Integrating Ukrainian Polytechnic Universities and Industry for Creating a Modern Engineer Model
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UKRAINIAN-POLISH FORUM «TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE OF EUROPE»
Ukraine, Lviv - 2014
Rector of the National Mining University
GENNADIY PIVNYAK
INTEGRATING UKRAINIAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITIES AND INDUSTRY FOR CREATING A MODERN ENGINEER MODEL
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE - VEHICLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND FACTORS ENSURING PEOPLE’S WELFARE
Education turns into the subject of social life that shapes the future of a country.
Nowadays universities bear responsibility for the development of the world.
Higher education quality is the key issue.
U K R A I N E High technologies are strategic factors of Ukraine’s progress
THE PRIMARY EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON HUMAN RESOURCES TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE THROUGH INTERACTION BETWEEN
HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION
EDUCATIONAL LEVEL AND PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES OF SPECIALISTS DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND READINESS OF
THE COUNTRY TO CONDUCT REFORMS
ADVANCES IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION CAN REALLY ENSURE A RAPID, INNOVATIVE AND HIGHLY TECHNOLOGICAL GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY
WHY DO WE URGENTLY NEED TO CREATE SPECIAL STRUCTURAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRY
Employers should compete for highly qualified university graduates by offering them grants and academic scholarships, by proposing state-of-the-art bases for practical training, by offering investment opportunities for realization of promising ideas
It will stop draining the best brains out of Ukraine!
Quality of education is directly related to availability of well-rounded academic environment for specialist training
The modern system of education in Ukraine is to be based, in the first place, on growing SOCIAL DEMAND for high quality education
This is a CHALLENGE for the system of education management in Ukraine
FREE CHOICE of a personal road map for learning is one of the forms of SOCIETAL CONTROLSuch choice makes universities compete and bear responsibility for the decisions taken by an applicant
De-centralization and university autonomy are the answers to this challenge
UNIVERSITIES BUILD THEIR OWN STRATEGIES OF DEVELOPMENT VIA
CREATIVE THINKING AS METHODOLOGY OF
LEARNING
SELF-ORGANIZATION OF UNIVERSITY
EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
CORPORATE CULTURE AND MOTIVATIONAL
ENVIRONMENT
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS
1 2 3 4
1. Progressive engineering education is based on new knowledge which students are supposed to get through communication with teachers and prospective employers.
2. The key strategic issue of every higher educational institution is self-organization of education system within the frames of general rules worked out by society.
3. A vibrant university creates its own corporate culture in the form of a unique system of values.
4. The research activity of modern polytechnic universities is based on interdisciplinary projects.
AIM:• CONSOLIDATION OF
THE UNIVERSITY SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL;
• AUDITORY, COUNSELING, FINANCIAL AND JUDICIAL SUPPORT FOR THE INNOVATIVE ACTIVITY
BUSINESS
National and foreign
companies
Investment companies and venture funds
LEARNING-SCIENTIFIC-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXES
UNIVERSITIESScientific and
learning centers
Scientific, industrial parks and business-
incubators
Ministry of Education and
Science of Ukraine
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
INNOVATIVE UNIVERSITY STRUCTURE
MODERN MODEL OF AN ENGINEERONLY IN SUCH CASE, WE CAN ACHIEVE THE
ADEQUATE LEVEL OF THE PERSONNEL COMPETENCE, TECHNOLOGICALLY SAVVY RANGE OF
COMMODITIES AND SERVICES, WHICH ON THE WHOLE PROVIDES FOR THE BETTER WELL-BEING OF
SOCIETY
IT IS TOPICAL TO PUT THIS PRINCIPLE INTO PRACTICE SINCE HIGH TECHNOLOGIES AND SCIENTIFICALLY
GROUNDED INDUSTRIES ARE OF SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
COUNTRY’S ECONOMY
UNIVERSITY GRADUATE HAS INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY OF THINKING
TOPICAL TASKS:• DEVELOP LIFE-LONG LEARNING SKILLS AND
FORM THE DESIRE TO ОBTAIN THEM IN ORDER TO BE ALWAYS ON THE WINNING SIDE OF THE COMPETITION;
• TEACH METHODOLOGY OF LIVING AND DOING
KNOWLEDGE BECOMES THE FOUNDATION OF L IFE
LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PROCESS ARE DETERMINED IN A NEW WAY
SYSTEM OF MULTI-CHANNEL FINANCING FOR POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITIES AS THE CENTERS OF INTEGRATION BETWEEN
EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND INNOVATIVE BUSINESS
education scienceState financing
Private financing
Civil financing
Unique equipment
Complex scientific projects
Customized training of personnel
business
POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITIES
LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES OF UKRAINE – KYIV, LVIV, KHARKIV AND NATIONAL MINING UNIVERSITY– FOLLOW THE LINE
OF INTEGRATION WITH HIGHLY TECHNOLOGICAL BUSINESS
National technical university of Ukraine«KYIV POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE»
National university«LVIV POLYTECHNIC»
National technical university «KHARKIV POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE»
State higher educational institution of Ukraine«NATIONAL MINING UNIVERSITY»
THESE UNIVERSITIES AIM TO TRAIN HIGH QUALITY HUMAN RESOURCES WITH THE HELP STATE-OF-THE-ART SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, COOPERATION
WITH BUSINESS AND POWERFUL INVESTORS. THE PROCESS OF EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IS INTEGRAL AND HARMONIOUS.
HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL FACULTY INCORPORATE THEIR OWN RESEARCH TOGETHER WITH RENOWNED SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ACHIEVEMENTS INTO THE
PROCESS OF TEACHING. DEPARTMENTS ARE ENGAGED IN ORIGINAL RESEARCH, SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROJECTS
COMMISSIONED BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES
EVERY STUDENT STUDYING IN THE BACHELOR OR MASTER PROGRAM HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO RESEARCH AND WORK IN MODERN COMPUTER
CENTERS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNICAL LABORATORIES EQUIPPED BY DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN COMPANIES
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO HUMAN RESOURCES IN THESE UNIVERSITIES ALLOWS TO ACCOMMODATE THE BEST SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL IN EVERY PROGRAM OF THE
INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
TO ACHIEVE THE BEST RESULTS OF TRAINING STUDENTS IN THE CHOSEN FIELD, TEACHERS AND SCHOLARS ASSIST THEM IN EVERY WAY, THROUGH
CONSULTATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
OWING TO SUCH APPROACH, THESE UNIVERSITIES ARE OBTAINING WORLDWIDE REPUTATION OF EXCELLENCE, ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS IN ORDER TO ENSURE COMPETITIVENESS OF
GRADUATES ON THE MODERN LABOR MARKET
EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION IN THESE UNIVERSITIES IS BUILT ON THE MOTIVATION ASSOCIATED WITH THREE PARTS OF THE
PROCESS: STUDENT-UNIVERSITY–BUSINESS
STUDENT
UNIVERSITY
ENTERPRISE
IT IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE MECHANISM OF TRAINING A HIGHLY
QUALIFIED SPECIALIST WHO IS IN GREAT DEMAND WITH EMPLOYERS
THE STUDENT IS ABLE TO FIND HIS PERSPECTIVE PLACE ON THE LABOR
MARKET
EXPERIENCE OF THE NATIONAL MINING UNIVERSITY Dynamic cooperation of the National Mining university with advanced
businesses of UKRAINE (DTEK company, Pavlograd Chemical Plant, Yuzhnoye State Design Office, Interpipe steel company); USA (Solid Works); GERMANY (Bosch, Danfoss Bauer, Auma, Schuler, Heldele, Festo);POLAND (Central Mining Institute, KGHM)
resulted in the involvement of employers in the customized training of specialists, curricula and bases for practical training.
Criteria for assessing graduates’ competency were worked out and specialized laboratories and departments were set up together with business.
The University, which yielded unique experience of cooperation with foreign partner universities and businesses.
Institute of International Educational and Scientific Programs, centers of innovative culture and project management were set into motion.
It also promoted application of effective mechanisms for transfer of technologies developed by the university and accomplishment of innovative projects for the economy of Ukraine with financial support of German and Polish companies.
Thus a reasonable motivation for obtaining quality education and developing successful business has been formed.
EXPERIENCE OF THE NATIONAL MINING UNIVERSITY
Seven linguistic and cultural centers of the Mining University are providing deepened knowledge in foreign languages and country study.
Such approach helps form a civil position of a graduate, expands their academic mobility and allows for participation of students, scholars and teachers in international educational and scientific projects.
THE UNIQUE EXPERIENCE ACCUMULATED BY LEADING RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES OF UKRAINE IN COOPERATION WITH BUSINESS, HAS
BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR WORKING OUT NEW EDUCATIONAL LEGISLATION
RECENTLY ADOPTED “LAW ON HIGHER EDUCATION” OF UKRAINE IS MOULD-BREAKING
IT IS BASED ON THE IDEA OF UNIVERSITY AUTONOMY AND AIMS AT :
bringing higher education to the level of European standards by ensuring competitiveness of educational institutions and science;
setting higher employer’s demands for knowledge and practical skills expected from prospective employees;
developing scientific and innovational activity of universities.
THIS IS CRUCIAL FOR SPEEDING UP THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEER EDUCATION IN UKRAINE
SUPPORTED BY THE EUROPEAN UNION, UKRAINE IS PUTTING ALL ITS EFFORT TO REALIZING THE
POWERFUL POTENTIAL OF ITS DEVELOPMENT CONCENTRATED IN EDUCATION, SCIENCE,
IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIONS, CONSUMPTION OF CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES
AND BUILDING A COMPETITIVE ECONOMY
U K R A I N E