'New Engineering Education' in Chinese Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges

Autor/inn/en	Zhuang, Tengteng; Xu, Xiaoshu
Titel	'New Engineering Education' in Chinese Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges
Quelle	In: Tuning Journal for Higher Education, 6 (2018) 1, S.69-109 (42 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2340-8170
DOI	10.18543/tjhe-6(1)-2018pp69-109
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Engineering Education; Higher Education; Educational Change; Academic Standards; National Standards; Accreditation (Institutions); Quality Assurance; School Business Relationship; Interdisciplinary Approach; Research Projects; Educational Research; Barriers; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ingenieurausbildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsreform; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Qualitätssicherung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Forschungsvorhaben; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung
Abstract	Since becoming a formal signatory of the Washington Accord in 2016, China has outlined an initiative 'New Engineering Education' (NEE) to reform its engineering education at university level. This paper elaborates upon the NEE initiative by presenting analysis of its domestic and international context, the goals of the initiative, how the initiative draws upon international standards, major actions under the initiative, and the challenges remaining for NEE to achieve its goals. The paper argues that China views international practices and standards of engineering education in developed nations as highlands to imitate and surpass, and the NEE goals embody an ambitious systematic rather than partial reform of the sector. China has pushed forward the NEE reform with measures such as formulating National Standards for dozens of categories of engineering programs, commissioning 600+ research projects on NEE development, establishing new engineering programs and interdisciplinary courses, strengthening university-partnership, updating accreditation for engineering programs, and improving both external and internal quality assurance mechanism. The sector, however, still faces challenges in achieving systematic quality upgrade due to hindering factors like enlarged uneven resource allocation, downplayed teaching activities and the difficulties in reforming the curricula system. Expected changes are also discussed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Deusto. e-mail: tuningjournal@deusto.es; Web site: http://www.tuningjournal.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01