RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN IRAN

Memarian, Hossein

doi:10.22047/ijee.2024.447763.2065

RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN IRAN

Document Type : Scientific - Research

Author

Hossein Memarian

Professor of Geo-Engineering / University of Tehran

https://doi.org/10.22047/ijee.2024.447763.2065

Abstract

Abstract: What knowledge, skills, and attitudes should students have acquired at the time of graduation? And how can we ensure that students achieve these abilities? These are the two basic questions that engineering education has sought to answer in the last few decades and has taken valuable steps to answer them. At the same time, two major questions in Iran’s engineering education are: What are the shortcomings of Iranian undergraduate engineering education programs? And how can the quality of engineering education be improved by eliminating these shortcomings? In the past few decades, the planning of engineering education in Iran has been centralized. As a result, a significant part of the strengths and weaknesses of the educational programs are common. The purpose of this research is to identify the shortcomings of engineering education programs and to provide practical solutions to resolve them. For this purpose, using two internationally valid models, the shortcomings of the programs were identified, and in each case, an executive solution was developed and proposed to resolve them. The suggested solutions were executed and their effectiveness was proven. Implementation of the proposed solutions is a positive step to move from quantity to quality in engineering education in Iran.

Keywords

Keywords: Engineering education

accreditation of educational programs

quality

EC2000

CDIO

20.1001.1.16072316.1403.26.104.2.3

Subjects

Standard of Education and Education of Standard in Engineering

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