines (2015)-SIGNATORY APP. • Team：S. Korea, Taiwan (Dr. AC Liu), UK UK (2011/2)-MONITORING • Team：Canada, Taiwan (Dr. YP Chen), S. Korea Malaysia (2015)-MONITORING • Team：Taiwan (Chair-Dr. JY Yen), USA, S. Africa 29

IEET Helps FEIAP Members (since 2009) 2009 年 Visit 2010 年 Visit India Bangladesh Mauritius Myanmar Laos Thailand Vietnam Philippines Brunei Indonesia 30

IEET Visited with FEIAP Members 31

IEET Mentors the Philippines • 2013/1: Prof. LJ Leu and Dr. Mandy Liu visited and mentored Philippine Technological Council (PTC) • PTC is now a Provisional Signatory of the Washington Accord 32

IEET/CIE’s Mentors Myanmar • Objective Help MES to bench-mark the engineering degree programmes in Myanmar with best practices in FEIAP economies, and to give the confidence that engineering degree programmes accredited by the EAC in Myanmar will be of substantial equivalence to degree programmes by other FEIAP economies. This will mean the degree programmes will meet the basic education requirements of APEC engineers. • Activity 1. Mentoring visit to MES (May 2013) 2. Mentoring visit o MES (Feb. 2014) 3. MES observation of IEET on-site visit (Oct. 2014) 4. Program evaluators training program (March 2015) 33

Mentoring Visit in May 2013 34

IEET Provided Evaluators Training Workshop to MES (2015. 03) 35

MES is to Launch Accreditation Oct. 2015 36

Motto 認認真證 Accreditation Authentication Quote by： Dr. YB Yang (IEET AC Chair) Calligraphy by： Ms. Tong Yangtze 37

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