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<p>The aim of the paper is to present outcomes of the first phase of the ongoing EU-funded Project BIMaHEAD focused on building digital readiness in higher education institutions as well as supporting students in AEC related degrees to adjust to the new online education environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic through integrating digital technologies with teaching and learning practices. An in-depth comparative analysis of 132 case studies focused on Building Information Modelling education in a Higher Education sector in Europe was completed and conclusions were drawn. A great amount of data was collected, studied, and analysed. The benchmarking analyses were fundamental for understanding the state of the art in the area, defining gaps and deficiencies, and rethinking teaching and learning methodologies. The findings also revealed evident differences in curricula as well as in the roles and responsibilities of main actors in the AEC sector in European countries. Therefore, they allowed to specify prerequisites and outline a vision of an open-access online platform to be developed within the second and third stages of the BIMaHEAD Project.</p>
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The aim of the paper is to present outcomes of the first phase of the ongoing EU-funded Project BIMaHEAD focused on building digital readiness in higher education institutions as well as supporting students in AEC related degrees to adjust to the new online education environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic through integrating digital technologies with teaching and learning practices. An in-depth comparative analysis of 132 case studies focused on Building Information Modelling education in a Higher Education sector in Europe was completed and conclusions were drawn. A great amount of data was collected, studied, and analysed. The benchmarking analyses were fundamental for understanding the state of the art in the area, defining gaps and deficiencies, and rethinking teaching and learning methodologies. The findings also revealed evident differences in curricula as well as in the roles and responsibilities of main actors in the AEC sector in European countries. Therefore, they allowed to specify prerequisites and outline a vision of an open-access online platform to be developed within the second and third stages of the BIMaHEAD Project.

Prerequisites for Building an Innovative Online Platform Supporting BIM Implementation in Higher Education

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The aim of the paper is to present outcomes of the first phase of the ongoing EU-funded Project BIMaHEAD focused on building digital readiness in higher...

List of countries:	BIM fundamentals (principles of workflow and collaboration in digital environment)	Basic terms and definitions associated with BIM	BIM 3D Modelling	Scheduling in BIM (BIM 4D)	Quantities and costs (BIM 5D)	Sustainability and BIM (6D)	Energy performance of buildings supported by BIM
Austria	3	4	3	2	2	1	-
Belgium	7	7	5	3	2	-	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	7	2	2	2	1	3
Denmark	4	4	-	-	-	-	-
Finland	5	5	2	-	-	-	-
France	40	40	37	6	4	2	7
Germany	8	2	10	1	1	-	-
Ireland	11	11	9	8	3	6	7
North Macedonia	10	10	2	-	-	-	7
Poland	13	13	13	4	5	4	4
Sweden	7	7	3	-	-	-	-
Number of courses in total:	115	110	86	26	19	14	29

Prerequisites for Building an Innovative Online Platform Supporting BIM Implementation in Higher Education

Publicado en línea: 11 nov 2022

Páginas: 43 - 47

Recibido: 03 jun 2022

Aceptado: 19 sept 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0029

Palabras clave
BIM, Building Information Modelling, e-learning, Higher Education survey, HE benchmark analysis

© 2022 Anetta Kępczyńska-Walczak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A summary presenting the number of courses fitting each category in the analysed countries

Prerequisites for Building an Innovative Online Platform Supporting BIM Implementation in Higher Education

Publicado en línea: 11 nov 2022

Páginas: 43 - 47

Recibido: 03 jun 2022

Aceptado: 19 sept 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2022-0029

Palabras claveBIM, Building Information Modelling, e-learning, Higher Education survey, HE benchmark analysis

© 2022 Anetta Kępczyńska-Walczak et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A summary presenting the number of courses fitting each category in the analysed countries

Palabras clave
BIM, Building Information Modelling, e-learning, Higher Education survey, HE benchmark analysis