The full text of the proposal (without the financial part). Sorry for the conversion problems in the tables.

The following declaration should be signed by the JEP Coordinator and by the person at the coordinating institution who is legally authorised to engage the institution.

We, the undersigned, certify that the information given in this project proposal is correct to the best of our knowledge, and that the project has been endorsed by the relevant authorities representing the institutions which will be collaborating in the activities set out in the proposal.

Furthermore, the project partners agree that the present application may be forwarded to other grant awarding organisations and that the content of this application may be disclosed.

We enclose documentation confirming that the other partners in the project have endorsed the content of the application.

Name of the coordinating institution: TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BUDAPEST

Name of the contact person: Name of the legal representative:

Dr. Peter Moson Dr. Ákos Detrekõi

Function: ass. professor, director Function: rector

Done at: Budapest Done at: Budapest

Date: March 20, 1998. Date: March 20, 1998

Signature: Signature

Official stamp or seal of the coordinating institution

The basic data you are requested to provide below will allow us to process your JEP proposal more quickly.

Title (max. 50 characters)

Engineer 2000, Hungary

Objective of the Joint European Project (max. 100 characters)

Foundation of an organizational unit for management of alternating (academic - industrial periods) engineering education based on EU and Hungarian experiences

JEP type (please circle): A U Subject area code (please insert ONE code only): 945

Partner countries involved (please circle):

ALB BG BIH CZ EE 807 H LT LV PL RO SK SLO

Please give the JEP, IMG and/or CME N° of any relevant previously approved Tempus projects:

JEP N° Phare HU94-05. 0101-L012/32 IMG N°: - CME N°: -

In which language do you wish to receive future correspondence? (please circle):

English French German

Duration of the project (please circle): 1 year* 2 years

* a year covers the period between 1 September and 31 August.

Institutions involved in the JEP:

Please include data on all institutions involved in the project. Refer to the Guide for Applicants, Glossary of codes for the codes assigned to type of institution and country. Use additional sheets of the same format if necessary.

Reference number: 1

Project coordinator (contact person at the coordinating institution): any institution in the European Union, the partner countries or the non-EU G24 countries, Cyprus or Malta

Title: Dr. First name: Peter Last name: Moson

Sex (please circle): M F

Name of the institution: Technical University of Budapest

Name of the faculty:

Address: Mûegyetem rkp. 1-3.

Country: Hungary Post code: H-1521 Town: BUDAPEST

Phone: 36-1-463-26-90 Fax: 36-1-463-12-91 E-mail: mosonmath.bme.hu

Reference number: 2

Project contractor is the project coordinator

Reference number: 3 Type: E Contact person: Ms. Moro Zupkó Timea

Name of the institution: Dunaferr Danube Ironworks Co.

Name of the department or faculty: Dunaferr Human Institute

Town: Dunaújváros Country code: H

Reference number: 4 Type: O Contact person: Mr. Gyula Szabó

Name of the institution: MIKOSZ (Magyar Ipari Konszernek Országos Szövetsége)

Name of the department or faculty: secretary of MIKOSZ

Town: Country code: H

Reference number: 5 Type: U Contact person: Mr. Francois Laulan

Name of the institution: CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers)

Name of the department or faculty: Ecole Superieure de Conception et de Production Industrielle (ESCPI)

Town: Paris Country code: F

Reference number: 6 Type: O Contact person: Mr. Charles Sol

Name of the institution: Association Ingénieurs 2000

Name of the department or faculty:

Town: Champ sur Marne Country code: F

Reference number: 7 Type: O Contact person: Mr. Thomas Pfau

Name of the institution: IBISTRA

Name of the department or faculty:

Town: Berlin Country code: D

1. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT

Current problems. The changing Hungarian economy has formulated new needs (more practice oriented training, increase of the role of management, foreign-native language communication) in engineering training. Alternating (sandwich type) education introduced at TUB in the framework of a Phare project adapting the methodology of CNAM (France) and carrying out at one of the largest Hungarian company (Dunaferr) is a proved answer for these demands. The dissemination and sustainability of this successful new educational form requires changes on university management level.

