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SEFI and Challenges fo European Engineering Education
Professor Kamel Hawwash Vice president and President Elect, SEFI (University of Birmingham, UK) Presentation to Tekna, NITO and EFI Oslo, Norway 13 Novembermber 2012
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Presentation Content Challenges National HE STEM Programme, UK
An example of possible tools SEFI 09/11/2018
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Challenges for Engineering Education in Europe
Attracting and keeping students Pre university initiatives Careers Advice Transition and retention A more attractive curriculum Embedding employability skills to ensure graduates are attractive to employers Retaining graduates in the engineering industries 09/11/2018
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Pre university initiatives
How early do you start? Who should do it? Who are the stakeholders? Sharing of good practice Evaluation 09/11/2018
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Careers Advice Quality of careers advice Who provides it? Role models
The role of industry Seeing the whole journey of of an engineering career 09/11/2018
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Transition and retention
How do we manage the process of transitioning school pupils into university learners? In first year how do we ensure they ‘experience engineering’? An attractive curriculum. Interaction with industry and industrial placements/inetrnships. 09/11/2018
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A more attractive curriculum
Curriculum design Learning and teaching methods Project work. Embedding soft/employability/transferrable skills. Appropriate assessment. Interaction with industry. Education vs training. 09/11/2018
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Embedding employability skills to ensure graduates are attractive to employers
Need to ensure that the graduates are technically competent Increasingly employers are insisting that they have broader skills including teamwork, communication and an understanding of industry. These should not be ‘taught’ in a module but embedded into appropriate modules. 09/11/2018
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Retaining graduates in the engineering industries
Do we lose many graduates to non-engineering industries? Does it matter? 09/11/2018
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National HE STEM Programme 2009-2012
Areas of Activity Increasing and widening participation: Outreach, enhancement & enrichment Widening Participation Student support Careers Higher-level skills: Undergraduate curriculum Graduate skills Workforce upskilling 09/11/2018
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Comment at the 4th European Convention of Engineering Deans
“We need to break into the circle of the young people. We need to use music and the technology that they use.” 09/11/2018
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Talking the teenagers language
John Chase engineering rap 09/11/2018
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09/11/2018 What is SEFI? Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs European Society for Engineering Education Europäische Gesellschaft für Ingenieurausbildung Founded in 1973, we are an international non-profit organisation The very heart of SEFI are its members and their and the contributions 408 members in 47 countries
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SEFI receives the support of its corporate partners:
Members 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 + People engaged in international relations. Students / Retired engineers…. Industrial and corporate 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. SEFI receives the support of its corporate partners:
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Members 09/11/2018
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European Engineering Education
Mission Support and promote European Engineering Education by linking Engineering Education institutions, academics and professionals, by providing services to its members, by serving as an international forum, by representing the European Engineering Education Community.
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Objectives to contribute to the development and to the improvement of EE; to provide appropriate services and information about EE; 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.
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How? Attractiveness of EE Sustainability and Ethics Bologna process
09/11/2018 How? PRIORITY THEMES Attractiveness of EE Sustainability and Ethics Bologna process Accreditation and quality assurance Lifelong learning Gender and diversity Curriculum development New educational technologies Engineering education research & teaching and learning methods Cooperation with the corporates Cooperation with the students TOOLS Working groups Annual conferences Deans ‘ Conventions Support to the EEDC Ad hoc workshops and seminars Publications Projects Position Papers
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Climate, energy and mobility
Context: EU 2020 Smart Growth developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation Sustainable Growth more efficient, greener and more competitive economy Inclusive Growth fostering a high-employment economy delivering social and territorial cohesion Innovation « Innovation Union » Climate, energy and mobility « Resource efficient Europe » Employment and skills « An agenda for new skills and jobs » Education « Youth on the move » Competitiveness « An industrial policy for the globalisation era » Fighting poverty « European platform against poverty » Digital society « A digital agenda for Europe »
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Annual Conferences Meet the Future (Thessaloniki 2012) …
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 Renaissance Engineer of Tomorrow (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) Attracting Young People in Engineering. Engineering is fun! (Rotterdam 2009) Diversity Unifies- Diversity in Engineering Education (Trnava 2010) Global Engineering Recognition, Sustainability and Mobility (Lisboa 2011) Meet the Future (Thessaloniki 2012)
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Annual Conferences (future)
2013 Annual Conference of SEFI « Engineering Education Fast Forward » Leuven, September 2013 Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of SEFI 2014 Annual Conference of SEFI Birmingham 2015 Annual Conference of SEFI France?
