DocumentCode
607101
Title
Engineering outreach programs at the Public University of Navarre: A holistic approach
Author
Lopez-Martin, Antonio ; Sanchis, Pablo ; Perez-Artieda, G. ; Gubia, E. ; Morato, Daniel ; Astrain, D. ; Barrenechea, Edurne ; Lopez Taberna, J. Lopez ; Matias, Ignacio
Author_Institution
Sch. of Ind. & Telecommun. Eng., Public Univ. of Navarre, Pamplona, Spain
fYear
2013
fDate
13-15 March 2013
Firstpage
648
Lastpage
651
Abstract
A set of outreach initiatives implemented at the School of Industrial and Telecommunications Engineering of the Public University of Navarre is described. During the six academic years where these initiatives have been carried out, a 10% increase in the intake of engineering students has been observed, which is even more valuable considering the global decrease of new students in the region during this period. Feedback from students evidences that the activities carried out improve knowledge about the degrees offered and motivation towards engineering studies, specially the onsite workshops programmed at high schools and the open-door day.
Keywords
further education; telecommunication engineering education; Engineering outreach programs; Public University of Navarre; engineering students; holistic approach; Companies; Conferences; Educational institutions; Engineering students; Europe; Telecommunications; European Higher Education Area; engineering outreach; outreach programs; student recruitment;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
Berlin
ISSN
2165-9559
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-6111-8
Electronic_ISBN
2165-9559
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EduCon.2013.6530175
Filename
6530175
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