JIM2L — An International Network on Development and Implementation of a MSc program in mechatronics for Egypt and Jordan

A consortium of European and Middle East institutions maintain a vital network for establishment of the engineering discipline of Mechatronics. The cooperation started in 2007. Funded by TEMPUS a project established a first Mechatronics program at three Egyptian Universities. About 800 students had enrolled in the new BSc program at the end of the project DIMPTOT [1] in 2010. Extended to the needs of the regional partners in Egypt and Jordan, a new project was started in 2011. The goal of the new project is the establishment of a MSc program in Mechatronics in combination with a lifelong learning strategy. Named JIM2L, Development of a Joint International Master Degree and Lifelong Learning Framework in Mechatronics, the project is funded by the EACEA under TEMPUS IV, Joined Projects. This contribution describes the motivation, the goals, objectives and network partners and first outcomes of the project.