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TEMPUS project (TransITS)

TEMPUS project (TransITS) Advanced Curriculum on Intelligent Transport System (ITS) by Means of ICT A Success Story Coordinated by Syria and Sweden.

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TEMPUS project (TransITS)

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  1. TEMPUS project (TransITS) Advanced Curriculum on Intelligent Transport System (ITS) by Means of ICT A Success Story Coordinated by Syria and Sweden Ghazwan Al-Haji, PhDDepartment of Science and TechnologyLINKÖPING UNIVERSITY, Swedenghaal@itn.liu.se Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  2. Outline • About Linköping University • About our TEMPUS and other projects in MEDA region. • About the TransITS project, workplan and progress to date Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  3. Linköping University

  4. One University – Two Cities Norrköping, an old industrial town on its way to a knowledge economy. One of the top-ten IT-regions in Europe according to Eurostat. Linköping, a high-tech city in a cultural setting.

  5. Four Faculties Institute ofTechnology Faculty of Health Sciences EducationalSciences Faculty of Arts and Sciences

  6. Linköping University Students 26,000 PhD students 1,300 Employees 3,500 300 full professors, ~150 dissertations/year 35 Master’s programmes in English LiU is quite successful in TEMPUS Program projects

  7. Our projects with MEDA region • Curriculum Development in Intelligent Transport System (TransIT). • 2009-2011, TEMPUS, LiU is the grant holder, SY partner country • Enterprise-University Partnership. • 2009-2011, TEMPUS, LiU is EU partner, EG partner country • Curriculum Development in Road Safety, Supported with ICT (SafeIT). • 2008-2010, TEMPUS, LiU is the grant holder, SY partner country • Jordan-Sweden Research Links in Child Pedestrian Safety. • 2008-2011, Swedish Research Council • Linnaues- Palme Project for exchanging of students and teachers with Aleppo University in Syria. • 2007-present, SIDA- The Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation.

  8. WHAT is ITS? Intelligent transport systems (ITS) are systems that integrate Information Technology and telecommunication with roads infrastructure and vehicles, with the aim to satisfy transportation goals in terms of efficiency, mobility, safety, energy and environmental impact. Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  9. WHY ITS? ITS proved internationally to provide economic growth and social development in any country There is an increasing demand for traffic engineers and traffic planners with knowledge about applying ITS for designing, analysing and evaluating the performance of the complex transport systems. There is no advanced modern courses in ITS at any Syrian Universities yet. Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  10. ITS master programmes at EU Partner Universities Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  11. About the project • Type of the project: TEMPUS-programme project • Duration of the project: 3 years • Eligibility period: 15/01/2009-14/01/2012 • Grant amount: € 575,710.00 (without co-financing) This project is financed by the European Commission Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  12. Consortium partners Linköping University, Sweden (Grant Holder & coordinator) University of Aleppo, Syria (Local Coordinator) Gdansk University of Technology, Poland Al-Baath University, Homs, Syria University of Klagenfurt, Austria Damascus University, Syria Tishreen University, Syria The Technological Institute of Piraeus (TEI), Greece Mamoun Private University, Syria ITS Arab Scott Wilson, UK Ministry for Transport, Syria The Municipality of Aleppo, Syria Syrian Engineering Association The Municipality of Homs, Syria

  13. Overall Project Objective • The project will establish and implement a Curriculum for a pilotMaster Programmein ITS at Aleppo University. • in addition new single subject course in ITS will be developed, with credits, in the other four targeting Universities in Syria. • Notes • The development will be based on successful expertise available at EU Universities. • The courses will be adapted to SY higher education system and transport/traffic situation. Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  14. The other project Key outcomes • Different information and communication technologies (ICT)will be incorporated in the new curriculum. The course materials (e.g. lectures, demonstrations, student reports, etc) will be made available over the master programme and courses’ websites. • New teaching methods, based on understanding rather than memorisation e.g. the problem-based learning (PBL). • Training and re-trainingof teachers’/administrative staff skills from each SY Partner University regarding the new curriculum in ITS, ICT and teaching methods.

  15. The other project Key outcomes • The project will establish an advanced ITS Lab in Aleppo University. • A centralised web-based application and admission systemwhere students can apply and register electronically to the new ITS master’s programme. • To improve the linkage between practice and research in ITSbetween SY universities and Ministries/Municipalities/Companies/etc. • To organise a concluding project scientific conference in ITS in Syriaat national and regional levels. • To explore the possibility of having joint or double Master’s degree in ITS between the SY and EU participants’ universities.

  16. The agreed outline of the master programme in ITS at Aleppo University • Duration:4 semesters- Two Years Master program • Course start:October 2011 (was accepted by the MOHE) • Rate of study:Full time • Language of Instruction:Arabic/English • Requirements: • Degree (Bachelor) in Civil Engineering. • Pass an interview and/or written test • Have good language skills in English • Knowledge of computer programming is preferable Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  17. The first semester contains the following courses: Course 1: Advanced Academic Studies and Research Methodology (Responsible: Aleppo and Al-Baath Universities) Course 2: Optimization and Advanced Statistics (Responsible: Aleppo University) Course 3: Traffic Simulation and Models (Responsible: Klagenfurt University) Course 4: Fundamentals of Communication Systems I (Responsible: Al-Mamoun University) Course 5: Fundamentals of Intelligent Transport Systems (Responsible: LiU) Course 6: GIS and Positioning Systems in Transportation (Responsible: LiU and TEI) Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  18. The second semester contains the following courses: Course 7: Graph Theory and Algorithms for ITS (Responsible: Klagenfurt University) Course 8: Transport System Planning and Sustainability (Responsible: GUT and Damascus University) Course 9: Traffic Engineering and Control (Responsible: Tishreen University) Course 10: Telecommunication Systems (Responsible: Klagenfurt University) Course 11: Traffic Safety System (Responsible: LiU) Course 12: Transport Project Management (Responsible: Aleppo University and Individual Expert Dr. Bachar Hakim).) Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  19. The second year: Two semester Research work. Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  20. The project is implemented in four phases • Current curriculum analysis (from Month 1 to Month 6). • Development of a new curriculum (from Month 7 to Month 18). • Realisation of the new curriculum (from Month 12 to Month 24). • Implementation and evaluation (from Month 25 to Month 36). Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  21. Structure of Project Start up of the new master’s programme We are here 15/01/2009 15/01/2012 Oct 2011 Month 1 M6 M12 M18 M24 M30 M36 Current curriculum analysis Implementation and evaluation of the new curriculum Development of a new master program/courses in ITS , integrating ICT and new teaching methods Realisation of the new curriculum and announce it Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  22. Structure of Project Start up of the new master’s programme We are here 15/01/2009 15/01/2012 15/07/2012 Oct 2011 Month 1 M6 M12 M18 M24 M30 M36 M40 Extension Current curriculum analysis Implementation and evaluation of the new curriculum Development of a new master program/courses in ITS , integrating ICT and new teaching methods Realisation of the new curriculum and announce it Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  23. Project main workshops carried out • Kick-off workshop: at Al-Baath University, FEB 2009 • Consortium workshop: at Tishreen University, SEP 2009 • Consortium workshop: at TEI Institute in Athens, FEB 2010 • Consortium workshop: at Linköping University in SEP 2010 • Training workshop in SY: at Aleppo University in DEC 2010 • Consortium workshop: at Klagenfurt University in FEB 2011 • … Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

  24. شكرا للمتابعةThank You Tempus Contact Seminar in Syria 9th November 2010

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