The EU example and our own experiences indicate the need for an organisational unit which could give administrative and professional support for the alternating education. This unit, called following the name of corresponding French organisation Engineer 2000 Hungary, located at the International Education Center (IEC) of TUB would become an information center, a central student administration handling registration, contracting and scheduling on a standard basis, a market research center which would pair the demand of economy and the supply by higher education, a co-ordinating unit which would help the faculties and other university bodies to harmonise their activity, share their experiences and unite their efforts in the creation of appropriate legal conditions. The unit would organise the work and facilitate the extension of 5 networks (of university, enterprise staff) created according to the French experience for handling different aspects of alternating training.

We underline that Engineer 2000 Hungary will work for the whole higher education.

This university management JEP is related to area modernisation of administrative services, links with industry and employers (945). In the list of Hungarian priorities it is concretised: II. i) Improvement of university management in the area "Development of the service oriented and entrepreneurial profile of institution (industrial liaison).

We note that the project is connected as well to I. ii) Strengthening the co-operation between Higher Education and Industry/Economy, structural provisions for practical placement..

For target groups, their needs and interests please see needs analysis enclosed. For the structure of organisation of alternative training see as well diagram in part 2.5.

2. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

1. LOGICAL FRAMEWORK MATRIX

(SEE NEXT PAGE)

Wider Objective	Indicators of progress	How indicators can be assessed	Assumptions
to strengthen the links between education and industry by organizing on national level alternative (sandwich type) training of engineers.	alternating( sandwich type) training of engineers becomes (in all senses) a normal way of higher education	student enrollment in the alternating modules developed by industry and university	persistence of the commitment of enterprises, universities, ministry
Project Objective
foundation of an alternating education office (personnel, equipment, basic documentation) Engineer 2000 Hungary located at the Technical University of Budapest and related networks of specialists (university, enterprise) in cooperation with EU experts and Hungarian industrials	a clear organizational structure of alternating education (open to new industrial and university partners, students) basic documents developed, and available by easy ways	documents describing the functioning of alternating training, extension activities (other universities, enterprises) materials available in printed, copied variants and on the web	possibility of recruitment of competent and devoted staff experience of consortium members guarantees the high quality of materials developed
Outputs
"Engineer 2000 Hungary" office (4 person trained staff, equipment) Documentation about the alternating education (for enterprises, universities, students) available on different media (printed, web etc.) Establishment of 5 networks of trained specialists (faculty, module, common module directors, human resources; international counselors, evaluators) Pilot and regular work of alternative training	new office with staff, equipment materials developed available in printed, copied variants and on the web networks of specialists characteristic to the new education has been formed and trained and begin their regular work (altogether in the pilot phase approx. 30 people) the project management and especially the industrial and foreign partners regularly evaluate the progress.	site visit, decision of University Council study of the materials developed lists of members involved in the networks, reports about the visits, training, workshops registration, documentation of students reports for ministry	TUB offers the office (room, furniture) according to declaration in the Needs Analysis
Activities	Inputs
Staff recruitment, equipment purchase Consortium meeting (definition of politics, training the staff by sharing experience) Preparation of basic documentation (general information; guide books for enterprises, students; university registration; methodological booklets for academic, industrial tutors) Pilot use of documentation, evaluation meeting Creating networks and training personnal Piloting of system in existing sandwich modules Organization of new modules, evaluation, proposals to government	staff costs of 4 members (Engineer 2000 Hungary office) (1 full time administrator financed by TUB and 3 part time professionals) project management (part time coordinator and financial assistant coordinator) office equipment (4 PCs, fax, printer, copier, access to internet, supplementary parts to server) adaptation, edition and printing of documentation short visits: 7 W-E, 1 W-W, 12 E-W 30 E-W visits for training seminars 106 E-E mobilities for 3 workshops, training seminars in Hungary costs of publicity, needs analysis		after solving still open legal and first of all financial questions of sandwich type education all partners (enterprise, university, student) will be even more motivated in participating in the alternating training

