WP5 – Introduction of

technology management to
graduate and postgraduate studies

Indrek Reimand,
EITF
 Deliverables
1. A report describing pedagogic approaches for training
and education in MoT.
2. Multimedia user interface for e-learning with relevant
materials available
3. Supervision and training courses/workshops for 1-2
postgraduate students in Lausanne
4. New module for ICT Management program
5. 13-16 hands-on training courses a year on open wireless
technologies with international idea brokerage and
industrial presence (2003/2004)
6. 10 RTD projects/prototype testings in MAI Test Centre
7. Report on industry vision for the strategic roadmaps for
applied research, results to be utilised in building MoT
 Focus
• … is on teaching
• To bridge gaps
– between university teaching and industrial
needs
– between industrial and managerial students
 Strengthening technology
management
• Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
• a report describing pedagogic approaches for
education in Management of Technology
• Supervision and training courses for 1 or
postgraduate students in Lausanne.
– After the training the(se) student(s) will teach the
technology management in TTU.
• Multimedia user interface for e-learning with
relevant materials available and it’s user handbook
Creating ICT module in the MoT
programme.
• EITF, EPFL, TTU
• Complementinng Existing MoT programme with ICT
related module will
– widen the scope of target group of the curriculum
– bring together different engineering students.
• EITF will organize completing the module, using the
experience of EPFL
• TTU will implement it as a selectable module in it
master’s programme of MoT and accredits it.
• Relevant issues of WP2, WP3, WP4 will be included into
the module.
 Training courses on wireless
technologies
• Ericsson, EMT, TTU MAI centre, Tartu Science
Park, TU
• e.g. Bluetooth, UMTS
• The courses will be held at TU MAI centre and TU.
• Target groups:
– ICT professionals
– industry managers
– ICT and other engineering students
– all other students.
Report on industry vision for ICT
curricula and applied research
• Ericsson, EMT
• To increase the relevance of ICT topics in
curricula (incl. management module) the
future needs of industry will be evaluated
and suggestions will be worked out