European Society for Engineering Education At Engineers Europe Meeting in Brussels – 11 June 2018 Mike Murphy – SEFI President Francoise Come – SEFI Secretary General

Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs European Society for Engineering Education Non governmental non-for-profit association Focused on Higher Engineering Education Established by 21 Rectors of Technical Universities in 1973 Biggest network of this type in Europe: 41 countries 300 members 120 member institutions

Who are SEFI members? Institutions Individuals Institutions of a high level (post secondary) that offer a complete curriculum leading to an academic engineering degree. Individuals Persons involved in the engineering education and the improvement of the engineering profession, and individuals interested in joining our Working groups or EEDC. Associations and related members Professional societies or other organisations interested in initial or continuing education of engineers as well as student organisations. Companies Any industrial company, public administration or other organisation having an interest in supporting European Engineering Education.

Goal: Improvement of Engineering Education Networking – Scientific Conferences, Deans’ platform, Workshops Publishing – European Journal of Engineering Education Regular Thematic Working Groups Outreach – EU debates, Social Media European Projects Recognition in form of awards

Meet with SEFI Upcoming annual conference Scientific conference on engineering education in Europe Technical University of Denmark Early bird registrations – 17 July 2018 sefi2018.eu

Participate in SEFI Working Groups Attractiveness Enhancing the attractiveness of engineering education to potential students - academics, industrialists Ethics Indicating skills needed for ethical decision making and action. Gender and Diversity Identifying best practices to attract and retain female students and increasing gender awareness among academic staff Engineering Education Research European community of researchers of engineering education, work on European research projects Engineering Skills Updating a set of skills needed for successful integration into professional environment. Open and Online Education new technologies that provide more students with access to engineering education; new possible educational formats

Participate in SEFI Working Groups Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Development and research into both theory and practice about CEE and lifelong learning Curriculum Development Becoming aware of the interests of students from different countries as well as those of a dynamic society Sustainability Investigating the field of sustainability with respect to impact on engineering education. Mathematics Role of Mathematics in EE and its practical application in professional life, use of technology, the ways of teaching, learning. Physics It is a forum of sharing challenges and solutions and it organizes a PTEE conference on every two years. Quality Assurance & Accreditation Student and teacher mobility, qualifications frameworks as well as the increase of the cooperation between institutions in EHEA

SEFI, Universities and Business Facilitating cooperation – in all our platforms Annual conference – regular round table meeting European Projects EBCC Model – strengthen the involvement of universities with steering the innovation in local businesses PREFER Project – reduce the skills mismatch in the field of engineering. Young engineering graduates often display a lack of self- awareness of who they are as an engineer.

SEFI helps catalyse European projects Consortium assembly, Project design, Administration, Meetings hosting, Dissemination 672000 € 450000 € 300000 € EBCC  Education, Business and Community Cooperation Model for a Creative European Engineering Education (Strategic partnership ERASMUS +): budget pour deux ans 2017-2019, 264259€ (31600€ pour la SEFI, management, dissemaintion and multiplier events during conferences)   PREFER  Professional Roles and Employability of Future EngineeRs (Knowledge alliance, ERASMUS +): budget pour trois ans 2016-2019 672154€ (7800€ pour la SEFI - active surtout pendant année III) Terminés: ReadyStem Go  Early identification of STEM readiness and targeted academic interventions (Strategic partnership ERASMUS +) : budget pour trois ans 2014-2017, 449898€ (14725€ (multiplier events during conference)  pour la SEFI) EPICES- EPICES – European Platform for Innovation and Collaboration between Engineer Student  (Strategic Partnership ERASMUS +): budget pour deux ans 2014-2016 300245€, (14925€ pour la SEFI - dissemination and management) 264000 €

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