Electric vehicle (EV) market presents rapid increase, reaching over 1 million vehicles & expected to double in 2018. In contrast, EV & infrastructure formal training on development, service, maintenance, sustainability awareness is at its infancy, especially in the EU. The bEyonD the boRder of electrΙc VEhicles: an advanced inTeractive cOURse (E-DRIVE TOUR) project aims to develop an advanced interactive course related to Sustainable Electrical Mobility Engineering that will train individuals with the necessary skills & knowledge to work in the electrical automotive industry. The course will also stimulate transversal competences such as the increased sense of initiative & entrepreneurship. It is designed to follow the ECTS credit standard. The innovative curriculum comprises of interactive teaching methods & partnerships with expert academic & industrial organizations giving a solid background for a career in the industry. The course duration is 8 months, plus a 14-days industrial experience a month after the teaching period. During the course, 3 mobility periods are programmed. For the first 2 (14-day), students & educators from two universities will travel to the third to participate in large scale laboratories. The course will be taught in English, yet local language lessons will be provided to enable participants to immerge in the local culture. The course will be open for anyone with basic electrical or mechanical technical background. Priority will be given according to academic performance & in case of equivalence, participants from less advantaged socio-economic backgrounds (including refugees, asylum seekers & migrants) will be preferred. In the 3rd period, all students will be spread to the partner–companies to perform a 14-days internship focused on electric vehicle technology. By completed all training periods, students will have gained theoretical knowledge on electric vehicle technology as well as practical experience, valuable for an emerging market.
Develop a joint and innovative curriculum on Electric Vehicles between participating HEIs recognised by academia & industry throughout the EU, Create an easily deployable course for use by other EU educatorsCreate cost effective reconfigurable toolsSet the foundations for developing a Masters course on Electric Mobility across EU institutionsEquip educators with new tools Enhance opportunities for cooperation and mobility Ignite entrepreneurshipModernise the educational techniques of HEIs
Although the growth of electric vehicle technology is rapid during the past decade, the wide public as well as many automotive professionals are not as familiar as expected with it. Questions like what the attributes and most important shortcomings of “electrified” vehicles are or how an electric vehicle can be troubleshooted or maintained, arise even for professionals.The problem is also highlighted as shortage of adequately trained EV technicians and experts during the forthcoming years.
<< Background >> Although the growth of electric vehicle technology is rapid during the past decade, the wide public as well as many automotive professionals are not as familiar as expected with it. Questions like what the attributes and most important shortcomings of “electrified” vehicles are or how an electric vehicle can be troubleshooted or maintained, arise even for professionals.The problem is also highlighted as shortage of adequately trained EV technicians and experts during the forthcoming years. << Objectives >> Develop a joint and innovative curriculum on Electric Vehicles between participating HEIs recognised by academia & industry throughout the EU, Create an easily deployable course for use by other EU educatorsCreate cost effective reconfigurable toolsSet the foundations for developing a Masters course on Electric Mobility across EU institutionsEquip educators with new tools Enhance opportunities for cooperation and mobility Ignite entrepreneurshipModernise the educational techniques of HEIs << Implementation >> The educational approach is a blend of traditional and innovative teaching methodologies involving web based courses for a period of 4 months, traditional experimental laboratories implemented during two learning mobility periods of 14 days each. A medium sized project split into two parts integrates Augmented Reality technology into the curriculum and provides a research insight to the students. The overall curriculum is complemented by two weeks of students’ internship in the company partners. << Results >> New curriculum for life long learners on electric vehicle techology (course specifications, course notes, teaching material, laboratory teaching material),Project websiteE-learning platform fully filled inScientific publicationsDissemination material (newsletters, posters, brochure, promotional video)Workshops with presentations and videosStudent certificationsQaulity Assurance and Risk Management planProject presentationsStudent papers and lab reports