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Projects Current projects:
EUGENE - Academic network European and Global Engineering Education Techno TN Forum 2012 (“STECET”) EU-Drivers - European Drivers for Regional Innovation Platform MODERN - European Platform for Higher Education Modernistation ECDEAST - Engineering curricula design aligned with EQF & EURACE standards
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Projects (II) Project proposals: FLORENS * (LLP)
NEWPEEC * (LLP) - New Promotion of Engineering Education Cooperation QUEECA (Tempus) - Quality of EE in central Asia Eurace+ * (LLP) - Accreditation INOISC * (Tempus) - International network of Open Innovative Space centers for creative training of engineers QUEFREO * (LLP) - Qualifications frameworks for engineering occupations ERASMUS MUNDUS * (LLP) - Attracting PhD Candidates in Engineering to Europe TECHNOS * (Marie Curie) - Training EE researchers - exploring the challenges need and opportunities for sustainable innovation n Europe
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09/11/2018 Publications
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09/11/2018 Position Papers
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International relations
SEFI maintains official relationships with UNESCO and the Council of Europe, and has regular contacts with the European Commission, EUA, FEANI, CESAER, CLAIU, as well as with sister organisations in and outside Europe, such as ASEE, RAEE, ABET and IGIP with whom we signed partnership agreements. Cooperation agreements were also signed with ASIBEI and with JSEE. New MOUs are discussed with LACCEI and Cariforum. SEFI is founding member of EuroPACE, IACEE, EuroPro, ENAEE, IFEES (2006), IIDEA (2011) and EEDC (2012). SEFI has a particular relationship with the students, namely with BEST.
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Working Groups Curriculum Development Continuing Engineering Education
Gender and Diversity Engineering Education Research Mathematics and Engineering Education Physics and Engineering Education Ethics in Engineering Education (ICT) Educational Technologies Attractiveness of Engineering Education Sustainability in Engineering Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation
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Task Forces Cooperation with Africa
09/11/2018 Task Forces Cooperation with Africa Bologna process and cooperation with EU institutions Cooperation with IGIP
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09/11/2018 Standing Committees European Journal of Engineering Education Committee Leonardo da Vinci Medal Committee Web Committee A Standing Committee for Students A Standing Committee for Corporate relationships
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Values Creativity and professionalism: in reaching the highest professional quality possible whilst encouraging creativity in our thinking, in our doing, in our learning and in our working Engagement and responsibility: in achieving our aims and objectives and fulfilling our mission for the benefit of higher engineering education in Europe Respect for diversity and different cultures: in cooperating with different regions all over the world, with specific social and economic settings, with different educational environments, and with different ways of thinking and communicating Institutional inclusiveness: in involving all higher engineering education stakeholders, at individual, institutional, organizational and governmental level Multidisciplinarity and openness: in being open minded and promoting exchanges across all engineering disciplines Transparency: in cooperating in a good and open spirit Sustainability: in working efficiently and effectively with technological achievements and with available environmental, economic and human resources, to the benefit of future generations
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How shall we together best educate engineers for the future!
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Forthcoming SEFI events
4th European Convention of Engineering Deans, Aalborg, April, 2013 European Engineering Deans Council, General Assembly, Aalborg 18 April 2013 SEFI Conference 2013, Leuven, September 2013 09/11/2018
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www.sefi.be To contact us Secretary General Mrs. Françoise CÔME
09/11/2018 To contact us Secretary General Mrs. Françoise CÔME 119, rue de Stassart B-1050 Brussels Telephone: Telefax:
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