COIL

Faculty 4 , Institute for Mesuring and Sensor Technology

Lead: Prof. Klaus Thelen
Project partner: Wayne State University (Detroit, USA)

The "Automotive Electronics and Sensors Project" module is a compulsory module in the fourth semester for the Vehicle Electronics and Electromobility degree programme and an elective module for the Electrical Engineering and Mechatronics degree programmes. In this project module, student teams build an electronic control unit (ECU) for a vehicle according to modified manufacturer specifications (e.g. driver's seat, door with window regulator and rear-view mirror). In addition to technical skills and the development of personal skills such as results-orientation, a sense of responsibility and reliability, the focus is on promoting teamwork, cooperation and communication skills.

Lead: Prof. Simone Roth
Project partner: Zealand Academy of Technology and Business (Zealand) in Næstved, Dänemark ; Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University (ETU “LETI”) in St. Petersburg, Russland; Universidad Finis Terrae (UFT) in Santiago de Chile, Chile

Butterfly is an extracurricular international project as part of a module that lasts around 6 weeks.In a combination of workshops, lectures and teamwork phases, the students pursue a problem-orientated teaching/learning concept, which is concluded in a joint project week.During this final project week, each participating university organises a day with tasks on a specific topic. The aim of this project is to promote 21st Century Skills, such as cross-national and cross-cultural collaboration, effective use of technology, problem-solving skills and communication in different teams. In addition, students deepen their knowledge of methods on various sustainability topics.

The project ran until 2022.

Faculty 4, Institute of Natural Sciences

Lead: Prof. Klaus Giebermann
Project partner: Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece

This COIL-project focuses on the use of the award-winning MathWeb online platform, developed by Prof. Dr. Giebermann at Ruhr West. By participating in this project, students will be globally engaged at an early career stage and will expand new approaches to digital and collaborative education, learning mathematics in a more dynamic, interactive and motivating context. At the same time they develop a wide set of competences and skills of great value for their incorporation in the job market.