Transforming engineering education in Ecuador through innovation, excellence, and international collaboration
PROJECT REFERENCE INFORMATION
Title: Ecuadorian ENgineering educaTors’ capacITy
development and rEcognition (EENTITLE)
Project ID: 101128879
EU Grant: 903,986.00 EUR
Start Date: 01 Dec 2023
Duration: 48 months
Programme: Erasmus+ Type of Action: ERASMUS-LS
Capacity Building in higher education – Strand 3
The EENTITLE project aims at enhancing the teaching, assessment, and recognition mechanisms for engineering educators of Higher Education Institutions from Ecuador. It is designed to promote and reward excellence in teaching and skills development, namely those related to the digital environment usage, ensure equity and inclusion, and achieve international professional recognition.
This Strand 3 project falls mainly under the aegis of the EU Overreaching priorities Governance, peace, security and human development, in that it aims at developing and strengthening the capacity and skills of professionals in specific regions within a cooperative, inclusive and international framework.
By targeting public universities that serve economically-challenged populations, the project will also make a valuable contribution to promote social and economic equality.
As a result of the EENTITLE project, a transparent evidence-based international system of evaluating teaching practice and pedagogical competence of engineering educators will be implemented in each institution to serve as a pilot for the region; teachers will start to be rewarded and recognized locally, and internationally not only for scientific achievements, Ph.D. titles, and number of years of professional practice but for their teaching skills, interpersonal and professional competences required to ensure highquality of forward-looking engineering education.
