Training of international engineering educators according to the new IGIP curriculum

Abstract

We discuss the modernized curriculum of the International Society for Engineering Education -IGIP for training teachers of technical universities on international level. This plan was approved by the Executive Committee IGIP in March 2013. We suggest special content of the modules of the curriculum in relation to the peculiarities of Russian Engineering Education Training Centers. In particular, it is pointed to the possibility of reducing the amount of philosophical, economic, ecological and sociological training (that does not detract from its importance in our day), and the transfer of the "center of gravity" in the area of information technologies training.

Technical Teacher Training and Certification According to the Igip System

“…Preparation of teachers is institutionalized in special IGIP Training Centers (TC) that are situated in many countries. In Russia a TC is usually called the Center of Engineering Pedagogy (CEP) [1]. Each TC must be once accredited by IGIP and then reaccredited every 5 years.…”

“…International cooperation allows IGIP to elaborate effective curriculum (Table) and up-to-date teaching and learning materials for training and retraining engineering teachers who improve their competences [2].…”