W-03 Analysis of the difficulties on introduction of PBL approach in Egypt(International Session)

Abstract

Egypt Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) is a newly established university in Egypt through cooperation with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). In this university, Project Based Learning (PBL) approach has been introduced in the master program as one of the Japanese educational approaches. The authors evaluated the class by analyzing the result of questionnaire conducted to 9 students and found the difficulties such as objectives gaps, different student's background, and PBL approach adaptation in comparison to the regular courses. Based on this result, the authors suggest the utilization of groupware and the implementation of real situation PBL approach in the context of E-JUST.