29 June 2009
IFEES-SEFI WORKSHOP TO BE HELD 3 JULY 2009 DURING SEFI CONFERENCE
On Friday 3 July 2009, IFEES and SEFI will hold a joint workshop during SEFI's Annual Conference. It will take place from 1-4 July 2009. The workshop will take place in room G1 from 15:30-17:00 and will be moderated by Jose Carlos Quadrado and Anette Kolmos. In addition, IFEES President Lueny Morell will give a keynote address before the workshop from 14:30- 15:00.
For more information regarding the meeting please click here.
29 June 2009
NEW REPORT BY EUA DISCUSSES COLLABORATIVE DOCTORAL EDUCATION
A new report by the European University Association discussing Collaborative Doctoral Education has been released. The document spotlights University-Industry Partnerships for Enhancing Knowledge Exchange.
Report (Word 946KB)
23 June 2009
IFEES MEMBERS RECEIVE AWARDS DURING ASEE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Two members of IFEES leadership, First Vice President Maria Larrondo Petrie and President-Elect Krishna Vedula were honored with awards from ASEE's International Department during the Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. Maria Larrondo Petrie was the 2009 Service Award Recipient and Krishna Vedula received the 2009 Global Educator Award.
23 June 2009
IFEES PROGRAM MEETING DRAWS 40+ PARTICIPANTS
On 16 June 2009, IFEES held a Program Meeting during the ASEE Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. The event was attended by 40+ participants.
Presentations during the meeting:
- Satish Udpa, "Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) update and developing strategy" Presentation (Powerpoint: 74KB)
- David Delaine, "Reflection about past and future Global Student Forums (GSF) and the role of SPEED" Presentation (PDF: 2.8MB)
- Maria Larrondo-Petrie and José Carlos Quadrado*, "Update on IFEES Summit's past and future" Presentation (Powerpoint: 392KB)
President-Elect Krishna Vedula welcomed everyone and also discussed the Current strategy of the Indo-US Collaborative for EE (IUCEE). Additionally, Jack Lohmann also discussed "Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic Innovation in EE worldwide". Powerpoint was not used for either of these sessions.
* Maria Larrondo-Petrie and José Carlos Quadrado were also the moderators for the meeting.
23 June 2009
ASEE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT HOLDS DIALOGUE MEETINGS WITH KOREAN AND TAIWANESE COLLEAGUES
The ASEE International Department held important dialouge meeting sessions with key Korean and Taiwanese Engineering Education Leaders during the ASEE Annual Conference in Austin, Texas. In addition, the Department also took part in a session of ASEE's Corporate Member Council (CMC) Special Interest Group on International Engineering Education, which discussed the concept of the Global Engineer. Please see below for the presentations and other materials from these meetings.
Korea-US Panel:
ACCREDITATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES
The opening speakers for this session were:
- Dr. Sarah Rajala, President of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE); Professor and Dean, Mississippi State University
- Dr. Dae Hee YOUN, President of the Korean Society of Engineering Education (KSEE); Professor, Yonsei University
Panel
- Dr. Oh Yang Kwon, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Inha University; Vice President, ABEEK(Accreditation Board for Engineering Education ofKorea)
- Dr. Yun Mook Lim, Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Yonsei University; Director for International Relationship, KSEE (Korean Society of Engineering Education)
- Dr. Edwin C. Jones, Professor Emeritus, Iowa State University
- Dr. Patricia Daniels, Professor Emerita, Seattle University
Taiwan-US Session:
ADVANCING TAIWAN-US COLLABORATIONS FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION
Panel Co-Chairs:
Dr. J. P. Mohsen, President Elect, American Society for Engineering Education
Dr. Chi-Cheng Chang, Professor & current Chair of Applied Science Education Discipline, National Science Council
Panel:
- Dr. Chi-Cheng Chang, Professor & Current Chair of Applied Science Education Discipline, National Science Council
- Dr. Hsi-Chi Hsiao,
Chair Professor & Consultant of Science Education Department and former Chair of Applied Science Education Discipline, National Science Council
- Dr. Fuh-Sheng (Frank) Shieu,
Professor & Chair of Material Science Discipline, National Science Council
- Dr. Allen Soyster, Division Director Engineering Education and Centers, National Science Foundation, USA
- Dr. Karl Smith, Professor of Cooperative Learning in Engineering Education and Fellow of Discovery Center, USA
- Dr. Jack Lohmann,
Associate Provost and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Corporate Member Council Special Interest Group on Engineering Education
23 June 2009
CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS U.S. FACULTIES FEELING AS IF THEY LACK CLOUT
An article by Peter Schmidt posted last week by the Chronicle of Higher Education, discussed a new study discussing how U.S. Faculty members feel a "lack of clout" over their institutions leadership. The results of the study called "Changing Academic Professions Survey" are still in the final stages of being analyzed. Other countries that took part in the survey include: Argentina, Portugal, and South Africa.
