WORK4CE  Pilot Teaching in KU Leuven

Summary

Welcome to the hybrid pilot teaching within the within the framework of the Erasmus+ CBHE project Cross-domain competences for healthy and safe work in the 21st century 619034-EPP-1-2020-1-UA-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP [WORK4CE]. The Work4ce Pilot Teaching was held in parallel with the Euclides 2024: (Personal) Energy Efficient Mobility in the Future. This event, which brought together around 90 students of various nationalities with engineering backgrounds from several universities, was an important step towards innovative education and sustainable mobility ideas for the future. For the Pilot Teaching, several presentations were given by some of Work4ce’s partners.

Each of them brought a unique perspective on the topic under discussion:

  • Carsten Wolff (FHDo) delved into the interdependencies between smart city, smart mobility and smart energy, offering a holistic view of our urban future.
  • Galyna Tabunshchyk (NUZP) explored the potential of digital twins to improve the efficiency of electric vehicles, highlighting cutting-edge technology in automotive developments.
  • Olena Verenych (KNUCA) led a brainstorming workshop that triggered creativity and innovation among participants.
  • Kanan Hasanov (AzUAC) spoke about Digital Ecosystems for Sustainable Mobility of the Future, emphasising the role of technology in green transport solutions.
  • Carolina Cruz (UPV/EHU) presented the Sustainability Canvas: Visualizing Personal Mobility’s Impact, a tool to understand and visualise the impact on sustainability.
  • Maider Iturrondobeitia (UPV/EHU) analysed Life Cycle Assessment and Transport Systems, underlining the importance of assessing environmental impacts throughout the life cycle of transport systems.
  • Jon Aretxaga (UPV/EHU) examined the Economic Impact of mobility alternatives, offering an insight into the financial implications of sustainable transport solutions.

 

A highlight of this event was the presentation of Board Games created by the students. These Board Games, made with different materials, showed the great creativity and talent of the participants, serving also as a tangible integration of the concepts addressed throughout the lectures. These games enabled the students to conceptualise and visualise the complexity of the interaction between smart cities, sustainable mobility and energy efficiency.

Anticipated Learning Outcomes
  • Data Analytics and Insights:

Apply data analytics techniques to gather insights into work patterns, preferences, and collaboration needs of distributed teams. Interpret data analysis results to make informed decisions in mobility in the future.

  • Proficiency in Embedded Systems:

Define embedded systems and understand their applications in enhancing communication, collaboration, and productivity among distributed teams. Incorporate embedded  technologies to support virtual communication, shared workspaces, and collaborative tools.

  • Effective Management of Distributed Teams:

Develop strategies for effective communication, teamwork, and engagement within distributed teams. Identify and address challenges related to cultural differences, time zones, and virtual collaboration.

  • Change Management Competence:

Develop a change management plan that addresses cultural and organizational shifts required for efficient future mobility. Communicate strategies for managing digital change, engaging stakeholders, and supporting team members through transitions.

  • Sustainability and Environmental Awareness:

Apply life cycle thinking principles to efficient future mobility, considering sustainability, resource efficiency, and waste reduction. Describe the concept of the circular economy and its relevance to efficient future mobility.

  • Collaboration and Digital Ecosystems:

Propose strategies for building digital business ecosystems that enhance collaboration and knowledge sharing among distributed teams. Identify digital tools and platforms that facilitate seamless communication and collaboration within the ecosystem.

  • Creative Problem-Solving and Innovation:

Demonstrate creative thinking in proposing solutions for fostering collaboration, engagement, and productivity.

  • Effective Communication and Presentation:

Present the efficient future mobility concept, visual representations, and key features in a clear and compelling manner. Engage in a Q&A session to address questions and concerns related to efficient future mobility.

Contact

Galyna Tabunshchyk galina.tabunshchik@gmail.com

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Agenda

Online Phase of the Pilot Teaching

Assignment upfront of the block week:

  • literature reading (Factfulness (H. Rosling))
  • Belbin role test (to assign teams)
  • collect personal energy data (how much energy you use for heating, electricity, transport at home, numbers and characteristics (e.g. type of heating, nominal power, invoices for gas and electricity)
8:45 – 9:15
Registration of the students and staff
9:15 – 10:45
Welcome (Peter Arras)
Introduction, Group selection and group dynamics (Mieke Cannaerts)
Assignment
K104
10:45 – 12:15
Seminar: Chris Tampere (LIM Leuven Institute of Mobility, KU Leuven)
K104
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch
 
13:15 – 14:45
Group assignment + work
Workshop: Brainstorm in the group on the assignment
(Olen Verenych, KNUBA)
K005
 
