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| Monthly news feed about engineering education in Europe and overseas |
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| 15 – 18 September 2025 - Tampere University, Finland. The SEFI 2025 Annual Conference will address the topic of Engineering and Society. The call for papers was published before Christmas. The submission process will open on 3 February 2025, for full papers and workshop proposals with a submission deadline of 1 April 2025. We welcome three submission types: - research papers, on engineering education (both quantitative and qualitative)
- practice papers, on teaching innovations in engineering education
- workshop proposal, which will demonstrate or explore an educational practice
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| The 52nd SEFI Annual Conference proceedings are now available for download, offering 2,759 pages of cutting-edge research and best practices in engineering education. You can also access individual papers with DOIs on our SEFI 2024 Zenodo community. Additionally, the process of indexing the proceedings in SCOPUS has begun, and they are expected to be indexed within approximately two months. |
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| SEFI 2017–2021 Papers Now Available as Separate Papers with DOIs! |
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| We are delighted to announce that the SEFI conference proceedings from 2017 to 2021 have now been published as individual papers with DOIs and are searchable on the Zenodo platform. (Since 2022, SEFI papers have been systematically published with DOIs.) A special thank you to the EuroTeQ project "Clearinghouse for Engineering Education Research" (CLEER) and, in particular, Anja Kranjc Horvat, whose work has significantly improved the accessibility of our papers. With this update, papers from all SEFI conferences since 2012 are now available online! |
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| 31 January 2025 12:00-13:00 CET |
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| 07 February 2025 16:00-17:00 CET |
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| 10 February 2025 13:00-14:00 CET |
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| 05 March 2025 13:00-14:30 CET |
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| The (un)certainty (dis)comfort workshop series by SEFI Ethics SIG |
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The SEFI Ethics SIG invites you to participate in the online workshop series about (un)certainty and (dis)comfort. These practical sessions are organised by Siara Isaac (EPFL): |
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| 17 February 2025 15:30-16:30 CET |
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| 17 March 2025 16:00-17:00 CET |
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| 20-23 May 2025 - Eindhoven, NL. The next edition of the Summer School, organised by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and SEFI, offers PhD students in engineering and science education research a unique opportunity to learn from both experts and fellow researchers. Students will participate in workshops led by experts, centred around aspects of research in engineering and science education research. |
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| 25-27 June 2025 - Wolfenbüttel, DE. The 22nd SEFI SIG in Mathematics seminar will be held at Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences. This seminar serves as a platform to exchange ideas and practices on teaching mathematics in engineering, with key topics including AI in mathematics education, project-based learning, and supporting diverse student groups. Educators are invited to submit 4-6 page papers, with abstracts due by 31 January 2025. |
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| SEFI JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION ADVANCEMENT - NEW PAPER |
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| Una Beagon, Janet McKennedy, Ruchita Jani, Brian Bowe, from TU Dublin, together with Margaret Morgan, and Rosalind Henry, from Ulster University, present a paper analysing reflections from engineering students involved in a research project addressing the skills gap between traditional education and the competencies needed to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG 12. The study explores how engineering education can better align with sustainability targets. Read the full paper. Explore the other published papers in SEFI Journal of Engineering Education Advancement and submit your paper soon! |
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| In this episode, the speakers explore the isolation felt by engineering educators in Africa, where educational research is often undervalued, limiting capacity for Engineering Education Research (EER) and the representation of African innovations in global literature. Tune in to this podcast with Lelanie Smith, Senior Lecturer at the University of Pretoria, and Dr. Esther Matemba, independent EER consultant, who co-lead the Engineering Education Research Network for Africa (EERN-Africa) - Listen here |
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| Watch the SEFI webinars on YouTube! |
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| SEFI Regional meeting in Poland (info coming soon) SUT Gliwice, AGH Krakow, PL |
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| SEFI Deans Convention - SAVE THE DATE CY Tech, CY Cargy Paris Universite, FR |
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| SEFI Doctoral Symposium 2025 Tampere University, FI |
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| Teaching Transversal Skills for Engineering Students
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The 3T PLAY project from EPFL is pleased to announce the release of the open-access book Teaching Transversal Skills for Engineering Students.
With a practical, evidence-based approach to teaching transversal skills, this book includes: - Graphical activity outlines for easy implementation
- Downloadable handouts and slides
- Conceptuel summaries paired with practice based tips
- A backward design approach to create your own activities
Download your open-access copy today. |
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| The editorial team is seeking authors and chapter contributions for a new Handbook of Engineering Education Research Methods to be published Open Access by Routledge in 2026. Please submit your expression of interest to author and topic of contribution here. |
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| Registration for the CBL International Conference 2025 is now open and will close 28 February 2025. Don’t miss this opportunity to join global leaders and educators in advancing Challenge-Based Learning and exploring its impact on education and society. |
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| The forum will feature an engaging blend of panel discussions, workshops, and keynote speeches, all tailored to facilitate meaningful networking and foster insightful dialogues among participants. This event will take place on May 29-30, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. SEFI is a close collaborator of ENAEE and is supporting this event.
Further details about the event can be found here.
*SEFI members benefit from a 10% discount for this event! |
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| On 19 December, the European Commission published a : European degree (label) and institutionalised EU cooperation instruments. This staff working document provides a detailed overview of the consolidated conclusions from ten Erasmus+ pilot projects, which explored a path towards a European degree (label) and a possible European legal status between spring 2023 and summer 2024. |
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| EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES ALLIANCES |
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On 24 January 2025 – the International Day of Education – the European Commission published the much-awaited evaluation report . The publication presents the strengths, achievements and progress of the alliances since the inception of the initiative in 2019, considering the different development stages of this initiative. There are currently 65 such alliances involving over 570 institutions in 35 countries, some of which also receive support from national schemes. |
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| As the work on the Union of Skills Strategy is intensifying ahead of its launch on 5 March 2025, two political groups were set up within the European Parliament and the European Commission, respectively, to support the internal decision-making, coordination and implementation processes. Read more. |
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