An Overview of Education in the Area of Civil Engineering in Portugal. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cachim, Paulo
• Is Part Of: Procedia engineering. Volume 117(2015)
• Page Start: 436
• Page End: 443
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: education -- research -- Portugal -- urban civil engineering -- civil engineering teaching.; Engineering -- Congresses; Engineering -- Periodicals; Engineering; Conference proceedings; Periodicals; 620.005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.191
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7058

Abstract

Abstract: The paper presents the structure of Civil Engineering education in Portugal. Description of the organization of the cycles of studies currently existing, comparing them with the pre-Bologna Process organization in Portugal is presented. Quality assurance mechanisms are outlined. Afterwards, a more detailed description of the Civil Engineering organization at University of Aveiro is presented, taking into consideration the different cycles of studies. Research lines developed at the Civil Engineering Department are also briefly described.