A critical mass of Knowledge Workers (KWs) is required to fill the gap between the ever-increasing deficit between demand and supply in the field of Industrial Engineering and Management (IE&M) in Europe. This project aims to provide answers to the highlighted problem by combining organizational methodologies for the production of goods and services with new digital technologies in the implementation of the so-called Industry 4.0 paradigm. The main objective is to design and test innovative courses (both classes and e-learning modules) in IE&M, creating new curricula for university students and the industry workforce, and ultimately contributing to reducing the shortage of KWs in the manufacturing sector. By introducing cutting-edge learning techniques and tools, the project will support the future generation of KWs, as the participants will learn how to face the emerging challenges of the job market, developing hard skills along with an entrepreneurial mindset. The project foresees fostering a new mindset within IE&M students based on intrapreneurship, meaning a new “employee culture” marked by higher degrees of autonomy and responsibility for the benefit of the hiring firms and the entire sector.

Specific project objectives are:
• To identify the convergences and divergences in education and training between IE&M courses, along with the training needs required by companies for IE&M students, and to compile these results into a Body of Knowledge (BoK), conceived as both a theoretical framework and technical specifications for redesigning IE&M courses in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
• To align knowledge, skills, and competencies with the contents, learning–teaching methods, and assessment of the educational activities offered by the different project partners to the BoK
• To develop and test 4 pilot IE&M courses based on the findings of the BoK
• To develop and test 4 e-learning modules based on the revised courses
• To reshape the entire IE&M Master Program based on the experience gained from the project

Bando:
EAC/A03/2018 – Knowledge Alliances Erasmus + Programme – Key Action 2 (KA2) — Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices

Role of the Polytechnic:
Coordinator

Scientific coordinator of the Polytechnic:
Prof. Eng. Giovanni Mummolo – DMMM

SSD:
ING-IND/17 “Mechanical Industrial Plants”