Meaning Study Visit in Ireland and Slovenia

Last week we were in University College Cork, Ireland during 21– 22/5 and University of Maribor, Slovenia during 24-25/5 for the Study Visit organised for partners from El Salvador and Guatemala in the framework of ERASMUS+ Project MEANING. 

The Central American partners were able to take advantage of the good practices in curriculum design for a new Master in Industrial Engineering at both University College Cork and University of Maribor.  At University College Cork, sessions in the area of writing Program Learning Outcomes and Course Learning Outcomes were of great value to the study visit participants.  Dr. Declan Kennedy, who is recognised as one of the specialists in the emerging area of Learning Outcomes, as they relate to the Bologna Process, was able to share his wealth of knowledge with the participants from the CA partner institutions. Also, the Interim Vice President of Teaching and Learning for UCC, Dr. Marian McCarthy, shared he knowledge regarding Active and Multi-modal Learning.  The University of Maribor  showcased its good practice in Computer Science, Robotics and Telecommunications curriculum design and research. University of Alicante (Denise Galvin) is leading the Needs Analysis to obtain valuable information from all of the involved stakeholders as input to the Curriculum Development of the new Master program.