1. ENGINEERING EDUCATION ACCREDITATION IN CHINA  Yu Shouwen  Tsinghua University ,CEEAA ； CSEE  2012-10-23,Beijing,CHINA

2.  An Overview of China’s Higher Education  Master of Engineering Program  Development of China’s Engineering Education Program Accreditation System with outcome based criteria  Outstanding engineers training project (OETP) in china

4. The total number of students in regular higher education 2004-------------------------------- 14.1549 millions 2006------------------------------- ~23.00 millions 2007----------------------- ~24.09 millions 2011----------------------- ~29.5 millions

5.  --Balance between globalization and localization  --Quality of higher engineering education—The needs of human resources :  According to the needs for international level and local economic region

7. 12 11PhD in Eng 10 Doctor Level D. Eng 9 8Master in Eng M. Eng 7 Master Level 6 Bachelor in Eng 5 4 Bachelor Level 3 Vocational Education 2 Technical College 1

8.  In 2011 ， the number of engineering students in universities reached 4.276 M which accounted for 31.7% of all the undergraduate students in China, and made China the largest engineering education country in the world.  30% of the educational programs in universities were engineering programs. Percentage of Eng degrees in all degrees awarded by Chinese universities in 2010. Resource: Educational Statistics in China, 2011.

9. Universities which have Eng Programs 1003 out of 1090 Colleges which have Eng Programs 1207 out of 1215 Resource: Educational Statistics in China, 2011.

10.  Status and Development of Engineering Education in China  Engineering Education Accreditation in China

11.  We hope engineering educational program accreditation will:  Plays a key role in the quality insurance system of engineering education.  Links engineering education with industry and being a driving force to promote the reform of engineering education.  Promotes Chinese engineering and technology talents joining in the international competition and mobility.

12.  The theoretical research and practice of program evaluation in China could be traced back to the late 20 th century.  The program evaluation of architecture, urban planning, civil engineering, construction environment and equipment engineering, water supply and drainage works, engineering management began in 1993.  China launched the engineering educational program accreditation in 2006 and began to establish the accreditation system.

13.  Till 2011,there are: ◦ 219 programs in the 6 fields of Architecture and civil engineering having been accredited. ◦ 132 programs in mechanical, chemical, electrical, computer, hydraulic, transportation, environmental, light industry, food, safety and mineral engineering having been accredited.

14. Discipline Fields No. of Programs been accredited each year No. of Programs in the country Percentage of programs been accredited 200620072008200920102011Subtotal Mechanical2226552215591.41% Chemical222323145462.56% EE2232641932950.58% Computer222324159031.66% Hydraulic 22223111417.80% Transportation 22223113952.78% Environmental 22222103492.87% Light industry and food 2131296981.29% Safety 22333131345.97% Mineral 132282395.44% Subtotal8181929273113285291.55% Architecture1992-2011, 219 programs been accredited129616.90% Total351116023.03%

15.  According to the overall planning, program accreditation work will cover most engineering disciplines in China (around 30 categories) within the next few years. Programs in materials, mapping, instrumentation engineering will be added in the accreditation calendar of 2012.  We will gradually increase the number of engineering programs to be accredited and enlarge the scope of accreditation work, on the premise of the quality and international comparability of accreditation results.

16.  Chinese Engineering Education Accreditation Association (CEEAA) is a non-profit organization affiliated with China Association for Science and Technology ( CAST ).  It is authorized by the Ministry of Education to conduct engineering educational program accreditation in the territory of mainland China.  CEEAA consists of over 30 national professional associations, institutes and federations, which cover most of the engineering and technology fields in the country. With the development of accreditation work, members of CEEAA will increase gradually.

17. Chinese Engineering Education Accreditation Association （ membership General meeting) Board of Supervisor Council Member (Professional Association) Member (Institute) Member (Federation) …… Sub Committee 2 Sub Committee 1 Discipline Secretariat 2 Discipline Secretariat 1 Accreditation Results Advisory Board Academic Board Secretariat Academic Dept General Dept Training & Consulting Dept Info Dept Accreditatio n Dept International Dept CAST

18. General Principles Complementary Program Criteria Program Objective CurriculumFaculty Quality Evaluation

19. The institution submits application The institution conducts self-evaluation and submits self-evaluation report Application accepted The Sub-Committee reviews and discusses the self-evaluation report Pass The Accreditation Visiting team visits the campus Submits On-site Visit Report to the sub-committee The Accreditation Sub-committee reviews relevant documents and submit accreditation report to the Council Council holds Plenary Meeting and vote s The Maintenance of the Accreditation Status

20.  Policy and Procedure of Engineering Educational Programs Accreditation  The Engineering Educational Programs Accreditation Criteria  The Evaluators Selection and Training Methods for Engineering Educational Programs Accreditation  The Working Guidance for the Program Evaluators  The Preparation Working Guidance for Programs to be Accredited  (2006;2007;2008;2009;2010 ;2011Version)

21. The establishment of engineering educational program accreditation system follows these general principles:  Substantial Equivalence with international accreditation systems  Third party accreditation body  Outcome based  Rigorous and normative

22.  We have actively communicated with international accreditation bodies and invited experts from England, Australia, America, Chinese Hong kong and to observe our accreditation work. They gave active assessments to our accreditation system.

23. The Chinese accreditation visit logistics were very similar to the ABET accreditation visit logistics overall. Meetings and interviews were very similar in nature between the two processes as well as documentation and student work that was examined. The Chinese accreditation team identified issues similar to what ABET accreditors comment on in the United States system, and it was quite interesting for me to see so many similarities. ——Mary E ． F ， Kasarda (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) after observations accreditation visit to School of Mechanical Engineering in Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2011.

24. The pilot accreditation system developed by CAST has been clearly founded on an outcomes based assessment approach. The policy, criteria, governance system and assessment processes have been found to be comprehensive and rigorous and will mature to be substantially equivalent with accreditation systems operated by the Washington Accord signatories. —— Alan Bradley (Associate Director Engineers Australia), after observing the accreditation of mechanical engineering program of HIT in 2008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The accreditation---Feedback to Ministry of Education,China, They are linking and driving a big projet---Outstanding Engineers Training Project--

25. Since 2010,June----

26.  2010-June 23  Universities---~60 Universities with 194 programs,  2012, ---2nd Phase with ~600 programs  Enterprises--~20  Departments of State and Association---22  Several program per Univ.,linking Ba. and Ma. Degree  Establish teacher training center and Practice training center for students

27.  TRANING THE OUTSTANDING ENGINEER  Face to industry; Face to the world ;Face to the future;  The duty of different division:  State and Local government  Ministry of Education  Enterprises, Association……  Chinese Academy of Engineering

28.  Overview—Data  Encourage young students  Master of Engineering  Accreditation—Quality  OETP  STRENGTHEN LINKING UNIVERSITIES AND INDUSTRY Thank You!