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2.3. OUTPUTS RELATED ACTIVITIES

OUTPUT PLANNED & DEADLINE : 1."Engineer 2000 Hungary" office 30/11/98

NUMBER AND TYPE OF ACTIVITY : 1.1. Staff recruitment, equipment purchase

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY:

• recruitment of 4 member staff (TUB taking into account the advice of CNAM, Dunaferr)
• office installation (TUB offers the room, furniture and one administrative status). Purchase of 4 PCs, fax, printer, copier. Organization of communication lines (access to internet, supplementary parts to server)

(Nov. Dec 98)

TARGET GROUP: 3 professional (part time for 24 months- financed by TEMPUS), 1 administrative person (full time -financed by TUB) (H)

INPUTS:

• 4 PCs, fax, printer, copier, access to internet, supplementary parts to server, improving the computer facilities at the modules (eg. memory extension, CD, network), softwares
• 4 member staff and their salaries (1 administrative person financed by TUB)
• project management (part time project coordinator and financial assistant)

TOTAL FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THIS ACTIVITY: 51.100 ECU

NUMBER AND TYPE OF ACTIVITY : 1.2. Consortium meeting

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY:

• Consortium meeting in Hungary (4 days) (Nov. 98)
• Definition of the general politics, final variant of work plan
• Recruitment of office staff
• Sharing experience, concerning the regulation of work, beginning the work on basic documentation (adaptation, use of existing, new development)

TARGET GROUP: All partners (H, F, D) in the consortium and the office staff, 15 persons.

INPUTS:

• 11 E-E mobility to the Consortium meeting (accommodation, meals and travel inside Hungary)
• 4 W-E mobility
• project management (part time project coordinator and financial assistant)

TOTAL FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THIS ACTIVITY: 8.855 ECU

Total Tempus funding required for this output (including related mobility flows) over project duration:

ECU: 59.955

OUTPUT PLANNED & DEADLINE : 2. Documentation about the alternating education 31/12/99

NUMBER AND TYPE OF ACTIVITY : 2.1. Preparation of basic documentation

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY:

• Development of documents about the legal status of "Engineer 2000 Hungary" office and its acceptation by the Council of University. Organization of unified registration of students. (TUB staff, advice CNAM, Dunaferr) (Nov, Dec 98)
• Preparation of the first draft of documents decided on the Consortium meeting (general information about the training, special booklets for enterprises, universities, students, methodological materials for academic, university tutors - methods: use of existing, adaptation, new development). This work will be carried out by TUB and Dunaferr specialists, taking into account the advice of foreign partners. (Nov, Dec 98).
• Reading, discussion, preparation of the 2^nd draft. This work will be partly carried out in Paris training seminar described in 3. (Jan 99)
• Editing, home style, printing, copying and placement on other media (eg. internet) by specialists hired in Hungary (Febr 99)
• Updating (Nov, Dec 99)

TARGET GROUP: enterprises, universities, students

INPUTS:

• adaptation, editing, printing of documentation

TOTAL FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THIS ACTIVITY: 8.300 ECU

NUMBER AND TYPE OF ACTIVITY : 2.2. Pilot use of documentation, evaluation meeting

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY:

• Pilot use of all developed materials in the existing alternating education modules at Dunaferr Co. TUB academic, Dunaferr industrial tutors, staff of Engineer 2000 Hungary(March - June 99)
• Summarizing the experience obtained in the pilot phase, preparation of the regular work, formulation of further plans of extension. All partners (meeting in Paris) (June - Sept 99)

