IIT-M partners EU on ‘dual education’

This concept merges the classroom learning with industrial experiences. It envisages students spending considerable time employed in Industry as full-time workers, rather than interns, as part of their curriculum. This will expose students to real-time developments and the technological needs of the industry, a IIT-M release here said. 

The TEEDE (Towards Excellence in Engineering Curricula for Dual Education),a European Union and ‘Erasmus +’-funded consortium of eminent Universities in Europe and Asia, was working to take this model to the developing countries. It has selected Prof Rajesh Nair, Associate Professor (Petroleum Engineering), Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT-M as the coordinator for this project. 

A three-day brainstorming session began at IIT-M with delegates from universities in India, Russia, Europe and Asia taking part. The partners of this TEEDE consortium were eminent universities in Russia,Italy, Germany, Cambodia, India, China, Finland, Belgium and Spain, who would be attending this termly meeting. 

The expected outcome is formulating an upgraded curricula for engineering education in developing countries based on economic needs of respective countries. The three-day meet features several interactive sessions where delegates from different countries will provide inputs on methodological guidelines of professions and qualifications.