eprintid: 10199232 rev_number: 10 eprint_status: archive userid: 699 dir: disk0/10/19/92/32 datestamp: 2024-10-31 15:32:57 lastmod: 2024-10-31 15:32:57 status_changed: 2024-10-31 15:32:57 type: proceedings_section metadata_visibility: show sword_depositor: 699 creators_name: Wint, Natalie creators_name: Craps, Sofie creators_name: Deprez, Hanne creators_name: Mottl, Patrik title: Exploring the Role of National Education System on Pathways into Engineering: A Comparative Study (Research) ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B04 divisions: J39 keywords: Attractiveness, recruitment, admission systems, educational pathways note: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. abstract: Reported shortages within the engineering workforce have resulted in significant efforts to promote engineering facilitating education pathways across Europe, particularly to those underrepresented within the sector. Such work has become significant in recent decades because of global demographic changes which are likely to have increasing impact upon higher education (HE) systems. Given contextual differences between countries, understanding opportunities and barriers to recruitment of students requires a comparative approach which considers differences in education systems and admissions processes. At this initial pilot phase of this exploratory study, we have focused on understanding national education systems and admissions practices in three European countries, namely Belgium (Flanders), Czechia, and the UK. The analysis of the data provided is guided by research questions focused on 1.) the main education paths into an engineering career and any remedial routes, 2.) the qualifications and prerequisites required to study engineering within HE, and 3.) details of any exposure students have to engineering, both within and outside the curriculum, prior to university. Findings from this work in progress study will be used to inform design of large-scale research project to identify practices across SEFI. date: 2024 date_type: published publisher: European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) official_url: https://sefi2024.eu/ oa_status: green full_text_type: other language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green verified: verified_manual elements_id: 2331601 lyricists_name: Wint, Natalie lyricists_id: NNWIN07 actors_name: Wint, Natalie actors_id: NNWIN07 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public pres_type: paper pagerange: 1-10 [AAM] event_title: The 52nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) 2024 book_title: Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education 2024 citation: Wint, Natalie; Craps, Sofie; Deprez, Hanne; Mottl, Patrik; (2024) Exploring the Role of National Education System on Pathways into Engineering: A Comparative Study (Research). In: Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Engineering Education 2024. (pp. 1-10 [AAM]). European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) Green open access document_url: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10199232/1/Attractiveness%201306.pdf