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Adapting educational programmes according to e-competence needs

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Purpose – The aim of the paper is to present the experience of New Bulgarian University (NBU) and
the methodology followed for changing its educational programmes and developing new ones
according to the labour market needs.
Design/methodology/approach – Initially, the paper focuses on the need for adapting curricula
for meeting the labour market demands for information and communication technologies (ICT)
professional skills. It provides an overview of the ICT skills supply and demand trends in Europe.
A special emphasis is made on the dialogue of leading stakeholders in Europe for developing
European E-Competence Framework. After introducing the overall picture in Europe, the paper
presents the environment in Bulgaria for higher education, research and innovation and the ICT skills
challenges in the country. The last part of the paper is based on the project methodology and its
results. First, the methodology behind the design of a new Masters programme is given, and next, the
concepts for adapting NBU educational programmes according to the labour market needs are
presented.
Findings – Bulgarian universities seldom introduce multidisciplinary educational programmes.
Generally, industry involvement in higher education is at low level, and university programmes are
not linked to skills needs of future employees. Some good examples exist in the ICT university –
business collaboration.
Originality/value – The development of information economy depends on the existence of adequate
skills for using and developing ICT. In the last decades, ICT skills supply and demand remains an
evergreen issue in many European Union Member States. Bulgaria also faces the challenges of meeting
industrial demands for e-competences of its workforce. The paper presents an approach which could
be followed by other university teams in designing or changing their educational programmes. At the
same time, it provides insight on the overall environment in the country, and the challenges which
different stakeholders face in the development of the knowledge-based economy.

Keywords ICT skills, E-competences, Educational programmes, Skills demand, Skills supply

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Interactive Technology and Smart Education

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: Emerald Group., 2014

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Interactive Technology and Smart Education Vol. 11 No. 2, 2014 pp. 123-145

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