Virtuous, multi-level integration of research and education within the project “European Digital Dynamic Mapping” (EDDY)

Abstract

Project- and Problem-Based Learning has been subject to research and implementation in engineering and computer science curricula for about the last 20 years. However, the projects and problems focused on in education have hardly been questioned for their relevance and effect. Considering current global and financial challenges, the authors propose to revise project- and problem-based approaches in education in the context of relevance and excellence in applied research. Besides coping with current cost-cutting, existing control mechanisms could ensure both relevance and excellence. Example projects based on more than 10 years of hands-on experience in Project-Based Learning in the context of externally funded research, for various classroom situations are included.