Prof. Marta Kosior-Kazberuk appointed Vice-President of the Administrative Council of ENAEE

Assoc. Prof. Marta Kosior-Kazberuk, DSC, PhD, Eng has experience as an expert of the Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA) and was a member of the Accreditation Commission of Universities of Technology (KAUT). In 2018, nominated by KAUT, she became the Polish delegate in the Administrative Council of the European Network of Accreditation of Engineering Education. The nine-member Council manages the day-to-day activities of ENAEE and prepares proposals for the General Assembly of ENAEE on the organisation’s policies, membership issues, financial matters. The Council also takes decisions on issues submitted by the network agendas.

ENAEE (European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education) is an organisation of national agencies or other accreditation bodies. The purpose of the network is to build confidence in accreditation systems for engineering programmes, to develop standards for competence requirements of engineering graduates, and to develop appropriate agreements for accreditation of engineering studies and recognition of engineering qualifications. ENAEE currently brings together national accreditation organisations concerned with the quality of engineering education at universities in Ireland, Finland, France, Spain, Kazakhstan, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, Italy.

One of the main activities of the ENAEE network is the EUR-ACE – European Accredited Engineer accreditation programme. This programme is closely linked to the Bologna Process and is based on the guidelines contained in the document “Framework Standards and Guidelines” (EAFSG). The result of ENAEE accreditation is the EUR-ACE® Label, which confirms the high level of quality of the engineering education programme and its compliance with accepted European standards and principles. The EAFSG was last updated in 2021. Prof. Marta Kosior-Kazberuk was part of the Working Group that worked on the update.

In Poland, the authority to award the EUR-ACE® Label, granted by ENAEE, is held by the Accreditation Commission of Universities of Technology, which, together with the national accreditation of faculties, also awards the EUR-ACE® Label quality certificate.

Nine fields of study at Bialystok University of Technology got such accreditation:
– Automatic Control and Robotics – first and second cycle studies
– Ecoenergetics – first and second cycle studies
– Electrical Engineering – first and second cycle studies
– Electronics and Telecommunication – first and second cycle studies
– Computer science – first cycle studies
– Biomedical engineering – first and second cycle studies
– Logistics – first cycle studies
– Mechanics and Construction of Machinery – first and second cycle studies
– Management and Production Engineering – first and second cycle studies

The EUR-ACE® Framework (EAFS) defines the objectives of engineering programmes, i.e. the knowledge, skills and social competences required of graduates with an engineering degree and the professional title of magister (MSc). Obtaining the EUR-ACE® Label is an additional verification and confirmation for the university of the high quality of the students’ education and that the educational programme meets the standards set by European professional organisations. For the student it is a certainty that the chosen field of study meets international standards and gives the opportunity to gain the title of European Engineer (Eur Ing). On the other hand, an employer who employs a graduate of the certified course obtains an assurance that the candidate’s competences in the field of knowledge and practical skills do not deviate from international standards and principles of engineering education.

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Prof. Marta Kosior-Kazberuk appointed Vice President Administrative Council

Accreditation Commission of Universities of Technology – Current accreditations

Database of EUR-ACE® labelled programmes

(by mr, photo Maciej Giedrojć Juraha)