Abstract
The article addresses problems of quality assurance in higher engineering education, analyses best international practices in the field, as well as the ways to solve outlined problems. The article indicates that professional accreditation of educational programs is considered as one of the key tools for quality assurance and assessment. Main aims and objectives of professional accreditation, as well as benefits for graduates of accredited programs in building their professional engineering career are described. Best practices and results of professional accreditation of educational programs in the field of engineering and technology conducted by the Association for Engineering Education of Russia (AEER) are presented in this paper.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ASEE 2016 International Forum |
| Publisher | American Society for Engineering Education |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | 5th Annual ASEE International Forum 2016 - New Orleans, United States Duration: 25 Jun 2016 → … |
Conference
| Conference | 5th Annual ASEE International Forum 2016 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | New Orleans |
| Period | 25.6.16 → … |
Keywords
- AEER
- Engineering education
- Quality assurance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- Education
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Tolkacheva, K. K., Pokholkov, Y. P., Mogilnickiy, S. B., Chervach, M. Y., & Quadrado, J. C. (2016). AEER accreditation of educational programs: Quality assurance aims and requirements. In ASEE 2016 International Forum American Society for Engineering Education.