ABSTRACT VIEW
TOWARDS A NOVEL METHODOLOGY THAT IMPLEMENTS THE TRANSFORMATION OF UNIVERSITY DEGREES THROUGH STEAM ∀H PROJECTS
T. Ferrer Dasí, P. Aloy Fortea, N. Montés Sánchez, S. Barquero Pérez
University CEU UCH (SPAIN)
We are currently immersed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or also known as Industrial 4.0, an unpredictable and changing scenario that demands professionals capable of adapting to the new contexts needed by the labour market.

University degrees require an update of their teaching methodologies. The objective is twofold: on the one hand, to reverse the loss of value of the University Degree as a guarantee of access to the labour market, adapting university degrees to current and future labour needs.

In response to the remodelling of university degrees, the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) educational model pursues the integration and development of scientific-technical and artistic subjects in a single interdisciplinary framework through the implementation of active project-based methodologies. In our previous works, see for example, it is evident how the implementation of these methodologies not only allows to acquire the knowledge of the subjects, but also the Soft Skills, digital Skills, integrating them directly into the curriculum itself. The main problem is that the curriculums are not ready to integrate STEAM methodologies because they are developed using traditional methods.

The goal of this article is to proposes a methodology for the transformation of any university degree to STEAM ∀H. As an example of use, this article presents the complete transformation of the first year of an Engineering degree in Industrial Design and Product Development.

Keywords: STEAM, STEAM ∀H, Methodology, Higher education, Project based learned, Humanity.

Event: INTED2025
Session: STEM Education
Session time: Tuesday, 4th of March from 15:00 to 16:45
Session type: ORAL