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GROUP T Leuven School of Engineering

GROUP T Leuven School of Engineering. GMS-VU Workshop Bangkok, October 29, 2002. Peter Demuynck. Welcome to know Belgium. Brussels, capital of Europe:. EU NATO. 3 relatively autonomous regions:. Flanders region (north) Walloon region (south) Brussels (center).

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GROUP T Leuven School of Engineering

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

  2. 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

  3. 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

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

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

  6. Our views on EnterprisingEngineering 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

  7. EnterprisingEducating 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

  8. Teaching approach … • On top of the 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

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

  10. 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

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

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

  13. 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

  14. 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 • UniTeam 3B/3E-project • GMS Project WWW.GROUP-T.BE

  15. UniTeam – UniTwin 3B/3E • 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

  16. UniTeam – UniTwin 3B/3E • 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 3Es • GMS-VU realization (?) • Other WWW.GROUP-T.BE

  17. 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 and 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

  18. 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

  19. 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 UniTwin 3B/3E WWW.GROUP-T.BE

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

  21. Any Questions? WWW.GROUP-T.BE

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

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