DETAIL OF CLASSIFICATION ITEM

Classification: International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS

Abbreviation: ISCED97_OBORY Version: 1 Validity: 01.01.2008 - 09.09.9999 Family: Education

Language version: EN

Classification level: 3

Item: 523 - Electronics and automation

Item's explanatory note:

Electronics and automation (Engineering and engineering trades) is the study of
planning, designing, developing maintaining and monitoring electronic equipment,
machinery and systems. It includes designing computers and equipment for
communication. Programmes with the following main content are classified here:

Broadcasting electronics
Communication systems
Communications equipment installation
Communications equipment maintenance
Computer engineering
Computer repairing
Control engineering
Data processing technology
Digital technology
Electronic engineering
Electronic equipment servicing
Network technology
Robotics
Telecommunication technology
Television and radio repairing

Exclusions:

Computer science (design of computer systems and software applications) is excluded
from this field and included in 481 ‘Computer science’.

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Correspondences:
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 97) - FIELDS - level 2 - Narrow fields	52	Engineering and engineering trades