TARGET GROUP: TUB, Dunaferr, students involved in the education - all partners

INPUTS:

• 10 E-W, 1 W-W short visits (June 99)
• Contribution of module directors, academic, industrial tutors
• project management (part time project coordinator and financial assistant)

TOTAL FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THIS ACTIVITY: 15.890 ECU

Total Tempus funding required for this output (including related mobility flows) over project duration:

ECU: 24.190

OUTPUT PLANNED & DEADLINE : 3. Establishment of 5 networks of trained specialists 30/06/2000

NUMBER AND TYPE OF ACTIVITY :. 3. Creating networks and training persons

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY:

• The networks (groups) of specialists characteristic to this new training will be formed. Group 1. of faculty directors (responsible for alternating training of the faculty) ; Group 2. of professional module directors (responsible for curriculum development and educational process of the given module); Group 3 of common module directors (responsible for common parts education in professional modules - communication, management etc.), Group 4. of enterprise human resources specialists (responsible for whole training, but especially for industrial periods), Group 5, of evaluators, international specialists. The core if this 5 groups is the people doing similar tasks in Phare SANDWICH project. The new members will be chosen from people related to new demands of enterprises (university, enterprise human and professional staff). The basic task is to guarantee unified high quality functioning of alternating education. The methodology is based on French and Hungarian experience, the work is partly independent, but there will be joint meetings as well. It is a permanent task for all consortium members to involve more people into these networks (groups). (Oct 98 - June 2000, continuous possibility to join)
• Training of participants, based on materials developed in 2., training in France organized by CNAM, Ingénieurs 2000/for 2*15 enterprise and university staff/ (Jan 99) and 1 workshop in Hungary (Jan 2000)

TARGET GROUP: Hungarian enterprise and university staff (min. 30)

INPUTS:

• 30 E-W visits for training seminars (1 week each) (Jan 99)
• 30 E-E mobilities to 1 workshop (3 days, 30 people, accom., meals, travel) in H.(Jan 2000)
• project management (part time project coordinator and financial assistant)
  

TOTAL FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THIS ACTIVITY: 45.750 ECU

Total Tempus funding required for this output (including related mobility flows) over project duration:

ECU: 45.750

OUTPUT PLANNED & DEADLINE : 4. Pilot and regular work of alternating training 31/08/2000

NUMBER AND TYPE OF ACTIVITY :.4.1 Piloting of system in existing sandwich modules

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY:

• The work of the new management and the documentation developed will be piloted on the existing sandwich modules and evaluated, by industrial, foreign specialists. (Spring 99)
• The education process will be presented in work to interested universities, enterprises, governmental bodies (Hungarian partners and French specialists, by 1 workshop and the documentation developed). (Fall 99)

TARGET GROUP: Students, educators involved in the training - enterprises, universities

INPUTS:

• 50 E-E mobilities to workshop in H. (2 days, 50 people, accommodation, meals, travel) (Sept 99)
• 3 W-E , 2 E-W short visits
• contribution of module directors, academic and industrial tutors

• project management (part time project coordinator and financial assistant)

TOTAL FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THIS ACTIVITY: 20.525 ECU

NUMBER AND TYPE OF ACTIVITY :.4.2. Organization of new modules based on identified needs of economy, evaluation, proposals to government

DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY:

• Preparation of a new proposal to government by the consortium (in case if it has not been accepted yet, and/or some modifications are necessary, Nov 98, Sept 99).
• Popularization, needs analysis activities (carried out by all partners, especially by IBISTRA, MIKOSZ). Continuously, more intensively Jan - Feb 99.
• Training of participants involved into new modules (module directors, tutors to be etc.) by the final variants of materials (Spring 99, Spring 2000), a workshop (May 2000)
• Final evaluation of the project carried out by all consortium members. Method: use of modern information technologies (Aug 2000)

TARGET GROUP: enterprises, universities, governmental bodies

INPUTS:

