Competence-Based Realignment of Engineering Education at Higher Education Institutions: Using the Example of Industrial Logistics Engineering Project “CoR-ILog”

Nowadays, digitalization (Industry 4.0) and sustainability (Sustainable Development Goals - SDGs) are seen as major opportunities to achieve the long-term competitiveness of European companies. These require both, a transformation of company-specific processes and an adaptation of the working processes of all employees, and a realignment of the competencies required for this purpose. Companies are increasingly challenged to create learning processes, learning environments, and thus a skills ecosystem, in which all regional/local key partners from the knowledge triangle have to collaborate for the development of a fruitful lifelong learning environment that prepares (future) employees for the changes in modern work. Educational institutions face the challenge of developing new teaching and learning concepts that ensure employability and thus the competitiveness of future generations. Therefore, this paper introduces the project “CoR-ILog” which focuses on the realignment of engineering education in the field of industrial logistics. It is based on the principles of 1) research-guided teaching, 2) the application of new teaching and learning methods including digital tools, 3) the usage of laboratories in the context of “problem-based learning”, and 4) the establishment of international networks to increase European employability and competitiveness, to professionalize engineering education and ultimately to contribute to well-being.