14:45 – 16:45
Workshop: Mobility meets boardgaming.
(Michiel Van Praet)
K005
17:00
Social event: Belgian fries at campus
Board game evening (inspirational)
K005
09:15 – 10:45
Seminar:
Galina Tabunshchyk (NUZP)
K104
09:15 – 10:45
Seminar:
Carolina Cruz (UPM/EHU)
A017
10:45 – 12:15
Seminar:
Jeroen Vanfraechem (Entras)
K104
10:45 – 12:15
Seminar:
Umicore
A017
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch All
 
13:15 – 16:00
Daily scrum*
Group work
K005
16:00
Company visit Lantis/Oosterweelverbinding
09:15 – 10:45
Seminar:
Kanan Hasanov
(AzUAC)
K104

 

10:45 – 12:15
Workshop: Pitching in groups.
(Marc Van Aken, Lynn Vanden Broeck)
K104

 

12:15 – 13:15
Lunch All
 
13:15 – 16:45
Daily scrum*
Group work
K005

 

19:30
Social event: international campus in collaboration with student associations

 

09:15 – 10:45
Seminar:
Jorge Sousa (ISEL)
K104
Seminar:
Jon Aretxaga (UPM/EHU)
A017
10:45 – 12:15
Seminar:
Carsten Wolff (FH Dortmund)
K104
Seminar:
LCA Maider Iturrondobeitia Ellacuria (UPM/EHU)
A017
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch
13:15 – 16:45
Daily scrum*
Group work
K005

09:15 – 10:45
Group work: Preparing the pitch
(Lynn Vanden Broeck)
K005

 

12:15 – 13:15
Lunch
13:15 – 14:45
Pitching by groups (15*4min + feedback)
K104

Lectures information

Jon ARETXAGA, UPV/EHU
Industrial Engineer. Lecturer at the University of the Basque Country (Spain) with more than 20 years of academic and professional experience. Teaching economics for engineers and engineering projects whilst working at the consultancy and engineering company Mainstrat as a project manager. Also has professional experience as a project manager in the automotive tooling sector.

Dr ing. Peter Arras, Prof h.c. is senior lecturer at KU Leuven in the faculty of engineering technology. He teaches in bachelor and master degree courses in design methodology, strength of materials and numerical methods for design (FEA, CAE). He obtained a Phd in material sciences teaching in UKF (University Constantine the philosopher, Nitra , Slovacia). He is program director for the degree studies in electro-mechanical engineering. Peter Arras is in charge of international relations for the department of engineering technology at campus De Nayer. He is member of the faculty expert board on international relations. · 10+ years’ professional project management experience as project manager and contact for educational European projects (tempus, KA2, Erasmus mundus, KA1). · 14 years of being coordinator for retraining programs for longtime unemployed. · 40+ peer-reviewed scientific publications: http://lirias.kuleuven.be/cv?Username=U0069202

Industrial Engineer with PhD in Engineering Project Management. Lean and Six Sigma Black Belt with work experience in international power generation industry. Lecturer and researcher at the University of the Basque Country (Spain). Main lines of research include sustainability in project management, sustainable business models, digital transformation projects and Lean project management. Member of ProDiT and Work4ce project.
Deputy Director at ERA Marketing Center and Senior Lecturer at AzUAC. Mr Kanan Hasanov has more than seven years’ business management and consulting experience across the world in international institutions and multicultural environments. He has collaborated with international companies, governmental and local private organizations, social entrepreneurship, start-ups consulted companies in various sectors. His background as both industry client and consultant reflects the practical, insightful and solution-focused edge he brings to his engagements. Mr Hasanov’s expertise spans market research, design, interview, and survey facilitation, non-profit fundraising consulting, stakeholder and donor engagement, project management, evaluation, IT management and change management. During his professional experience he has consulted clients representing various market segments on business and corporate strategy analysis and execution, market analysis and discovering related trends, corporate social responsibility activities, arranging and conducting interviews with focus groups and many more. Mr Hasanov holds a Bachelor of Science in Organization and Management of Industry from the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction and a Master’s degree in IT Management from the University of Nottingham, UK (graduated with distinction). He is a holder of numerous scholarships (i.e. State Program on education of Azerbaijan youth abroad in the years 2007-2015) and winner of business and startups competitions.
PhD, Prof of Software Tools Department in National University Zaporizhzhia Polytechnic (Ukraine) and researcher in FH Dortmund (Germany). Graduated from Zaporizhzhya National Technical University(Ukraine) with speciality Software Engineering, in 2004 finished PhD work in control systems and process. Have more than 200 scientific works. Scopus profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56007319800 Supervising work of PhD students from 2000 (3 successfully finished research). National and university coordinator of Erasmus+ KA1 and KA2 projects. Coordinator of Erasmus+ CBHE project 619034-EPP-1-2020-1-UA-EPPKA2-CBHE-JP WORK4CE: Cross-domain competences for healthy and safe work in the 21st century