• costs of publicity, needs analysis by enterprise and university
• 15 E-E mobilities to workshop for tutors to be, other participants in Hungary
  • contribution of module directors, academic and industrial tutors
• project management (part time project coordinator and financial assistant)

TOTAL FUNDING REQUIRED FOR THIS ACTIVITY: 13.075 ECU

Total Tempus funding required for this output (including related mobility flows) over project duration:

ECU: 33.600

2.4. DISSEMINATION & SUSTAINABILITY

TUB considers this TEMPUS application as the continuation of Phare HU-94.05 0101-L012/32 project ("SANDWICH"), which has proved from methodological viewpoint the success of alternating training and gave important experience. The Phare evaluators included this project to "Examples of Good Practice" with general evaluation: "very good exemplary project both in implementation and in project management, professional documentation". (please find detailed information about Sandwich project on the server tutor.nok.bme.hu, especially see Timetable: http://tutor.nok.bme.hu/sandwich/general/Stimetab.htm . The consortium members of this application were the main actors of the Phare project.

The piloting of the new structure (office, networks) can be based on the groups of students recruited in the Phare SANDWICH project.

We underline that the TEMPUS support is asked only for university management type changes and training, final discussion, editing and printing of unified documentation. Other important costs like financing the educational process (2*6 months academic and industrial periods, tutors), development and updating the unified documentation etc. were and will be financed by the partners. ( see Table 7 Summary of project funding-partner funding)

DISSEMINATION

It is well prepared to the direction of all actors:

• industry. The enterprises are informed about the possibility of alternating education (on different industrial day meetings; special information, questionnaires for French, German enterprises; information, needs analyses prepared by organisations of industrialists /GVK - Round Table of Industrialists, MIKOSZ - Union of Hungarian Industrial Companies, a special letter sent by Mr. I. Horváth president director-general /Dunaferr/ etc)
  • universities, students (conferences, papers published, the subject was presented on the meeting of Hungarian Rectors' Conference).

There is an interest on behalf of all partners, and it is the time to create the structure and to involve more enterprises, universities. The work of Engineer 2000 Hungary is planned by such a way that it will serve not only TUB, but in case of other demands the need will be transferred to other higher educational institution (similarly to the work of Ingénieurs 2000 in France).

Another (later) dissemination can be the joint work with similar foreign institutions.

SUSTAINABILITY

As it was mentioned before this project asks for financial support for necessary changes on university management level for normal work and extension of alternating training after a 2 years successful experimental phase. The basic problem (why this application is still necessary) is that the financial background of this education has not been solved yet, however there are proposals presented both by enterprises and university to the ministry. There is a high probability for a positive solution. A document was prepared by officials of the Ministry of Culture and Education proposing on one hand tax reduction to the enterprises participating in this kind of training, on the other hand the possibility for use of professional training tax to support higher educational institutions.

This TEMPUS support would help us to survive the transitory phase between the practically finished Phare project and the probable positive governmental regulation (which is delayed connected to the elections in May).

Allow us to cite from the official 3^rd period report by Phare representative L. Hollan EU expert written in November 1997 about the Phare HU-94.05 project ("SANDWICH"):

"It is also clear that nearly all involved persons remain very motivated, but there is also a need for some financial support: both for the transitory time and for the normal running later. (for example the organisational costs, some extra revenue for the university tutors' extra work, the recruitment of candidates etc.) It is first necessary to find some support for the transitory time (EU supports to be considered) For the normal functioning taking account the benefits, the university and the industry should contribute, but some (for ex. tax) advantages should be given by the government to both of them."

2.5. MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT

The project will be managed by the coordinator of the Phare project mentioned above, Dr. Peter Moson director of the French Division of TUB.

A Steering Committee (containing: coordinator, 3 TUB, 3 foreign, 2 enterprise-union delegates) will be formed by all consortium members for the direction of the project.

