The faculty of German Engineering Education and Industrial Management is participating in an Erasmus+ project “Consolidation of the Development Framework for International University Programs through the Integration of Education 5.0”

The project is intended in strengthening, expanding, and aligning bachelor’s programs taught in German in the field of Mechanical Engineering, by integrating digital technologies, promoting intercultural education, and developing sustainable collaborations between academic institutions and the industrial partner as well as in contribution to improving the technical skills and language abilities of students, as well as the teaching competencies of academic staff. The goal is to facilitate the integration of a flexible educational system based on Education 5.0 standards through calibration and alignment of partner institutions curricula, development of joint courses or courses with similar content from targeted study programs with mutual credit recognition, specific educational modules for disciplines within the curriculum, innovative teaching and learning platform and digital educational resources.

The project partners are:

Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania– coordinating organization University of Stuttgart, Germany Technical University of Sofia, Faculty of German Engineering Education and Industrial Management CAMPUS 02 Fachhochschule GmbH Graz, Austria SC Guhring, industrial partner, Romania

Project website: https://codepie5.utcluj.ro

Four different research projects are currently being carried out at FDIBA in cooperation with various institutes abroad. Feel free to contact for more specific information on the individual projects.

Coordination project in the field of robotics for the acquisition of third-party funding from the EU program Horizon 2020

Coordinator: Prof. Sebastian Zug, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Partner: FDIBA, TU-Sofia; LAAS-CNRZ, France; QUEO GmbH, Sofia, BulgariaFunding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany



Research initiation project for the acquisition of third-party funding in Horizon 2020: Conception of a digital expert system for the support of health care and care in rural regions

Coordinator: Prof. Karin Scharfenorth, FOM Essen

Partner: FDIBA, TU-Sofia; Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland; Hulp bij Dementiej Regio Noord-Limburg, Netherlands.Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany


Coordination project in the field of health sciences with a focus on rehabilitation tourism

Coordinator: Prof. Manfred Cassens, FOM EssenPartner: FDIBA, TU-Sofia; FH Joanneum, Graz, Austria; Széchenyi István University, Gyor, Hungary; University of Zadar, Croatia

Interdisciplinary project for the development of a training program for managers for health regions.

Coordinator: Yvonne Behrens, FOM Essen

Partner: FDIBA; FH Joanneum, Graz, Austria; Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary; Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach, Poland; Fundacion Universitaria San Antonio, Spain.Funding: Erasmus + program of the EU, KA203 – Strategic Partnerships for higher education.