ERIC Number: EJ898853
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Feb
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-9359
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Attracting Prospective Engineering Students in the Emerging European Space for Higher Education
Lopez-Martin, Antonio J.
IEEE Transactions on Education, v53 n1 p46-52 Feb 2010
A set of outreach activities implemented by the College of Engineering of the Public University of Navarra, Spain, is described. They represent different initiatives aimed to improve recruitment of young engineers in the difficult context of declining interest in engineering and the educational changes Europe is facing nowadays. The initiatives include didactic materials and activities specifically targeted to high schools and other events aimed to increase awareness about the relevance of science and engineering in the society. During the three years the outreach program has been applied, an increase in the number of engineering students of 12.5% has been experienced, which is in contrast to the decrease of 1.6% in the number of new university students during the same period. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Foreign Countries, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Engineering Education, Student Recruitment, Enrollment Management, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Higher Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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