With the ERASMUS+ KA1 program to the implementation of double diplomas for students of the Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic

From July 19 to 23, 2021, a group of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic University teachers (Professor Halyna Tabunshchik, Associate Professor Anzhelika Parkhomenko, Associate Professor Andriy Parkhomenko) as part of the Erasmus+ KA1 academic mobility program at the invitation of the management of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain) underwent an internship at the Institute of Telecommunications and System Engineering.

The program of the visit included the following activities:

– Presentation of the diploma of Honorary Professor of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic National University to Professor David Luengo, coordinator of the international educational project BIOART «Innovative multidisciplinary educational program for training bachelors and masters in artificial implants for bioengineering».

– Meeting with the management of the Institute of Telecommunications and System Engineering of the Polytechnic University of Madrid: the director of the institute, Professor Amador González; Deputy Director for External Relations, Professor Antonio Pedrero; Deputy Director for Scientific Research and PhD Programs, Professor Ana Belen García.

– Discussing the structure of the Bachelor/Master/PhD curricula with Professor David Luengo and Professor David Oses.

– Presentation of the new master’s program in wireless technologies, which will start in the academic year 2022-2023, and discussion of possible agreements on academic mobility and the double degree program with Professor Antonio Pérez Yuste.

– Presentation of the master’s program in Internet of Things and discussion of possible agreements on academic mobility and double degree with Professor Fernando Pescador.

– Visiting the Institute Museum of Telecommunications under the guidance of Professor Amador Gonzalez.

– Visiting the laboratories of the Department of Audiovisual and Communication Technology under the leadership of Professor David Luengo.

– Visiting audio, acoustic and image laboratories under the guidance of Professor Marta Gil.

– Visiting the «Smart House» laboratory under the guidance of Professor Miguel Angel Valero.

– Visiting the laboratories of the Department of Telematics and Electronics under the leadership of Professor José Fernán Martínez-Ortega.

– Discussion of areas of scientific cooperation with Professor Cesar Benavente Peches.

– Discussion of new opportunities within the Erasmus+ and Horizon projects.

– Presentation of the ERASMUS+ EELISA project by Professor Ruben Freil.

– Discussion of the results of the ERASMUS+ BIOART project and preparation of the final report.

At the Polytechnic University of Madrid, there is a practice of students simultaneously obtaining several diplomas, which are in demand today on the European labor market. Based on the experience of colleagues from the Institute of Telecommunications and System Engineering, it is proposed to implement a similar practice for students of Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic.

In particular, it is possible to organize master’s studies with the aim of simultaneously obtaining several diplomas in the specialties of fields of knowledge 12 and 17. For example, students of the Department of Software, studying in the specialties 121 Software Engineering or 122 Computer Science can simultaneously study in the specialty 172 Telecommunications and radio engineering (educational and professional program «Telemedical and Biomedical Systems»). This program was created and successfully accredited at the end of 2020 as part of the implementation of the international educational project BIOART «Innovative multidisciplinary educational program for training bachelors and masters in artificial implants for bioengineering». affinities of specialties united by streams of students.

The implementation of this approach will allow taking into account the requirements of the labor market and provide more opportunities for students for further employment.