Europe engineer
The designation European engineer (abbr. EUR ING ) is a quality standard for European engineers. It was introduced in order to make the different engineering designations in Europe comparable and to create a uniform qualification framework. The EUR ING designation is awarded by the national federations of the European engineering association FEANI (Federation of European National Engineering Associations).
The European Commission has recommended to all member states to allow the European engineer as recognition of professional and technical qualifications for the exercise of the profession of engineer without modalities (exams, additional studies, etc.).
Recognition Germany
The EUR ING itself cannot be recognized as a university degree because it is not an academic degree. The job title engineer cannot be used because of or instead of the EUR ING. In most cases, this is irrelevant, as German law requires you to be able to bear the title of "engineer" in order to be registered as EUR ING if you apply in Germany. The application according to paragraph 5.4b "Special Cases" of the "Guide to the FEANI EUR ING Register" (so-called special case regulation) is not possible in Germany due to the legal situation (protection of the professional title "Engineer" by the engineering laws of the federal states). Anyone who has received the EUR ING from FEANI must already be an engineer for the award according to the respective state criteria. This does not mean, however, that someone who has applied for and received an EUR ING outside of Germany may use the professional title of engineer in Germany or has applied for professional recognition for a foreign qualification.
It is different in the case of the academic degree "Master of Engineering" (M.Eng.), Which lasts two to four semesters and is (still) awarded almost exclusively at universities of applied sciences. In individual cases it is possible that a university of applied sciences allows someone (e.g. due to a low number of applicants) without a bachelor's degree or diploma in engineering and awards the degree after successful completion, which can give the impression that the M.Eng. if it were automatically an engineer. However, this is only the case if the undergraduate degree was carried out in engineering. Technical universities, on the other hand, award the Bachelor and Master of Science (B./M.Sc.) Degrees that are common across Europe and internationally for MINT subjects and, with their study regulations, exclude non-engineers from being admitted to engineering postgraduate studies.
The engineering laws of the 16 federal states and their individual requirements are decisive for the use of the professional title of engineer. What they have in common, however, is that an engineering degree of at least three years must be successfully completed. This is also the reason why a master’s degree in engineering is not enough, as full-time studies never have a standard period of study over two years.
Anyone who successfully completes an undergraduate (and possibly subsequent, postgraduate) degree in engineering automatically receives the right to designate himself as an engineer regardless of his professional activity. In individual cases, other MINT graduates (e.g. BB / M.Sc. In physics or computer science) can subsequently be referred to as "engineers" if they have acquired engineering skills through professional activities. The respective chambers of engineers in the federal states are responsible for this. For the EUR ING designation, however, additional criteria must be met (see "Requirements").
Recognition Austria
As in Germany, in Austria it is a privately awarded title instead of a tertiary diploma. An entry in public documents according to § 88 Universities Act 2002 is therefore not possible. This differs from the Austrian legislation, for example, from the British one, where the EUR ING (in contrast to degrees below the doctorate) can also be entered in passports.
Where and how to add additional information to the name, which however is neither connected with this nor giving rise to any right, is up to the person concerned. Any impression of an official title must be avoided.
requirements
Requirements for obtaining the EUR ING are usually:
- a recognized academic education of at least three years as an engineer
- vocational training lasting at least two years
- if the entire training (academic and professional) is less than seven years, additional professional or academic training to add up to seven years. This means that a three-year course takes four years, a four-year three and a five-year two.
or as a special case
- an engineering education that is not covered by an academic education (e.g. Austrian HTL engineers)
- at least 15 years of experience
- a minimum age for award of 35 years
The title is only given to members of a national engineering association, e.g. B. Association of Austrian Engineers (VOI) , Association of German Engineers (VDI) or Swiss Association of Engineers and Architects (SIA) , awarded. You are committed to the FEANI code of conduct . The application for the award of the title is made through the national FEANI members and not through FEANI itself. In Germany, the German Association of Technical and Scientific Associations (DVT) is responsible for processing the application.
Notation
The uniform spelling “Eur Ing” or “EUR ING” in the award certificate applies throughout Europe. This differs from the outdated Dipl.-Ing. Degree in that it has a space instead of a hyphen. (see also spaces in compound words ). The reason for this is that in Germany technical degrees were given a German name according to German spelling for historical reasons, while Latin names were the rule at that time before the introduction of diplomas. This also differs, for example, the German Dr.-Ing. from Dr. techn. in Austria.
In the respective national language, however, the designation can be written according to the prevailing spelling (e.g. Europa-Ingenieur, European Engineer, Ingénieur Européen, Inzynier Europejski etc.). Likewise, the abbreviation "Eur-Ing" with a hyphen does not violate any laws and is also used by FEANI in certain cases. The preferred spelling is therefore left to the bearer of the name, while the documents and standards are standardized.