EBCC Model - Education, Business and Community Cooperation Model for a Creative European Engineering Education

The EBCC Model project (Educational Business and Companies Cooperation Model for a Creative European Engineering Education) is a project funded by ERASMUS+. Its main purpose is to strengthen the involvement of higher education institutions in the development of business innovation by engaging with local enterprises.

The project has started in October 2017 and will last two years. It is divided into four main intellectual productions:

• O1: Analysis of engineering skills for innovative product design based on regional needs

• O2: The guidelines for implementation of skills in engineering design and development of innovative products in the engineering curriculum

• O3: Guidelines and examples for using rapid prototyping to acquire practical skills in product design engineering

• O4: Sustainable partnership model among universities, communities and industry in the region 

Funding:    

Erasmus+

Key action:

Partnerships are projects of international cooperation between several organizations to exchange

experiences and practices or to develop innovative educational productions with high added value.

Partners:

• RTU - Riga Technical University

• SEFI - European Society for Engineering Education

• Supmeca - The School Of Mechanical Engineering

• Plaine Commune - The area of Plaine Commune

Coordinator:

Riga Technical University

Duration:

24 months from 01 October 2017.

Questionnaire: Your opinion about essential engineering skills.  Results.