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The presentation of the Benchmark for Industrial Engineering, published by the Agency to help universities to guide them better in designing and assessing new degrees related to this discipline, was aimed at the heads of higher education institutions.
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Today, AQU Catalunya launched the Benchmark for Industrial Engineering, which was published in February, to the heads of the institutions at which degree courses related to this subject area are taught. The virtual meeting began with a welcome and an introduction to the event by the director of AQU Catalunya, Jaume Valls Pasola, who focused on the context of the benchmarks as a practical tool published by the Agency to facilitate the design and assessment of these degree programmes at the universities.
The event proceeded with a specific presentation of the Benchmark for Industrial Engineering, delivered by Carme Edo, secretary of the Specific Commission for Engineering and Architecture and member of the working group that drafted the document. Next, Maria Dolores Álvarez, associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Technical University of Catalonia and member of the working group that drew up the Benchmark, spoke to those present about the expected learning outcomes for university Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Industrial Engineering. Following a debate with the attendees on issues related to the Benchmark, moderated by Valls and in which Edo and Álvarez were also present, the director of the Agency closed the event.
The document is intended to serve various stakeholders for a wide range of purposes. Inter alia, the text aims to inform wider society, particularly future students and employers, about the characteristics of the study programmes and their learning outcomes. While not prescriptive and not seeking to establish a standard curriculum for all university institutions, it aims to guide them in the design and assessment of the degrees cited above. Furthermore, as it does not seek to establish specific approaches to teaching, learning and assessment methodologies, institutions may adapt it to their own context and training objectives.
The Benchmark is intended for bachelor's degrees in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Textile Technology and Design Engineering, Industrial and Automatic Electronic Engineering, or engineering of any other denomination that qualifies students for the regulated profession of technical/industrial engineer, and also for the Industrial Technologies Engineering degree. Beyond the bachelor's degrees, the Benchmark is also useful for master's degrees in Industrial Engineering or any other degree that qualifies students for the regulated profession of industrial engineer.