How to design an Environmental and Resources Engineering Curriculum: The DEREC project experience

In the framework of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) this paper presents the experience in developing a new undergraduate curriculum in “Environmental and Resources Engineering” at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje in FYR Macedonia. The implementation of a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approach to achieve the main goals of the Bologna Declaration of educational systems based on the European Credit Transfer System – ECTS is emphasized. The relevance of environment protection and natural resources enhancement is highlighted. The development of an integrated study programme, based on international co-operation at academic level, reinforced by the mobility of students and teachers, is also analysed.