WORKING PROGRAMME




 









Preparation
August 2021: a kick-off meeting to coordinate the courses and learning outcomes, check the study programs and curriculum, print out pilot teaching and learning materials, distribute responsibilities and schedule the activities for year 1, such as the contest for students and schoolchildren and survey among the local textile businesses and policy makers, creating module's Instagram and Facebook accounts, and the webpage.

Implementation

Year 1
95 contact hours for the Bachelor’s degree students in ‘Textile Engineering’, 4 new courses: - EU Green Deal and Circular Economy - 24 contact hours;
- EU Textile Strategy - 29 contact hours;
- EU Environmentally Friendly Chemical Technologies - 24 contact hours;
- Cultural Dimensions of EU Sustainable Development - 18 contact hours.
Instagram and Facebook accounts of the module will be created.
The module web-page will be created on web-site of KNRTU www.kstu.ru.
A contest on EU standards for environmentally friendly chemical technologies in producing textiles for no less than 70 schoolchildren. Involving bachelor’s degree students in developing materials for the contest.
A survey on gaps in knowledge about EU policy in Green Textiles for no less than 20 representatives of local textile businesses and policy makers.
The teaching and learning materials of the module will be evaluated by selected groups of students and university professors.

Year 2 The previously developed courses for the Bachelor students to be updated and given to the students within their study plan.
Giving a report on the module progress at the annual International Conference of the International Society of Engineering Pedagogy.
Hosting a special session on EU Green Textiles in the annual All-Russian Conference ‘New Materials and Technologies of Textile Industry’.
Participation of Bachelor’s degree students in the special session on EU Green Textiles in the annual All-Russian Conference ‘New Materials and Technologies of Textile Industry’ with presentations on EU textile industry, environmentally friendly technologies and quality standards.
Round table discussion with representatives of local textile businesses and policy makers. Discussion on the EU Green Deal, Textile Strategy and Circular economy under the framework of the annual All-Russian Conference ‘New Materials and Technologies of Textile Industry’.
Open lecture on the best European cultural practices with clear illustrations of the environmentally friendly products for no less than 20 schoolchildren during the annual All-Russian Conference ‘New Materials and Technologies of Textile Industry’.


Year 3 Introduction and approval by the KNRTU University Academic Council of a new study plan for Bachelor’s degree students ‘Textile Technology and Engineering’, including 95 contact hours of the module courses.
Hosting a special session on EU Green Textiles in the annual All-Russian Conference ‘New Materials and Technologies of Textile Industry’.
Participation of Bachelor’s degree students in the conference with presentations on EU textile industry environmentally friendly technologies and quality standards.
Publication of 2 study guides on Green Textiles and Technologies in the EU and a monograph on EU Circular Economy.
Creating a MOODLE online course in ‘EU Environmentally Friendly Chemical Technologies’.
Publication of 4 research papers in peer-reviewed journals co-authored with students on the results of the module.


Evaluation
Year 1:
- the teaching and learning materials of the module will be evaluated by selected groups of students and university professors.
Year 2:
- evaluation by partners from EU engineering education societies at the conference of the International Society for Engineering Pedagogy.
Year 3:
- evaluation of the Bachelor’s degree graduates competencies during their final project for those who passed the courses in the first year of the module implementation;
- evaluation of the courses by partner universities at the conferences;
- survey of the students on the teaching quality for the new courses.


Follow-up
- annual enrollment of engineering Bachelor’s degree students for the new program including new Jean Monnet module courses;
- annual contest on EU standards for environmentally friendly chemical technologies in producing textiles for schoolchildren;
- Instagram and Facebook accounts to continue, a web-site regularly updated on implementation of the new study plan and careers and follow-up education of the bachelor program graduates.

Dissemination
- 2 study guides and a monograph in 100 copies each, 20 copies sent out to Russian libraries; e-versions available on-line;
- teaching and learning materials in open access on the module web-site;
- 4 research papers published;
- module results reported at conferences by the students and professors, including the annual All-Russian Conference ‘New Materials and Technologies of Textile Industry’ Annual Conference of International Society for Engineering Education (IGIP) http://igip.org/;
- results disseminated among partner universities running similar engineering Bachelor’s degree programs during the peer meetings.




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AUTHOR: KNRTU

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