Prof. A. Moropoulou , Vice Rector of National Technical University of Athens, Scientific Responsible of ECS, NTUA

1. NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY of ATHENS (NTUA) “Employment and Career Structures (ECS) for Graduate Engineers” Prof. A. Moropoulou, Vice Rector of National Technical University of Athens, Scientific Responsible of ECS, NTUA EEDC EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2012 13.IX.2012 FLORENCE

2. The Global Environment • The increasing threats by various risks and the out bursting socio-economic crisis are challenging engineering at all levels • Profession • Education • Employment • Socio-political role Lessons learned from local, national, international projects intrinsically linked, taught us the need to investigate, document, share and evaluate engineering profiles features and curricula in order to figure out a strategy to bridge the gap between Academia, Industry and Policy. Lessons learned from problems solving taught us that the emergence of possibilities requires the convergence of tools and innovations as well as synergies of global partnership in order to implement the goals pursued.

3. With final objective the Lisbon Goal of increasing the employability common strategy is suggested to the EEDC The synergies that SEFI presents as a very important international body, bridging Universities and Higher Education Institutions offering various levels of 3 – 5 years curricula, provide a unique opportunity in unifying the Engineering qualifications versus educational programs with the classification of the technical responsibilities’ levels, accordingly: Qualifications arising from studies program Technical Responsibility based on the qualifications - accessibility to professional activities, based on the qualifications

4. In Greece the Summit of Rectors and Deans of Engineering Universities and Engineering Schools along with the Technical Chamber of Greece (Association of about 110.000 engineers), is coordinating the strategy. • The proposals of the above mentioned body are discussed at the National Board of Education which consists of the Board of Higher University Education and the Board of Higher Technical Education, • with the attempt to unify all levels of Higher Engineering Education, on the field of the gradation of technical responsibility and the accessibility to professional activities

5. Levels of technical responsibility based on educational levels 1st (Highest) level of technical responsibility  5year diploma of engineering programs of Technical Universities / Schools  Responsibility for study, supervision, integrated application of works 2nd (Mid) level of technical responsibility  3-4 years educational programs focusing on technical applications (higher technological education – not University level)  Partial technical responsibility for application of works and participation in study groups or supervising committees 3rd (Lowest) level of technical responsibility Technicians at various levels  Technical responsibility for application of works under supervision

6. Greek system of accreditation of engineering diplomas Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (Regarding University assessment and evaluation) Greek State Ministry of Education accreditation Public University (National Technical University of Athens) Accredited Engineering Programs Greek Constitution: Autonomy and Self Management of Public Universities Integral 5year studies engineering diplomas (Master level) of 300 credit units & diploma thesis (10th semester) Technical Chamber of Greece license

7. Acquired Qualifications Complying with C111/6 EU Recommendation Level 7 Knowledge “highly specialized knowledge, some of which is at the forefront of knowledge in a field of work or study, as the basis for original thinking and/or research critical awareness of knowledge issues in a field and at the interface between different fields”, Skills “specialized problem-solving skills required in research and/or innovation in order to develop new knowledge and procedures and to integrate knowledge from different fields” Competence “manage and transform work or study contexts that are complex, unpredictable and require new strategic approaches take responsibility for contributing to professional knowledge and practice and/or for reviewing the strategic performance of teams”

8. The outcome of the 5 – years Studies Program is an Engineering Diploma Equivalent to Masters Degree The structure of the Engineering Schools Studies Programs, along with the evaluation of the students to it, lead to a Diploma with 300 ECTS Units equal to Master Degree, meeting the requirements arising from the EQF, in order to classify the Diplomas of Engineers at the 7th level of the 8 grade scale of the EQF.

9. Greek system of professional accreditation According to the law the Technical Chamber of Greece provides professional licences Steps • 9 basic disciplines • Civil Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Architecture • Chemical Engineering • Rural and Surveying Engineering • Mining Engineering and Metallurgy • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering • Computer Engineering 1. Classification to the basic disciplines 2. Evaluation of appropriateness through exams based on diploma thesis 1247 different engineering programs with total or partial cover of professional rights according to the basic disciplines • Justification by the Scientific Committee of the discipline • Decision of the Executive Committee of the TCG 3. Professional license to exert the engineering profession at the highest level of technical responsibility

10. Employment and Career Structures (ΔΑΣΤΑ - ECS) for Graduate Engineers In this framework common efforts are being developed between all the Greek Engineering University Schools and the Technical Chamber of Greece along with organizations of development towards the easier access to employment opportunities for graduates from Engineering Schools. For this Employment and Career Structures (ΔΑΣΤΑ – ECS) were created.

