Benefits and drawbacks of the national and foreign engineering education. Development trends

Institute of Industrial Technologies and Engineering, Industrial University of Tyumen, Tyumen, Russia

Abstract

Modern education is a factor that determines the development of a person not only as a personality, but also as a well-qualified specialist. The change in the vector of development of state educational standards of higher education contributes to the reform of programs and methods of teaching students. The integration of the educational environment has led to the fact that most countries have adopted the Bologna system of education. It is thus losing the individuality of the educational process. This paper presents the differences between the national and foreign models of education, as well as the general requirements currently imposed on the quality of engineering education. The study was conducted based on a survey among students, teachers, and employees of enterprises. The aim was to determine the level of engineering education, the number of specialists, as well as personal and professional qualities of future employees of enterprises. The results of this research are based on respondents’ responses to an online questionnaire. The paper proposes the reconstruction of engineering education based on the scientistific research and the authors’ personal opinion, which contributed to the internationalization of science and the creation of international departments, increased mobility, language training, as well as the creation of conditions for non-standard tasks and team-work. The possibility of training students in real projects, which will promote the relationship between universities and enterprises, as well as facilitate the adaptation of students in the workplace in the future, was considered.