European Engineering Model
A model to shape today’s higher education and impact tomorrow’s society
1. SKILLS
High level scientific, theoretical and digital skills with a cross- disciplinary approach
2. SUSTAINABILITY
Commitment to address sustainability and socio-environmental risks of new technologies
3. INTERCULTURALISM
Interculturalism and inclusiveness, embracing a pan-European perspective
4. CRITICAL THINKING
Effective professional development through enhanced proficiency in business and communication skills, practical and applied knowledge
EELISA and Engineering
As an alliance of Higher Education Institutions encompassing many graduate engineering schools and technological universities, EELISA aims to develop a general European engineer profile. While most international standards for engineer profiles underline the importance of core scientific concepts such as understanding, practice, design, research, knowledge, methods and complexity, few point out the utility of mobility, diversity and multiculturalism during the degree to help promote learning. Furthermore, “engineer” may have different meanings among different European countries.
The ambition of EELISA is to develop a common European engineer profile rooted in society, with increased inclusiveness, cross-disciplinarity and commitment. Such a profile includes high-level technical and scientific core competencies but also encompasses environmental, social and multicultural skills taking benefits from the European context of diversity and mobility, in order to address the new challenges of a global society (namely the green and digital transition) and the expectations of companies.
How will the EELISA European Engineer Profile be beneficial?
In a context of increasing global competition to innovate, this profile will take advantage of the richness and diversity of the European higher education ecosystem by stimulating mobility during studies, and interconnectedness for a rich lifelong learning experience.
The EELISA European engineer profile can be created by a combination of different life experiences, acquired knowledge, exposure to real and changing world problems, constraints and social context, mindful of the ethical consequences of the engineering solutions and trained to understand and communicate with other professionals, in diverse cultures and environments.
Finally, the ambition in EELISA is to go beyond an exposure to different cultures and different ways of thinking. The core of this Alliance is to nurture an atmosphere of cooperation and common values around cohorts of students that will stay interconnected, will embrace the European engineer vision of EELISA and develop across geographies and over time a shared vision of Europe and its values.