Blended learning and pedagogical evolution toolbox-examples from clean fossil and alternative fuels energy-innoenergy MSc program

Clean Fossil and Alternative Fuels Energy is one of 7 programs of Innoenergy Master School. The program construction is based on international network of Innoenergy. Innoenergy is an organization which aims at changing the education towards strengthening entrepreneurial and innovative potential in European universities. The structure of the program is based on innovative approach of multidimensional blended learning. The expert knowledge is accompanied by shaping behavioural skills and competencies like presentation skills, problem solving, teamwork, leadership in order to culture students of high level capabilities and high innovative potential. In addition the competencies in business and management are delivered as well. The program include activities strengthening entrepreneurial potential. The program is in large part practical and based on active learning methods. This includes internships, study visits, participation in challenge projects. Additionally new pedagogical methods are implemented-like case teaching. The program was developed taking into account the current requirements of the labour market and it provides students with knowledge in a communicative way, to teach them how to bring together facts, show connection with real life. The whole program is shaped with extensive support from industrial partners and is based on learning outcomes approach and additionally Overarching Learning Outcome by EIT. The special OLOs evaluation system was introduced. The 6 years of program execution proved that the concept is efficient and delivers significant results.