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Academic Conference «Challenges in Engineering Higher Education 2021»

Academic Conference «Challenges in Engineering Higher Education 2021»

Academic conference «Challenges in Engineering Higher Education» took place in RTU Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Aeronautics from April 12 to 16, 2021.

The aim of the conference is to highlight developments in the field of engineering higher education, share experience and encourage a debate on the challenges of modern higher education to ensure its quality, taking into account the objectives of all stakeholders (students, industry, acadamic staff).

Collection of Abstracts (PDF, 1.4 MB)

 

 

 

 

Conference programme:

9:00

Opening

Participants of the conference will be addressed by the dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transport and Aeronautics, professor Ēriks Geriņš, vice-dean of studies, professor Aldis Balodis, vice-dean of science and research, assistant professor Anita Avišāne

9:30

 

Anita Geriņa-Ancāne, Evija Krīgere, Arvīds Endziņš

Department of Industrial Design

Students motivation in the equal involvement of each participant of group work in the acquirement of studies module

9:45

Svetlana Sokolova

Department of Theoretical Mechanics and Strength of Materials

Digitization of the subject Mechanics within the framework of the ESF project «Development of Effective Management of Riga Technical University»

10:00

Juris Kreicbergs, Māris Gailis

Department of Automotive Engineering

Business studies in Automotive engineering study program

10:15

Artis Kromanis

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics

Use of LEAN principles in organisation of study process

10:30

Guntis Spriņģis, Ivans Griņevičs

RTU Daugavpils Study and Science Centre/ Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics

Aspects of distance learning for the study course Computer Graphics in Mechanical Engineering and work efficiency increasing

10:45

Evija Krīgere, Elīna Bože-Irbe, Arvīds Endziņš, Anita Geriņa-Ancāne

Department of Industrial Design

Challanges of creative field to secure practical studies

11:00

Vjačeslavs Lapkovskis

Institute of Aeronautics

Improving the learning of the subject through the organisation of discussion seminars in the online teaching mode

11:15

Edmunds Kamoliņš, Marina Koņuhova, Kārlis Gulbis

Institute of Transport

Rational planning of experiments, synthesis of metamodels and optimization of the system under study

11:30

Irīna Boiko, Ēriks Geriņš

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics

Application of Situational Simulation Teaching Method in Study Course Basics of Patents

11:45

Oskars Irbītis, Gundars Zalcmanis, Ēriks Vonda

Department of Automotive Engineering

Challenges in the Implementation and Improvement of the Study Course Vehicle Mechanics

12:00

Dmitrijs Rusovs

Department of Thermal Power Systems

Hydrogen as challange and oportunity for mechanical engineering

12:15

Olga Kononova, Svetlana Sokolova, Vladislavs Jevstigņejevs, Mārtiņš Irbe

Department of Theoretical Mechanics and Strength of Materials

Mathcad is a secure tool in the hands of students

12:30

Antons Štekleins, Viktors Gutakovskis

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics

Distance training in the study course «Driving and control of mechanical engineering equipment»