1. Internationalization of IEEE Education Society
Trond Clausen
IEEE Norway Section
CeTUSS workshop
Uppsala, 8-9 June, 2009

2. Overview
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) presented by numbers
IEEE Education Society (ES); mission & membership
ES Chapters Committee including Student Activity Committee
IEEE ES expansion
Some other engineering education societies
Where do we go from now on?

3. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
A non-profit organization, IEEE is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology
Over members worldwide and growing
7 councils, f.inst. Superconductivity, Technical Management
7 communities for special interests, f.inst. Women in Engineering
38 technical societies
219 scientific journals and magazines, f.inst. IEEE Transactions on Quantum Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Education
Head quarter in Piscataway, NJ, USA – but growth is strongest outside the United States

4. IEEE Education Society
About members worldwide.
Objective: scientific, literary, and educational in character with a particular interest in Educational Methods and Technology, Instructional Materials, History of Science and Technology, and Professional Develop-ment Programs within Electrical Engineering, Com-puter Engineering, and Allied disciplines.
Several Committees, f.inst. Finances, Awards, Chapters including the Student Activity Committee.

5. IEEE ES Chapters Committee
Chapters Committee’s responsibilities include:
Assist in creating new chapters worldwide.
Support existing chapters (Advice, general funds, complimentary dues, etc.)
Develop leaders, which are necessary to maintain the vitality needed in a volunteer organization.
Asssist and support the Student Activity Committee, which is presently publishing the fully peer reviewed Multidisciplinary Engineering Education Magazine.

6. Globalization
Until 2001 IEEE Education Society (ES) chapters (about 20) existed in the U.S. and Canada only.
From 2001 ES chapters were created in Europe; first in the Nordic countries and Spain.
From 2003 ES Administrative Committee set up the Chapters Committee.
From a long-lasting period of rapid growth commenced.
About 2006 the Student Activity Committee became active.
In 2008 the first steps were taken to ”include Africa” in the by now, almost world-spanning ES network.
Today, the 76th chapter (Jordan) is ready to be accepted by IEEE.
119 IEEE Sections are now served by ES chapters

7. Some other Organizations for Engineering Education
Full name of the
organization
URL address
Head-quarter
Member services
ASEE
American Society for Engineering Education
U.S.A.
Conferences, work-shops, exhibitions, journals, newsletters
INEER
International Network for Engineering Education and Research
Conferences, proceed-ings, books, newsletter
IGIP
Internationale Gesell-schaft für Ingenieurpä-dagogik
Austria
Symposia, newsletter, Cand. Paed. IGIP, conf. Proceedings, books
SEFI
Societé Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs
Belgium
Projects, journals, work-shops, working groups, newsletters
WIETE
World Institute for Engineering and Tech-nology Education
Au-stralia
Conferences, confer. proceedings, journal, newsletters,

8. What now?? Is internationalization a good thing? or…
May internationalization be considered ”a continuation of war by other means” – a transcription of von Clausewitz’ ( ) famous saying that ”war is a continuation of diplomacy by other means”?
Do we have an answer?

9. Thank you!!