Article (Word: 34KB)
09 June 2009
SUMMER 2009 PRISM ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS BUDAPEST AND SURROUNDING COUNTRIES
ASEE has released its Summer 2009 Edition Prism. Highlighted within the magazine is an article entitled "Shadows of the Past" by Thomas Grose, which discusses engineering education in Budapest, Hungary, and surrounding Eastern European countries.
This article first appeared in the Summer 2009 Prism (www.prism-magazine.org)
ASEE will hold its 8th Annual Global Colloquium this October in Budapest, Hungary.
- For more information please see the Global Colloquium Website
08 June 2009
GEDC WORKSHOP TO BE HELD IN BUDAPEST DURING GLOBAL COLLOQUIUM
The Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) Institute for Deans/Rectors Invites you to Attend its Workshop that will be part of the ASEE Global Colloquium for Engineering Education: "The Influence of Globalization in Engineering Education, Pedagogies and Accreditation" The event will take place at The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, on Monday October 12, 2009 from 09:30- 17:30.
Please note The Executive Committee of the GEDC will meet at the Academy from 8 am to 9:20 am just before the workshop and will be by invitation only.
For more information on the event: Agenda (PDF 101KB)
For more information regarding the GEDC please view the following:
- The Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) Bylaws (18 KB)
- Presentations from GEDC Meeting in Boston: Link to presentations
01 June 2009
DRAFT
CONCEPT PAPER FOR SINGAPORE GLOBAL COLLOQUIUM RELEASED
The draft concept paper for the Global Colloquium in Singapore has become available. The event titled: Â World Engineering Education Forum “Effective Collaborations Addressing Common and Global Challenges” will take place 15-24 October 2010.
The World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) is designed to provide a cutting edge and effective platform for communication and collaboration among the world's stakeholders in engineering education, locating itself strategically in a key strategic locale.
- Ninth ASEE Global Colloquium
- Twelfth IACEE/WCCEE Meeting
- Fourth IFEES Summit
- First Global Conference of the Global Engineering Deans Council ( GEDC)
- Seventh Global Student Forum
Fore more information please see the Draft Concept Paper (Word 62KB)
01 June 2009
CHINA ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO HOLD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) is sponsoring an International Conference entitled "Integration Interaction Innovation" on 21-22 October, 2009, in Beijing, China. Key individuals for this conference include Professor Yu Shouwen, IFEES Vice President. In addition, IFEES President Lueny Morell and President-Elect Krishna Vedula will speak at the event.
For more information: Event Flyer (PDF 3503 KB)
29 May 2009
SECRETARIAT ANNOUNCES IFEES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTION RESULTS
The following IFEES leaders were elected during our Member Assembly on Wednesday:
- President Elect: Krishna Vedula for President Elect
- Executive Committee (Two Year Period): Funso Falade, Maria Petrie, Jennifer deBoer, Chew Soon Hoe and Ramiro Jordan
All will begin their positions effective 1 November 2009.
