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Enhancing Doctoral Programmes at BNTU: Netceng Project Report

Detailed report on developing and accrediting 8 core and 3 transferrable curricula for doctoral programs at BNTU. Includes restructuring university management, staff training, and equipment purchases for labs. Project activities, training courses, and dissemination via publications and presentations. Efforts to address the needs of PhD students and collaboration with European universities. Sustainability strategies and targeted presentations to PhD and MD students and their supervisors. Development of a joint web platform and interviews with doctoral students for feedback analysis.

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Enhancing Doctoral Programmes at BNTU: Netceng Project Report

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  1. Final report of the «Netceng» project Project coordinator – N.V. Kuleshov, Head of "Laser Devices and Technology" Department Belarusian National Technical University

  2. New 8 core and 3 transferrable curricula have been developed, implemented and accredited for doctoral programmes in BNTU. Transferrable curricula: 1. The theory and practise of scientific investigations in mineral resource usage. 2. Effective education in groups. 3. Adaptation in labour market. Core curricula: 1. Spatial modelling of geoecological factors. 2. Power electronics. 3. Sensors in research. 4. Satellite image processing. 5. Navigation in transport systems. 6. Robotic systems. 7. Modelling and simulation of systems. 8. Material science:diffusion processes in alloys during crystallization and heat treatment. Development of programmes and courses

  3. List of departments for implementation of developed curricula

  4. Development of programmes and courses

  5. DLM-office in BNTU The list of activities that were carried out during report period : - analysis of necessity from organizations-clients in graduating PhD students; -participation in the seminar (training) inTU Berlin; • vacancies trade for innovative organizations; • set of documents for graduating PhD students towards their place of work Restructuring: university management and governance

  6. Staff from BNTU participated in the following training courses: TEMPUS NETCENG summer school courses at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU), Vilnius, 11 - 24 May 2015,2 participants from BNTU. TEMPUS NETCENG Summer School at Brunel University, London, 21 June – 04 July 2015. 3 participants from BNTU. TEMPUS NETCENG Summer School at TU Berlin, 19 July – 02 August, 2015. 2 participants from BNTU. TEMPUS NETCENG Training for DLM office at TU Berlin, 01 - 05 December, 2015. 1 participant from BNTU. PhD students and their supervisors from BNTU participated in the following training courses: NETCENG Doc Summer School at TU Berlin, 02 – 09 August, 2015. 3 participants from BNTU: 2 PhD students and 1 professor. TEMPUS NETCENG VGTU Summer School, Vilnius, 14-18 May, 2016. 3 participants from BNTU: 2 PhD students and 1 associate professor. Summer School at TU Berlin, July 2017. Staff and students from BNTU participated in the Master-classes: Master Class of European and responsible target universities on the content of developed teaching materials for new curricula and modules, BSU, Minsk, 24 November 2014.Participants from BNTU: 12 students and 2 professors. TEMPUS NETCENG Master classes, BSU, Minsk, 23 April, 2015. Participants from BNTU: 10 students and 2 professors. Training activities for staff and students

  7. In frames of the project following equipment has been purchased for DCR rooms: PC (i5-2400) – 17 pcs. Monitor Samsung 21.5” Wide LCD LS22 – 17pcs. Plantronics Audio 655 DSP – 17 pcs. Printer Brother HL-1112R - 1pcs. TV55” Samsung UE55H6650AT – 2 pcs. Projector Optoma EX632 with Projector Mount Bracket – 1 pc. Screen Media Economy-P180*180 – 1pc. Equipment has been used for teaching students, MD students and PhD students of «Laser devices and technology» Department of Instrumentation Engineering Faculty of BNTU. 60 students have access to DCR interactive class. In frames of the project following equipment has been purchased for labs: BBO Pockels sells – 2 pcs. APE WaveScan USB spectrometer– 1 pc. Equipment has been installed in the lab of «Laser devices and technology» Departmentwhich is the base department for implementation of the NETCENG project. Equipment has been used for PhD students research work. Equipment

  8. Articles on project activities have been published in the newspapers of local and national level: 1. «Innovative trends in the training of doctoral students», newspaper «Nastaunitskaya»,Minsk, 17.02.2015, No 19. 2. «New prospects in the training of doctoral students», newspaper «Vesti BNTU», 27.02.2015, No 3. 3. “Seminar of TEMPUS NETCENG Project in Berlin”, newspaper «Vesti BNTU», 31/12/2015, № 22 (2094). – P.2. Dissemination and sustainability

  9. Presentations about project activity have been made at the 7th, 8th and 9th Annual International scientific and technical conferences of students and young reserchers «New trends in the instrument engineering development» (April, 2014, April 2015, April 2016, April 2017, BNTU, Minsk).Target groups: PhD students, MD students and their supervisors. Presentation of the project has been made at the commission meeting for the assessment of PhD students (last month of the year).Target group: PhD students. Dissemination and sustainability Interviews of doctoral students and supervisors has been carried out. The interviews of doctoral students was carried out: - more than 50 persons were interviewed; - analysis of the results .

  10. Joint WEB based Platform has been developed. Intermediate Project Reports have been presented at WEB-site of the Project. Information about project presented at the university web-site: http://www.bntu.by/tempus-netceng.html Pilot teaching of 2 doc students have been started according to new structured doctoral program. Regular trainings for supervisors and PhD students is planned. Additional equipment for DCR-room/lab will be purchased. Strengthening of the co-operation with partner universities is planned. Dissemination and sustainability

  11. Cooperation between universities of consortium Active development of scientific cooperation between BNTU and Kazan Federal University. The article in peer-reviewed journal was published: K.N. Gorbachenya, S.V. Kurilchik, V.E. Kisel, A.S. Yasukevich, N.V. Kuleshov, A.S. Nizamutdinov, S.L. Korableva, V.V. Semashko /LasinginresonantlypumpedEr:LiYF4andEr:LiLuF4 crystals //QuantumElectron – 2016. –Vol. 46 (2). –P. 95–99. It is planned to widen cooperation with Kazan Federal University in the field of investigation of new optical and laser materials.

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