A Case Study on CDIO Implementation in China

The CDIO Initiative has been gradually introduced into China from 2005. With the full-scale implementation in Shantou University and the involvement of the Chinese Ministry of Education (MOE), it had soon become a national-wide initiative. A group of institutions were gathered to implement CDIO. The pilot group has been very active in practicing, sharing and disseminating the CDIO initiative. It attracted 39 member institutions and influenced over 200. Shantou University and many other Chinese universities have been undertaking the CDIO based engineering education reform and have achieved significant results. These institutions have been undertaking comprehensive review of all aspects of engineering education, including definition of program objectives, detailed syllabus codifying the standards of the program objectives, development of the integrated curriculum, the implementation of active learning methods such as inquiry-based and project-based learning and establishment of quality assurance and continuous improvement system of programs. CDIO is becoming one of the effective ways in China to promote the reform of national engineering education.

Proceedings of the 9th International CDIO Conference, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 9 – 13, 2013.