The Future Challenges of Scientific and Technical Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Cesco, Stefano; Zara, Vincenzo; De Toni, Alberto F.; Lugli, Paolo; Evans, Alexander; Orzes, Guido
Titel	The Future Challenges of Scientific and Technical Higher Education
Quelle	In: Tuning Journal for Higher Education, 8 (2021) 2, S.85-117 (33 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2340-8170
DOI	10.18543/tjhe-8(2)-2021pp85-117
Schlagwörter	Educational Trends; Trend Analysis; Science Education; Technical Education; Labor Market; Labor Needs; Job Skills; Enrollment Trends; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Electronic Learning; Higher Education; Employment Potential; Occupations; Europe + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsentwicklung; Trendanalyse; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Technikunterricht; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Labour needs; Arbeitskräftebedarf; Produktive Fertigkeit; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Beruf; Berufsumfeld; Europa
Abstract	The world is experiencing significant changes, including exponential growth of the global population, global warming and climate change, biodiversity loss, international migration, digitalization, smart agriculture/farming, synthetic biology, and most recently a global human health pandemic. These trends pose a set of relevant challenges for the training of new graduates as well as for the re-skilling of current workers through lifelong learning programs. Our paper seeks to answer two research questions: (1) are current study programs suitable to prepare students for their professional future and (2) are study programs adequate to deliver the needs of current and new generations of students? We analyzed the professional figures and the skills required by the job market, as well as the number of students enrolled in technical-scientific HE study programs in Europe. We discuss the needs of future students considering how the teaching tools and methods enabled by digitalization might contribute to increasing the effectiveness of training these students. Finally, we shed light on the different types of HE study programs that can meet the educational challenges of the future. (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	2024/1/01