Results and challenges of Russia's integration into Bologna Process

The Role of Metacognitive Skills in Engineering Education

“…Scientific research shows that an engineer alongside with professional knowledge, skills, qualities and competences has to intentionally participate in the process of personal and professional self-development in order to adapt to constantly developing technologies and effectively fulfill employment functions. This also relates to one оne of important objective of the Bologna processto improve the quality of European education, increase its global competitiveness 11,13 . Therefore, it is obvious that high-quality professional engineering education must be based on an interdisciplinary approach and comprise humanitarian component 14 .…”

“…This also relates to one оne of important objective of the Bologna processto improve the quality of European education, increase its global competitiveness 11,13 . Therefore, it is obvious that high-quality professional engineering education must be based on an interdisciplinary approach and comprise humanitarian component 14 .…”

The effect of socio-psychological workshops on the process of first-year students’ adaptation

“…Introduction: In the constantly changing modern world, mobility of population is growing and, as a consequence, the number of young people willing to receive an education outside their region or country is increasing. This tendency is backed by 48 countries members of Bologna process which aims to support student mobility 11,22 . This is particularly important for students of engineering specialties, as engineering is one of the professional fields free of cultural and social impact.…”

“…Is it possible to influence the process of adaptation of first-year engineering students who came from other regions or countries and speed it up by means of specially organized psychological training programs? It is common knowledge that training programs influence socio-psychological adaptation processes 1,2,21 . But in what way do they function and how effective are they for first-year students who came from other regions or countries?…”

The role of the socio-psychological disciplines in the training of engineers (KNRTU experience)

“…Despite the existing difficulties in the process of adopting a competence-based approach in the Russian Education System 12 , changes in the traditional educational paradigm and a revision of the content of education continue. One of the challenges in the process is to design the fundamentally new activity-focused techniques aimed at developing these competences.…”