GLOBAL NETWORK AND GLOBAL CENTRE FOR PROBLEM BASED LEARNING

摘要

New skills are required of engineering graduates to meet the needs from industry and society - team-working, communication, project management, cross-cultural skills etc. in addition to engineering professional skills. These requirements are met implicitly via the Problem Based Learning concept. Aalborg University has proven to hold a strong position in Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and, an increasing number of universities and engineering schools worldwide are seeking consultancy and co-operation with Aalborg University. On that background the Global UICEE Centre for Problem-Based Learning (UCPBL) is established. This paper describes the UCPBL profile and plan of action. The activities include consultancy for university organisations that are changing from a traditional educational concept to PBL concept, staff development on organisational level, educational level and pedagogical level, a PBL Master programme and short courses. We are involved in (re)-organising universities in developing countries and focus on capacity building. Continuing Professional Development is also a natural task of the centre as one of more aspects of university-industry co-operation. In the paper and presentation we will also mention the global aspect of our work and the establishment of the Global Network on Problem Based Learning and how to be involved in this.