Professor, Doctor of Engineering Sciences of Project Management Department of Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Kyiv, Ukraine. Reviewer of scientific articles and an active participant in international scientific-practical conferences. The supervisor of bachelor’s and master’s theses at Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture (KNUCA) and at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Dortmund, Germany (on a voluntary basis), and PhD students. Reviewer of research works submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy; chair and member of ad hoc specialized academic councils; official opponent of research works submitted for the candidate’s degree. Included in the ranking of the best scientific and pedagogical staff of KNUCA. Has experience in implementing Ukrainian and international projects funded by clients, including the European Union, the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and the World Bank for Reconstruction and Development, serving as a project manager. Author of over 100 scientific and methodological works. Holds several copyright certificates for authorship.

Carsten Wolff is Professor for Computer Science at Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts (FH Dortmund) since 2007. He studied electrical engineering and economics at Paderborn University and did a PhD in information technology at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute. In his industrial career, Dr. Wolff was in the semiconductor industry (Infineon AG), working in Germany, P.R. China, and Taiwan. He worked as project manager, head of department, and program manager on the development of ASICs and processors. He also contributed to the development of a new research centre in P.R. China. At FH Dortmund, he is the spokesman of the DAAD strategic partnership „EuroPIM – European Partnership for Project and Innovation Management”, co-founder of the Master’s Embedded Systems for Mechatronics and Master Digital Transformation. From 2011-2015 he was the vice-rector for study, teaching, and international relations. From 2019-2021 he was the provost and vice-rector of the newly founded Astana IT University (AITU) in Kazakhstan. From 2015-2018 he was the spokesman of the industry-university cluster ruhrvalley. Carsten Wolff is a founding member and director of the “Institute for the Digital Transformation of Application and Living Domains (IDiAL)”. He was the PCC member of a series of Eureka/ITEA projects for FH Dortmund. Carsten Wolff is a co-founder of Smart Mechatronics GmbH and CP contech electronic GmbH.