11. The page of www.dasta.ntuagr

12. Objectives of the Employment and Career Structure (ECS) information management system • User admission through appropriate internet portals • Access to information and data regarding career student and liaison office (CSLO) • Content and course management services related to the Entrepreneurship Office (EO) • Information and legislation dissemination for promoting and supporting individuals as well as groups of individuals engaging in entrepreneurship • Integrated IT support and automation of the Co-Op Office (CO) operations • Data collection and compilation of executive reports

13. Technical Characteristics of ECS information management system - Use of open source technologies and frameworks • Modular Layered Architecture • Java Implementation using the Java Persistence API (JPA/Hybernate) asObject Relational Mapping (Persistence Layer) • Use of relational databasesPostgress, MySQL • Use of BIRT (ExecutiveReporting) for the compilation of management reports • Use of the LifeRay andJoomlaopen frameworks for content management • Data collection from the system’s databases through the use of OData and REST framework and architecture • Support for future integration with other systems through Web Services • Use of the Vaadin(Javaframework for Web Applications) framework for the implementation of user interfaces (UI) • System security based on RBAC (RoleBased Access Control) • User authentication using SAML Assertionsfrom the NTUA’sShibboleth server

14. Career and Student Liaison Office (CSLO) Services Support • Collection and storage of student data records that are participating or benefited from the CSLO services • Information dissemination related to novel technologies, trends, and scientific directions pertaining to the engineering profession • Support for the NTUA “Observatory” services, tracking the trends of the engineering profession and placement of the NTUA alumni • Compilation of user reports evaluating CSLO’s services • Compilation of executive reports pertaining to the operations of the Career and Student Liaison Office

15. Entrepreneurship Office (EO) Services Support • Provision and dissemination of educational material related to innovation and entrepreneurship based on an e-learning platform • Storage and management of information that relates to entrepreneurship studies, and practices • Support of interactive discussion forums, as well as compilation, processing and storage of questionnaires and other related student provided content • Compilation of executive reports pertaining to the operations of Entrepreneurship Office

16. Internship Program Services Support • Data entry, processing, management and storage of information pertaining to agencies and companies offering Internship Program positions • Data entry, processing, management and storage of student records, for students participating in the Internship Program program • Management of the placement of students to Internship Program positions • Support for managing Internship Program related student payments and financial records • Support for managing general correspondence and insurance coverage related data

17. Automated Search and Categorization of Engineering Job Opportunities/Postings (EUREKA) • EUREKA as a component of ΔΑΣΤΑ - ECS • Architecture • System • Algorithm • Integration with ΔΑΣΤΑ - ECS • RSS FEED • Database Queries • System Management • Reporting

18. EUREKA is Not Google • Targeted search robot • Realtime tracking of new information (takes into account chronological order) • Linguistic analysis and filtering of information based on specialized criteria for engineering job postings • Parametrized automatic categorization and grouping of information. • Can support multiple languages and track thousands of sources

19. System Architecture Processing of Collected Internet Content Internet Language Definition, Analysis, Tagging Robot visits Internet sites with job postings – content selection Material Collected from the Internet Categorization and grouping Algorithm Filtering algorithms, uniqueness, exclusions Job posting sites selection/seeding Presentation of collected information on a dynamic web page Information Storage System Management

20. Algorithm- Key Elements • Continuously visits selected websites. • Can discriminate relevant content from general or irrelevant information • Performs linguistic analysis of relevant content ad creates appropriate XML tags. • Categorizes content into dynamically defined categories based on the derived XML tags. These categories are based on TAGS either derived automatically from the sites or defined by the system manager. • Populates database with all the selected and categorized content. • Ranks content relevance based on recency and addictional user defined criteria. • Checks uniqueness of entries.

21. Specialized Characteristics

22. Integration with ECS websiteRSS FEEDof the most recent announcements

23. Search Interface • Characteristics of Search • Free form text • Can also be used with key-words • Job categories based on Greek Chamber of Engineers categorization

24. Presentation of Search Results

25. Results from the visits of ΔΑΣΤΑ – ECS of NTUA

26. Operation of ΔΑΣΤΑ - ECS of NTUA 20-6-2012 Structures for students and young graduates to explore their future employment

27. The proposed strategy focuses on: • Interactive platform of employment and career structures of Universities with development carriers like industries, constructors, consultants enterprises, e.t.c. • Employment Observatory: documentation and evaluation of engineering employment market and the developing trends on the job market • Networking with: • European Engineering Universities, Association of Engineers (like FEANI etc), as well as, their bridge to • International Organizations, Carriers and Structures like OECD, ILO, UNESCO, etc

28. SEFI integrated strategy for a unified regulatory framework that certify the potential access to professional activities based on the qualifications arising from the Studies Programs of all Technical Professions With gradation of the technical responsibility, in order to assure that the Engineer will have the position according to its qualifications, assuring the public interest. In other European countries (i.e. the UK) the free market regulates the access to the profession taking into consideration the professional experience. Therefore, SEFI should have an extended strategy, including studies and experience in its’ assessment