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Research on Governance of Higher Engineering Education Quality in China after Accessing the Washington Accord

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baltimore , Maryland

Publication Date

June 25, 2023

Start Date

June 25, 2023

End Date

June 28, 2023

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP) Technical Session 1

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Engineering and Public Policy Division (EPP)

Page Count

15

DOI

10.18260/1-2--44118

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https://peer.asee.org/44118

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Ming Li Beijing Foreign Studies University

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Dr. Ming Li is an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China. He received his PhD in Administration at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. From March 2013 to June 2013, he visited the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University as a visiting scholar. He ever worked as a post-doctor at the Institute of Education, Tsinghua University from 2016 to 2018. His research interests mainly focus on higher education administration, comparative higher education and higher engineering education.

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Min Zhao Graduate School of Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China.

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Miss. Min Zhao is a postgraduate student who is majoring in the Curriculum and Instruction at the Graduate School of Education, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China. Her research interests mainly focus on EFL teaching and learning, and higher engineering education.

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Abstract

As an important quality assurance mechanism, the program accreditation of engineering education has become the basic mechanism for improving the quality of engineering education in various countries. Under the guidance of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, China has established quality assurance mechanism of engineering education. In June 2016, China officially accessed the Washington Accord, which symbolized that its engineering education accreditation system has been recognized by the international engineering community. However, China’s accessing the Washington Accord as a full signatory is only the beginning of integrating into the international engineering community. China must actively respond to the contrasts with international engineering education, and optimize the accreditation system of engineering education. Thus, this research attempts to propose an emerging concept, i.e., governance of higher engineering education quality; draw on the Governance Theory to establish a logical framework for the governance of higher engineering education quality in China around the dimensions of governance motivation, subjects, objects, purposes and approaches, so as to provide “China Solution” in the context of global quality assurance in engineering education.

Li, M., & Zhao, M. (2023, June), Research on Governance of Higher Engineering Education Quality in China after Accessing the Washington Accord Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44118

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