THANK YOU TO THOSE COMPLETING THEIR TERM THIS YEAR
The Secreteriat would also like to thank IFEES Executive Committee members who completed their term this year: Xavier Fouger, Omer Hantal and Seeram Ramakrisha.
 29 May 2009
PRESENTATIONS FROM 3RD IFEES GLOBAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION SUMMIT AVAILABLE ON IFEES WEBSITE
Presentations given at the 3rd IFEES Global Engineering Education Summit are now available on the IFEES website. To view them please look under the Summit Program.
14 May 2009
SPEED to Hold 5th Global Student Forum and in St. Petersburg
The Student Platform for
Engineering Education Development (SPEED) will hold its 5th Global Student Forum (GSF) in St. Petersburg from 15 May to 23 May, 2009. For more information please see the following documents:
13 May 2009
St. Petersburg IFEES Summit Agenda and Supporting Documents
The IFEES Secretariat has released the Agenda and Supporting documents for the IFEES Member Assembly during the upcoming IFEES Summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. IFEES Member Assembly will take place on
May 20, 2009 from 14:30-17:30 MSD.
For those attending, the Secretariat asks that you please take time and view these documents prior to the meeting.
*Please note: This ballot is for informational purposes only. Please do not fill out and return to the Secretariat
8 May 2009
IFEES Secretariat Releases May Newsletter
The IFEES Secretariat has released the second issue of its newsletter. May's newsletter provides a short update from the IFEES Secretariat and upcoming events and meetings that may be of interest to the members. This months member spotlight focuses on IFEES new member The Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED). The IFEES newsletter now available for downloand (PDF: 81KB)
20 April 2009
IFEES Website Survey Results Announced
The IFEES Secretariat would like to thank IFEES members for taking time to participate in the recent IFEES website survey and providing their valuable input. According to this feedback, most of the respondents use IFEES website regularly and find it useful. While many of them find content and layout of the website user-friendly, there are some things that could be further improved.
One of the most important goals of the website is to provide IFEES members with necessary tools to promote engineering education. Also, many have pointed out a necessity to create a forum for member discussions and better linkage between academic and corporate partners. Although IFEES website is not intended to be another social networking site, the Secretariat aims to add additional features that, hopefully, will address some of the concerns. The next step forward would be creating a couple of additional pages that will provide resources and information submitted by members. Therefore, members are encouraged to send in interesting publications, resources and other information they would like to share with fellow members.
The Secretariat would also like to build a "facts and questions" page, outlining clearly the goals and objectives of IFEES, as well as addressing questions from the potential members. Considering that Secretariat of IFEES and ASEE office have limited resources, the changes will take place gradually and we aim to implement these additions in the coming months. The result of the website survey are available here.
14 April 2009
A Report of the National
Summit Meeting on the Globalization of
Engineering Education is now complete
IFEES Secretariat wants to share the recently published report and the Newport Declaration that came out of a NSF sponsored workshop in late 2008, bringing together a small group of primarily US academicians, NSF representatives and Hans J Hoyer.
30 March 2009
IFEES would like to give a warm welcome to our new member: IEEE. Please welcome IEEE to the IFEES community.
23 March 2009
 IFEES Welcomes New Member: Federal Council of Deans of Engineering of Argentina (CONFEDI)
IFEES would like to give a warm welcome to our new member: Federal Council of Deans of Engineering of Argentina (CONFEDI). Please welcome CONFEDI to the IFEES community.
24 February 2009
 IFEES Welcomes New Member: Student Platform for Engineering EducationDevelopment (SPEED)
IFEES would like to give a warm welcome to our new member: Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED).
Please welcome SPEED to the IFEES community.
