Dual Learning in the Bachelor’s Degree in Automotive Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Vitoria-Gasteiz: Quality Requirements

Abstract

Since 2017–2018 academic year, the Bachelor’s Degree in Auto-motive Engineering has been implemented at the Faculty of Engineering of Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country University, UPV/EHU) in dual format, based on the complementarity of the University and company learning environments. With this type of education the aim is to achieve greater motivation of the students and facilitate the work insertion by having greater contact with companies. In this way, companies are fully integrated with the agents who are responsible for the education of university students. The teaching institutions need to accredit Bachelor’s degrees or itineraries that are taught using this training format (dual training). In order to get this purpose, the university institutions adapt their studies in dual format to the quality requirements proposed by the state quality agencies of the university systems, based on objective evaluation criteria.