Lectures and E-Learning Content

M01. Data Analytics for Work
Data Gathering and Analysis Sergey Subbotin, NUZP (on-line) Data analysis is a technology aiming to find relations in the data and to represent them to the user. Using statistics, machine learning as a part of AI and modern software tools this technology makes possible to provide dividing data into groups, identifying similar observations, data classification, data visualization, and model building
Seminar by Asif Ganbayev(ASCCA): In this seminar, we will delve into the fascinating world of embedded systems and explore the essential concepts and skills covered in the embedded systems course. This seminar aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the course, focusing on key topics such as microcontrollers, embedded systems architecture, programming, interfacing, and control systems.Seminar Elvin Alirzayev (ASCCA): During the class we will discuss what is Bitcoin, the historical background, features, buying and selling methods, why bitcoin, troubles and challenges in bitcoins.
Industry 4.0 Strategies
  1. Consider strategies to incorporate Industry 4.0 technologies when getting connected.
  2. Reflect on how Industry 4.0 comes into view in the case study.
  3. Suggest technologies like IOT, Digital twins for integration in the workspace design. (How to capture data, how to use data (e.g. environmental data), simulation of office capacity, time zones in distributed teams…)
  4. Consider a practice for digital and physical rapid prototyping for understanding of products at different locations (additive manufacturing).
Lecture by Olena Verenych (KNUCA):. “Hiring in Distributed Teams and/or Psychological types” The world has recently become broader than we thought. Up to 50% of vacancies are related to remote work. The pandemic and the war have demonstrated that working remotely is possible. However, how do you hire an employee if you never see or won’t see them in person for an interview in the office? How can a distributed team be assembled that will work together effectively, achieve results, and be united by nothing but the invisible lines of the Internet? What are the new requirements for candidates, and how can you avoid making a mistake in choosing a team member? If you’re interested in learning about the new trends in hiring employees for distributed teams, and if you’re eager to join the discussion and collectively identify specific trends through discourse, then this is the session for you. I look forward to the lecture and hope you will enjoy it.Lecture by Sergiy Bushuyev (KNUCA):The existing Integrated Intelligence Model for managing innovative projects and programs have been explored by dynamic elements. New architecture includes 2 elements – fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence. The competency-based approach is considered the basis for the creation of a Dynamic Integration Intelligence Model (DIIM) for managing innovative projects. The model is based on the extension of the system of five groups of interrelated competencies: emotional, social, cognitive, business and technical by fluid intelligence, crystallized intelligence. Fluid intelligence using like the engine in the application of DIIM. Crystallized intelligence is used as an umbrella for emotional, social, cognitive business and technical intelligence. For each group of intelligence defined key functions and competencies. The architecture Dynamic Integrated Intelligence Model is defined. For the assessment of the competencies of the innovation project management team, the IPMA Delta model was used.
Lecture by Mykhailo Dombrovskyi (WUNU). Re-imaging work systems with the ongoing Industry 4.0 digital transformation in the value adding production and logistic processes innovative development: The concept of Work 4.0. Trends and scenarios regarding work organisation and digital technological innovations. Digital technological developments fusion. Key dimensions of Industry 4.0 digital transformation and the innovative impact on work-related outcomes. Work as the key locus of the digital transformation. The coexistence of humans and technology in the digitalised production environment from a human-cyber-physical systems (HCPS) perspective. Lecture by Аnatoliy Sachenko (WUNU):Work 4.0 production system development based on Reference Architecture Model Industrie 4.0: State-of-art in development of the reference architectures and frameworks to accelerate the growth of the Work 4.0 projects. Multidimensional technological architecture to guide structured development and promote work 4.0 interoperability, vision and scenarios. Industry 4 projects design and implementation regarding work aspects.
Ergonomic ConsiderationsIncorporate ergonomic principles into the workspace design to ensure the physical well-being of distributed team members. · Address proper workstation setup, adjustable furniture, and healthy posture practices. · Safety Measures: Implement safety measures to prevent accidents and promote a safe working environment. · Include guidelines for electrical safety, fire prevention, and emergency protocols in the workspace design. · Mental Health Support: Address the mental health challenges associated with remote work. · Incorporate initiatives such as regular breaks, stress management resources, and virtual support networks to promote well-being. · Accessibility: Design a workspace that is accessible to individuals with disabilities or special needs. · Consider the use of assistive technologies, accessible interfaces, and inclusive design principles. · Health and Hygiene Practices: Promote health and hygiene practices within the workspace design. · Include guidelines for hand hygiene, sanitation, and proper ventilation to ensure the well-being of distributed team members.
Managing digital changes involves several key topics that need to be incorporated to ensure a successful and smooth transition. These topics cover various aspects of the transformation process, change management, and organizational readiness. Here are some key topics to consider when managing digital changes:
  1. Digital strategy and vision:
  2. Leadership and Stakeholders engagement:
  3. Change Management and Communication:
  4. Digital skills and training:
  5. Data and Security Governance:
  6. Technology Infrastructure and Integration:
  7. User Experience and Customer-Centricity:
  8. Agile and Iterative Approach:
  9. Risk Management and Contingency Planning:
  10. Measuring and Monitoring Perf
  11. Collaboration and Partnerships:
Lecture by Yevheniia Boiko (KNUCA):Circular economy.Product life cycle: contextualization and concept. Lecture by Carolina Cruz-Villazon (UPV/EHU):The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG) is a plan to improve life in the planet, and is an indicator of the importance that people and planet have for all of us. For engineers and project managers, these SDGs are a lighthouse which should guide all our projects. They need tools to address these new challenges. This module in a wider vision brings the foresight of the impact on all stakeholders, including environment. It consists of: an introduction to sustainability aspects (economic, environmental and social) and their impacts; Sustainable Project Management; Sustainability Canvas; Life Cycle Thinking; Ecodesign; and circular economy. The module is intended to be developed by autonomous students jointly developing knowledge with the aid of online materials, teachers’ guide and peers collaboration. Lecture by Jon Aretxaga (UPV/EHU):In projects it is important to evaluate the economic aspect involved. The economic principles for evaluating the profitability and utility of a project will be explained. In the course a case study will be assigned in order to implement the theory explained beforehand, as well as the theory of cost-benefit analysis, with the purpose of carrying out an economic assessment of that project by means of profitability and utility measurement. The application of this economic analysis will be analysed.
  1. Explore opportunities for collaboration and knowledge sharing among distributed teams.
  2. Propose strategies for building a digital business ecosystem within the market research company, fostering collaboration both internally and externally.
  3. Digital Platforms and Tools: Identify digital platforms and tools that can facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing.
  4. Consider project management software, online collaboration platforms, and data sharing tools to create a connected ecosystem.
  5. Partner Engagement: Develop strategies to engage external partners and stakeholders within the digital business ecosystem.
  6. Explore possibilities for joint ventures, strategic alliances, and knowledge exchange to enhance innovation and collaboration.
  7. Data Privacy and Security: Address data privacy and security concerns within the digital business ecosystem.
  8. Implement measures such as secure data transfer, encryption, and access controls to protect sensitive information and ensure compliance with regulations.
  9. Continuous Learning and Development: Promote continuous learning and development within the digital business ecosystem.
  10. Establish mechanisms for sharing best practices, conducting virtual training sessions, and fostering a culture of innovation and growth
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