CHANGES IN EDUCATIONAL MODEL IN THE FIELD OF “CIVIL ENGINEERING” IN CONNECTION WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF THE “BOLOGNA SYSTEM”

Own experience acquired during the preparation, implementation and execution of the three-level education system in the field civil engineering, in accordance with the Bologna System, are presented in a paper. Until the turn of the years 2007 and 2008 in the full-time studies carried out on most of the technical universities in Poland, education system was dominated by one-level studies, implemented in the form of Master's degree and lasting for five years. However, in the part-time studies two-level system, divided into the engineering studies (Bachelor of Science) and the so-called additional studies (Master of Science), was implemented practically for many years. The introduction of a multi-level system (with the professional titles of BSc and MSc, and PhD research degree) forced an exigency to redesign all the curricula and adapt them to the requirements of the Bologna System. The reforms also required the management system in education, including implementation and verification of procedures to ensure the quality of teaching. Currently, ahead of the Polish technical universities there is another challenge resulting from the necessity of introduction of new study programs based on the European and National Qualification Frameworks.