The core persons of the 6 groups related to the project implementation in Hungary (Engineer 2000 Hungary + 5 networks) will be the successful participants of Phare SANDWICH project and representatives of new modules, enterprises, faculties, universities. The French experience shows the importance of the office staff (with non-academic type tasks), especially the work with enterprises requires creativity and time.

The Engineer 2000 Hungary office will be located at TUB. The consortium partners (CNAM, Dunaferr, Ingénieurs 2000, IBISTRA, MIKOSZ) will share their experience in formulation of tasks and development of basic documentation. They will actively participate in the creation of 5 related networks of specialist, and their training. Very close professional and personal relations have been established in the Phare project. There is a high probability that they will remain in this follow up phase as well.

Another important task of the consortium members (especially of MIKOSZ, IBISTRA, INGÉNIEURS 2000) is the popularization of alternating education on all levels (enterprises, universities, students, government etc.). For a more detailed

description of activities by consortium members please see the Letters of Endorsements enclosed.

A three-level monitoring and evaluation system is offered:

• first level done by each organisation participating in a given activity (contact persons, responsible for the given activity). Method : reports (in longer activities at least monthly).
• second level done by the coordinator. Processing of reports. Additional special forms of inquiries reaching the tutors, apprentices and another people who use the developed documentation.
• third level done by the steering committee (twice a year).

The quality of methodology will be mainly supervised by foreign partners (esp. CNAM), the sustainability by industrial partners (esp. Dunaferr).

Finally we enclose 2 diagrams presenting the structure of alternating education, the consortium would like to introduce by the help of TEMPUS.

3. SUMMARY OF THE JOINT EUROPEAN PROJECT

Project coordinating institution: Technical University of Budapest (TUB)

Project title: Engineer 2000 Hungary Project number (for Office use only)

Project objective: Foundation of an organizational unit for management of alternating (academic - industrial periods) engineering education based on EU and Hungarian experiences

Alternating (sandwich type) training of students is a widely and successfully used possibility in EU countries to better fulfill the higher educational demands of industry.

In the framework of Phare HU-94.05 Program (Strengthening the links between education and economy) the main partners of this JEP (TUB, CNAM - FRANCE, Dunaferr - one of the largest Hungarian enterprise) have began the alternating engineering education in Hungary. The basic principles are: the program is defined by the needs of economy and worked out in cooperation of industrial and academic specialists. The educational process contains 6 months academic , 6 months industrial periods and carried out in joint work of the students, and the industrial and university tutors. A special emphasis is given to communication (native, foreign language) and management skills.

The success of this project (Phare evaluation 29.01.98. Sandwich 0101-L012/32 "very good exemplary project both in implementation and project management") motivates the partners to extend the activities (to other enterprises and to other universities) and leads the TUB to create the organizational background (on national level) of the alternating education. The EU example of such an organization is the French Ingénieurs 2000 Association. The TEMPUS support is asked for the foundation of the Hungarian Alternating Education Office (personnel, equipment, basic documentation) with the following main tasks:

1. Identification of industrial needs, finding the higher educational partner, support in curriculum development.
2. Organization of a unified education process, registration of students (the professional education will be delivered by the specialists of corresponding faculties and enterprises, the communication and management modules /developed in the previous project/ are common).
3. Preparation of information materials, methodical booklets (eg. for tutors) characteristic to the new educational form.

1. Investigation of legal, financial background of sustainable alternating education, proposals for governmental bodies

CNAM will provide the general know-how of their organization and takes part in all tasks. The contribution of German partners concerns mainly Task 3. Dunaferr will share the experience obtained during the education of 25 alternating students and will actively take part in Task 1. with MIKOSZ. Task 4. requires the efforts of all partners.

The project contains a permanent internal evaluation, and CNAM will guarantee the fulfillment of international standards.

All the results will be widely propagated, using among others modern information technology (please see about the achievements of Phare project. http://tutor.nok.bme.hu).