Trans-European experiments in DSP education

The Commission of European Communities (CEC) has put in place an interlocking set of initiatives aimed at enhancing the skillsbase European industry will require in order to sustain a competitive posture. One of these programs, COMETT II, is aimed at continuing education for small and medium enterprises. Another program, TEMPUS, aims to increase links between western and eastern Europe, and strongly focuses on academic interchanges and updating undergraduates/postgraduate curricula. DSP-forum, a COMETT II partnership between several European industrial firms and educational establishments, which primarily concentrates on short industrial training courses at a multiplicity of sites is discussed. Eleven partners in seven countries are currently involved with DSP-forum. Four additional partners presently complete the network of cooperating groups under TEMPUS sponsorship (primarily for development and validation of courseware and labware suitable for supporting remote interactive learning of DSP topics)