20 February 2009
IFEES Secretariat Launches IFEES Newsletter
The IFEES Secretariat, as a part of its efforts to improve communication and to better serve members' needs, is happy to present a semi-monthly IFEES Newsletter. Recognizing that many of the members are very busy professionals who have little time to browse IFEES website, the Secretariat wants to bring the most important IFEES news to the members in the most engaging, succinct and efficient way. Besides providing with a short update from the IFEES Secretariat, IFEES Newsletter is created to inform about upcoming events and meetings that may be of interest to the members, as well as to provide them with an opportunity to get to know each other through an “IFEES Member Spotlight” feature. The IFEES Newsletter now available for download (PDF: 126KB).
5 February 2009
IFEES would like to give a warm welcome to our new member: Engineers Canada/Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board. Please welcome Engineers Canada/Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board to the IFEES community.
22 January 2009
Indian Students Report from the 7th Annual ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education and 3rd Global Student Forum Now Online
The Report, prepared by the Indian students, from the 7th Annual ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education and 3rd Global Student Forum (GSF), which were co-located with the Second IFEES Global Engineering Education Summit on October 19-20, 2009, in Cape Town, South Africa, is now available for download (PDF: 659KB). Ten students from India, who participated in these activities, were sponsored by Infosys.
12 January 2009
IFEES would like to give a warm welcome to our new member: Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE). Please welcome AAEE to the IFEES community.
 January 5 2009
First IFEES Asia Pacific Regional Conference and 38th Annual Convention of the Indian Society for Technical Education hosted in Bhubaneswar, India
IFEES member - the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) and the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) hosted the first IFEES Asia Pacific Regional Conference in conjunction with its own 38th Annual Convention on the beautiful campus of KIIT University in Bhubaneswar, India on December 19 - 21, 2008. Given the leadership and support provided by Professor Shetty, President of ISTE, and his team as well as the active participation of several IFEES members and the General Secretary, IFEES was able to successfully conduct its first regional conference bringing engineering education leaders from throughout Asia and other continents. The structure of the IFEES Regional conference focused on the following themes and counted on approximately 200 participants:
- “Challenges in Engineering Education in the Asia Pacific Region” and featured several speakers from India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Singapore;
- “Skill Development for the Global Workforce Requirement.” The Global Student Forum included approximately 40 students from India, other South Asian countries, Europe and the US;
- “Industry Expectations of Institutions and Industry Obligations to Institution” and featured nine corporate speakers including IFEES members Dassault Systemes, Infosys and Autodesk;
- “IFEES Mission and Strategies in Search for Excellence in Engineering Education Worldwide.” Speakers included the representatives of the Global Engineering Deans Council, IUCEE, ISTE and the IFEES Secretary General.
IFEES leader Mervyn Jones, representing the IACEE, was the keynote speaker to the ISTE Convention, as well as Jack Lohmann and Karl Smith offered a well attended workshop focusing on engineering education research and the Journal for Engineering Education. Mervyn also presented a workshop on his research related to life-long learning.
IFEES Executive Committee member Xavier Fouger of Dassault Systemes was responsible for planning, facilitating, and identifying nine corporate colleagues for the panel discussion on industry.
29 December 2008
Building Capability and Communities in Engineering Education Research
The Journal of Engineering Education and the Indian Society for Technical Education in partnership with the Annals of Research on Engineering Education (of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering) and the global initiative Rigorous Research in Engineering Education (sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation), hosted a workshop on Building Capability and Communities in Engineering Education Research at the 38th ISTE National Annual Convention and IFEES Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop in Bhubaneswar, India on December 20, 2008. The workshop attendees included engineering, mathematics, and communications faculty and department, college, and university administrators. The workshop is first in a global series of workshops to be offered on advancing engineering education research worldwide. IFEES members and others interested in hosting a workshop may contact either Jack R. Lohmann, Editor, Journal of Engineering Education, jlohmann@gatech.edu, or Karl A. Smith, Editor, Annals of Research on Engineering Education, ksmith@umn.edu.
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