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Smart Manufacturing Engineering Education for Knowledge Economy (SME2KE) Project

With the advent of Industry 4.0 has come challenges and opportunities in the manufacturing sector as well as manufacturing education.

Smart Manufacturing Engineering Education for Knowledge Economy (SME²KE) develops postgraduate manufacturing curricula (with emphasis on laserbased manufacturing (LbM) technologies) and pedagogical approaches to strengthen future manufacturing engineers’ competences for transforming their national economies to knowledge-based society as they improve profitability of businesses.

It contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Green Deal, digital transformation and data technologies, alliances for sustainable growth and jobs by supporting a successful green and sustainable global economic recovery in the partner countries.

SME²KE reforms postgraduate manufacturing education by imparting graduates with problem-solving and entrepreneurial skills via problem-based learning (PBL) methods, students-centred teaching, and and real-life manufacturing challenges.

SME²KE establishes sustainable manufacturing education pedagogies in the local context via collaboration among the LbM research establishment, manufacturing industries, and academic institutions.

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Partner Institutions

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Smart Manufacturing Engineering Education for Knowledge Economy (SME2KE) Project

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Partner Institutions

Alma Mater Studiorum – Universita Di Bologna

Council For Scientific And Industrial Research

Technische Universitaet Ilmenau

University Of Botswana

University Of The Witwatersrand Johannesburg

Jomo Kenyatta University Of Agriculture And Technology

Nelson Mandela University

Botswana International University Of Science & Technology

Dedan Kimathi University Of Technology