Experience in the Education of Engineers from Vietnam in the Faculty of Mining and Geoengineering AGH

Marek Cała,Marek Borowski,M Borowski,J Jarzyna,T Lipecki

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20183506001

Abstract

The AGH University of Science and Technology collaborates closely with other universities, economic units, governmental and local administrative bodies. International cooperation plays a very important role in the academic research. The AGH University of Science and Technology has signed many collaboration agreements. They aim at multidimensional cooperation in the fields of education and academic research. AGH UST has always focused on collaboration with business and industry. In recent years, the global economy is undergoing massive transformations, what creates new challenges to companies and educational institutions that cater to the needs of industry. The expansion of business enterprises is largely dependent on their employees’ expertise, skills and levels of competence. Certified engineers are provided by universities. Therefore, the qualifications of the graduates are determined by the curriculum and teaching methods, as well as the available educational and research facilities. Of equal importance is the qualified academic staff. Human activities in the field of engineering require finding solutions to problems of various nature and magnitude. An engineer’s work consists in the design, construction, modification and maintenance of useful devices, processes and systems, using scientific and technical knowledge. In order to design complex engineering solutions, an engineer uses his imagination, experience, analytical skills, logical reasoning and makes conscious use of his knowledge. At the Faculty of Mining and Geoengineering of the AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow, 15 engineers from Vietnam are studying Mining and Geology at the second-cycle studies (specialization: mine ventilation). The solutions proposed in the field of the engineers’ education guarantee that foreign students gain both engineering knowledge and problem-solving skills. Therefore, the study programme was complemented by a series of practical aspects.

Highlights

In accordance with the agreement concluded between the AGH UST and the VINACOMIN Group, the engineers from Vietnam were to be educated in Polish
The AGH UST strives to design a curriculum that will equip the students with both general professional competence and specific competences needed by their company
Prepared academic staff employed at the faculty was appointed to the task

Summary

Introduction

The university concluded more than 400 agreements about close cooperation with foreign universities in Europe, the Americas and Asia In those agreements, the parties promise to join their efforts in many fields to promote education and scientific research. The AGH UST strives to develop intercollegiate courses, create new interdisciplinary faculties and move studying to an increasingly international level. These activities are consistent with the university’s priorities, which include making university education international, a challenge faced by potential partners worldwide, especially in the developing countries. One of its objectives was to start masters courses for a group of Vietnamese students It was not until September 2014, that a delegation of the VINACOMIN Group paid a working visit at the Faculty of Mining and Geoengineering. Emphasis was placed on gaining relevant knowledge and practical skills in the fields of mine ventilation systems and preventing natural hazards, especially endogenous fire hazard

Aspects of educating engineers

The competences of an engineer today

The Vietnamese students’ education

Conclusions