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| Monthly news feed about engineering education in Europe and overseas |
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| We are delighted to announce that Professor Donna Riley, Professor Johanna Lönngren, and Professor Margarita Boenig-Liptsin will be our Keynote Speakers for the 2024 SEFI Annual Conference taking place at EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne) in September!
The Call for Papers is currently open for full research and practice papers (abstracts only will not be accepted) with a submission deadline of 8 April 2024.
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| We are pleased to invite you to the next European Convention for Engineering Deans Conference, which will be hosted at The University of Sheffield, on 12-14 June 2024. It brings together Deans, Heads of Department and Directors of Education from all over Europe to meet and to discuss, in depth, common issues in higher engineering education.
You can purchase your early bird ticket here for £250 (285 euros). After 30 April 2024, tickets will be available at standard rate.
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| Call for Organisers – Host the 2025 SEFI Deans Convention |
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SEFI organises annual meetings for deans, directors, and department heads. These meetings specifically target faculty leaders and address various topics related to their high-level roles at their respective universities. Additionally, they provide a valuable networking opportunity that can enhance the visibility of your institution. Our Deans Conventions are organized in spring and typically welcome around 80 high-level participants.
The Letter of Intent should be signed by the rector or president of the submitting institution and sent to the SEFI office by 1 May 2024. For further information, you may contact the SEFI HQ, which will share the ECED Terms of Reference.
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| SEFI JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT |
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Calling all forward-thinking academics in engineering education! Submit your innovative work to the new - more practice oriented - SEFI Journal of Engineering Education Advancement! We're breaking barriers and welcoming diverse perspectives, including exciting new approaches and insights on practice activities. Don't let strict pedagogical framing hold you back – we want to hear your good stories of important work.
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We are also currently seeking reviewers for the Journal. As a reviewer, you will assess the scholarly merit of submitted contributions, ensuring they are original, relevant, and make a significant contribution to engineering education. Your critical feedback will help authors enhance the clarity, applicability, and impact of their work. |
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| Call to Join the Code of Conduct Team |
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We are pleased to inform that a group of colleagues in the SIG DEI and SIG Ethics are working on the SEFI Code of Conduct for the annual conference and online events.
If you want to know more about this initiative and want get involved, please contact Inês Direito at [email protected] by 5 February 2024.
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| This year, the joint Ethics and Sustainability SIG Spring School will be hosted on 10-12 April 2024 at TU Berlin. The local organising host is André Baier, former recipient of the SEFI Maffioli award. The theme of the Spring School is Democracy in Engineering Education: Do we need ethics or sustainability in engineering? How to decide on this question? |
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| Organised by the UCL Centre for Engineering Education, the 2nd edition of the SEFI Summer School for PhD candidates will take place Tuesday–Friday on 28th–31st May 2024, in Windsor, UK. We are delighted to announce that applications are now open!
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| We invite you to the Physics Teaching in Engineering Education (PTEE) Conference which aims to create and strengthen a European network of contacts in the field. The upcoming conference will take place at the Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences, Germany, on 15-17 May 2024.
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| Join us as we talk about Publishing with Kristina Edström, EIC of the European Journal for Engineering Education and Associate Professor at KTH in Sweden. In this episode, we explore the challenges and triumphs in the journey of engineering education research (EER) with a focus on the evolution of publications, and many more! |
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| The Faculty of Engineering Science at KU Leuven is hiring a full-time junior professor in the field of STEM didactics. We are looking for internationally-oriented candidates who excel in research & teaching in the field of STEM didactics.
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| On 20 February 2024 6-7pm at UCL Bloomsbury campus, UCL will host Professor Abel Nyamapfene, with his lecture Explorations in Learning and Teaching: Going beyond Education. The lecture will be recorded for those who are not in London and can be found on the CEE YouTube channel after the event.
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| We are pleased to share that the third international Emotions in Engineering Education Symposium that will take place at the University of Aveiro in Portugal, 9-11 September 2024 with the theme “Building a dynamic and transformative agenda for emotions in engineering education research.” We welcome both experienced researchers and those new to engineering education research and/or emotion research. The number of participants is limited to allow close interaction and in-depth discussion.
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| We invite you to the 11th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing: womENcourage™ 2024, hosted at Escuela Politécnica Superior of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid on 26-28 June 2024.
This year’s theme, Responsible Computing for Gender Equality, highlights the gender gap on computing and puts the stress on the utilitarian nature of computing, as a tool to augment human capabilities and contribute to the progress of society. |
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| Join us on 12–15 August at the 2024 Engineering, Social Justice, and Peace Conference, hosted by Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. Participation will be possible both on site and online.
Explore the theme "Another university is possible!" and share your insights on engineering education's role in fostering social justice and peace.
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| GLOBAL CHALLENGE COMPETITION |
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ANSYS – 2024 International Materials Selection Challenge (IMSC) |
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Building on last year's IMSC success, we're excited to launch the 2024 edition on March 1st. This global challenge beckons talented students to push the limits of materials selection. Witness final projects evolve into real-world problem-solving adventures. Teams, empowered by Ansys Granta EduPack, will sculpt solutions that dazzle with technical finesse, economic sense, and environmental consciousness. Guide them, collaborate, and watch the next generation of game-changers emerge.
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| Materials Educators Look Here! |
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Two annual symposia that have been going for more than ten years are back! If you are teaching Materials Science, Engineers, Architects or Designers you can meet like-minded and get inspiration
- International Materials Education Symposium (IMES2024),
Cambridge (UK), April 3-5 - North American Materials Education Symposium
(NAMES2024), Ann Arbor, Michigan (USA), August 7-9
Abstracts for posters and oral presentations (NAMES) are welcome. For information and links to registrations visit this website.
IMES, NAMES Scientific Committees [email protected] |
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| Survey: Integration of Sustainability in University Departments |
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We would like to invite you to complete a short survey which aims to evaluate the integration of sustainability in University departments.The survey will take no more than 5 minutes to complete, and it consists of closed-ended and open-ended questions.
We appreciate the time you will spend recording your responses and in case you have any questions please contact PI Dr George Giannopoulos at the following email address: [email protected] |
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| 10 – 12 April Berlin, Germany |
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| 15 – 17 May Rosenheim, Germany |
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| 12 – 14 June Sheffield, England
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| 01 September Lausanne, Switzerland
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SEFI Doctoral Symposium EPFL Lausanne
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| 02 – 05 September Lausanne, Switzerland
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Delve into the factors and approaches contributing to the achievements of the institutions recognized as leading recipients of funding in 2023 from Horizon Europe, the European Union’s largest scientific research funding programme.
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| EU member states to cooperate on boosting research careers
Fourteen EU member states have expressed an interest in sharing best practice on improving research careers, as part of the bloc’s recent push to make them more appealing. The Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) was announced by the European Commission on 30 January. |
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| The PTEE 2022 conference in Tampere, Finland, brought together physics educators for two and a half days of insightful discussions and social events. Participants enjoyed Finnish hospitality and elected a new chair for the Physics SIG, with the next conference scheduled for May 2024 in Rosenheim, Germany. |
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The 21st SEFI MSIG Seminar on Mathematics in Engineering Education was hosted by Tampere University of Applied Sciences from June 11th to 14th, 2023. With a focus on mathematical competencies in didactical research and fostering collaboration between researchers and practitioners, the seminar emphasized the pivotal role of mathematics as a tool for future engineers. |
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