What is SEFI? European Society for Engineering Education Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs Europäische Gesellschaft für Ingenieurausbildung August 2008 SEFI SEFI is nothing but its members and the contributions from its members 380 (180 institutions) in 42 countries Founded in 1973: 35 years already !!!!!

SEFI 2008  Institutional members  Institutions of a high level (post secondary) that offer a complete curriculum leading to an academic engineering degree.  Individual members  Typically teachers of science or engineering or science. People engaged in international relations. Students.  Industrial members  Any industrial company, public administration or other organisation having an interest in supporting European Engineering Education.  Associate members  Professional societies or other organisations interested in initial or continuing education of engineers. Student organisations. Members August

Mission by linking Engineering Education institutions and educators, by providing services to its members, by serving as an international forum and, by representing the European Engineering Education Community. SEFI To support and promote European Engineering Education August 2008

Objectives to contribute to the development and to the improvement of EE; to provide appropriate services and information about EEE; to improve communication and exchanges between teachers, researchers and students; to promote cooperation between industry and those engaged in EE; to act as a link between its members and other societies or international organisations; to promote the European Dimension in EE; to contribute to the recruitment of good students in EE; to promote the position of EE and engineering professionals in society. SEFI BUT HOW ?? August 2008

Working Groups/Committees Curriculum Development Continuing Engineering Education Engineering Education and Mathematics Engineering Education and Physics ICT and Engineering Education Women in Engineering Ethics and Engineering Education Web Commitee EJEE Committee Task Forces on Accreditation / Bologna Implementation And established this year : Engineering Education Research SEFI August 2008

Specific topics studied by ad hoc groups  The impact and implementation of the Bologna Process (Ad hoc position papers on  The development of a European System for Engineering Education Accreditation (SEFI participates in the « EUR ACE II » EU project and is a founding member of ENAEE – European Network for the Accrediation of EE  Globalisation of Engineering education: SEFI is a founding member of IFEES August 2008 SEFI

Annual Conferences  …  Achieving and Assessing Quality of EE (Luleå, 1993)  The First Five Years of the New East-West Partnership (Prague 1994)  EE for Innovation (Compiègne, 1995)  Educating the Engineer for Lifelong Learning (Vienna, 1996)  Humanities and Arts in a Balanced EE (Cracow, 1997)  Entrepreneurship, Management and EE (Helsinki, 1998)  Re-discovering the Centre (Winterthur/Zürich, 1999)  The International Education of Engineers (Paris 2000)  New Engineering Competences - Changing the Paradigm (Copenhagen2001)  The Engineer of the Renaissance (Florence 2002)  The Global Engineer: Education and Training for Mobility (Porto 2003)  The Golden Opportunity for Engineering Education? (Valencia 2004)  The Engineering Education at the Cross Roads of Civilzations (Ankara 2005)  Engineering Education and Active Students (Uppsala, 2006)  Joining Forces in Engineering Education towards Excellence (Miskolc 2007)  Quality Assurance, Employability and Innovation (Aalborg 2008) And….. SEFI August 2008

SEFI “Attracting Young People in Engineering Engineering is fun! ” 37 th Annual SEFI Conference Rotterdam (NL) 1-4 July 2009 See August 2008

Publications 9 … and a monthly electronic newsletter: containing a press review and the last stories in HEE in Europe and the World…. (for members only) August 2008 SEFI 2008

Cooperation August 2008 SEFI Projects EUThematic Networks Accompanying measures of SOCRATES/LLP TEMPUS International relations Official relationships with UNESCO Regular contacts with the European Commission Founding member of EuroPace, ENAEE, IFEES Cooperation agreement with IGIP, ASIBEI, JSEE Regular contacts with CLAIU, CESAEER, FEANI, EUA, CEFI/CNISF, ASEE, RAEE, WFEO …

Why join SEFI? -Get information and new ideas 11 -Get certain services -Take advantage of excellent opportunities for professiona pedagogical development in an international context -Contribute to the development of European EE and of its Accreditation - European Engineering Education needs a society like SEFI to represent it August 2008 SEFI 2008

How shall we best educate engineers for the future! SEFI mission can be summarised as follows …..

SEFI New Action Plan ( ) - improve and develop the services to our members - work on the visibility of the Society and on the reinforcement of its role as communication and dialogue tools for all those involved in EE - reinforce the cooperation with the students - continue and develop quality assurance and accreditation activities

And… - develop actions in the field of academic activities - facilitate policy developments relating to EE, research and industry - contribute to the widening of the horizon of European EE beyond the European borders SEFI August 2008

Position Papers  On the Bologna Process, prepared jointly with CESAEER (2005)  On the creation of the European Institute of Technology by the European Union (2006)  On the Doctorate in the Bologna Process (2007) SEFI August 2008

SEFI To contact us Secretary General Mrs. Françoise CÔME Membership Officer Mrs. Trine Riva 119, rue de Stassart B-1050 Brussels Telephone: Telefax: August 2008