Civil engineering education adapts to Industry 4.0

The Lithuania meeting of the project titled “Discover the Know-How of Construction Professionals,” numbered 2023-1-TR01-KA220-VET-000150804, which is part of the European Union Presidency Turkish National Agency Erasmus+ Vocational Education Program 2023 KA220-VET Cooperation Partnerships in Vocational Education, is being held at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University between May 7-9.

The meeting in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, was attended by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serkan Kıvrak and IT expert Aydın Akgün from Eskişehir Technical University Department of Civil Engineering, Prof. Dr. Gökhan Arslan from Istanbul Aydın University Department of Civil Engineering, Prof. Dr. Serdar Ulubeyli and Asst. Prof. Dr. Volkan Arslan from Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Dr. Ahmet Çıtıpıtıoğlu from TAV Construction, Kazım Çelik from Çelik Construction, as well as representatives from Vilnius Gediminas Technical University in Lithuania, and Warsaw University of Technology and the Polish Association of Building Managers from Poland.

Project subject: New technologies developing alongside Industry 4.0 have transformed all sectors into a competitive and dynamic structure. The industry now requires more competent engineers. There is a particular need for engineers who, in addition to technical engineering knowledge, possess practical, current, economic, social, and legal knowledge. Civil Engineering is an engineering field where a high level of technical knowledge is taught. Students in this field struggle to learn the practical/tacit/current technical knowledge required by the sector at the desired level. Therefore, it is extremely important for civil engineers to address their deficiencies in this area in line with the needs of the sector.

With this project, the shortcomings in technical education will be addressed. The expertise of experienced engineers who have worked in the sector for years will be recorded. Experienced engineers and young engineers will come together on a platform to be designed within the scope of the project, ensuring the transfer of experience.

News Source: 12punto