About the project
Project NETCENG
Joint European Project under the TEMPUS Educational Programme: “A New Model for Third-Cycle Higher Engineering Education in Line with the Recommendations of the Bologna Process”.
Project NETCENG – The Future of Doctoral Studies
The international project NETCENG aims to enhance the system of postgraduate education in engineering sciences through: reforming doctoral curricula; improving doctoral candidates' work and increasing the effectiveness of research supervision; and fostering international academic mobility in research activities.
Participating countries: Belarus, Lithuania, Germany, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Russian Federation.
Project implementation period: 01.12.2013 - 31.08.2018
Project number: 543724-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-LT-TEMPUS-JPCR
Project coordinator: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania)
Project partners
Higher education institutions
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
- Technische Universität Berlin (TUB)
- Brunel University of London
- Engineering, consulting, and administrative office
- Belarusian National Technical University
- Belarusian State University
- Polotsk State University
- Kazan National Research Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev
- Omsk State Technical University
- Ryazan State Radio Engineering University
- Far Eastern Federal University
- Cherkasy State Technological University
- National Aviation University
- National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
- Kamerton Design Bureau Joint Stock Company
- Samara State Aerospace Center
- State Design Bureau "Southern"
- Technical Universities Association
- Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
- Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
- Ural Federal University
Project content
Project objectives
To ensure that the target universities introduce experimental doctoral programmes in higher engineering education in accordance with the Bologna Process, following the 10 fundamental principles of the Salzburg and Bucharest Forums.
Project Tasks
- Develop, implement, and accredit new core and specialised curricula, including the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
- Launch new structured doctoral programmes in the target area, aligned with labour market demands
- Develop an innovative teaching/learning environment for doctoral programmes
- Bring higher education institutions in partner countries closer to the labour market
Expected Outcomes
- 8 new core and 3 additional doctoral programmes implemented at partner universities
- An innovative teaching/learning environment based on a collaborative web platform
- Establishment of dedicated classrooms and laboratories for doctoral studies
- Organisation of summer research schools, workshops, and experiments
- Creation and operation of a DLM (Doctoral Labour Market) Office to support doctoral candidates in their employment
