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 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
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 and Founding IFEES President Claudio Borri.
For more information: Event Flyer (PDF 3503 KB)
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