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| | FINAL DAYS for submissions to SEFI 2026 |
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🗓️ Deadline: 1 April 2026 - no extensions!
Do not forget to submit your contribution on time for the SEFI Annual Conference 2026 in Prague! This year's conference will offer a variety of inclusion initiatives, such as free childcare and scholarships for students and early-career researchers.
Reminder! Doctoral students in Engineering Education Research are invited to the 10th SEFI Doctoral Symposium on 6 September 2026. To join, please submit an extended abstract by 1 June 2026. |
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| | Early Bird rates end 5 April – Register now! |
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📅 25–27 May 2026 📍 Gliwice, Poland
Don’t miss the reduced rate for the European Convention of Engineering Deans. This year’s theme — Engineering the Circular Transition: Digital, Sustainable and Human‑Centric Futures — brings together engineering deans, academic leaders, industry experts and students to explore how to steer the shift toward circular, digital, and future-ready engineering education.
Programme highlights include a guided campus innovation tour, leadership workshops, industry–academia dialogues, and a memorable networking dinner at the historic Guido Coal Mine. |
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| | Register to the SEFI Regional Event 2026 at the University of Aveiro |
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📅 18–19 June 2026 📍 University of Aveiro, Portugal
As part of the Engineering Education Research & Action Week, the SEFI Regional Event 2026 will focus on engineering education for sustainable development, bringing together educators, researchers, and practitioners to explore innovative approaches to teaching and learning in engineering.
The programme will feature a series of interactive workshops, keynote talks, and a public presentation of the findings from the exploratory project “Empathic Engineering Education for Sustainable Development”, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). |
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| | Open Calls for SEFI Members |
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| | New Papers in the SEFI Journal of Engineering Education Advancement |
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Click below to read the recently-published SEFI JEEA papers:
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| | Special Issue - Interdisciplinary Learning and Transformation of Engineering Education |
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This special issue in the European Journal of Engineering Education (EJEE) comprises thirteen articles that together provide a rich, multidimensional examination of how interdisciplinarity is reshaping engineering education. The contributions span conceptual analyses, empirical investigations, and pedagogical innovations, each illuminating distinct aspects of how interdisciplinary learning can prepare engineers to address complex societal challenges. |
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| | Engineering Students’ Mental Health |
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With growing concerns for students' mental health over the past decade, there is an increasing need to understand the stressors that impact engineering students, and the ways in which we can support them to thrive.
In this month's episode of the SEFI Podcast (Season 7, Episode 7), hosts Natalie Wint and Neil Cooke speak with Karin Jensen and Faith Gacheru (University of Michigan) to discuss undergraduate mental health in engineering programmes. |
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| | How ABC Learning Design Method Supports Curriculum Innovation |
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📅 16 April 2026 🕑 14:00–15:00 CEST
ABC Learning Design is a popular and effective rapid design method for developing educational programmes, modules and short courses. Created at UCL in 2015, ABC enables academic teams to collaborate in short, focused workshops to co-create visual storyboards of students’ learning journeys. Its ease of use, adaptability, and open licence have led to widespread adoption across the UK, Europe and beyond. Join the co-creators to learn more about this method. This SEFI@work session is organised by the SEFI Curriculum Development SIG. |
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| | 📅 30 April 2026 🕑 11:00–13:00 CEST
The SEFI Special Interest Group on Sustainability invites the entire engineering education community to join the online 2nd edition of Sustainable Engineering Education for one EARTH (S.E.E. EARTH), an online event to raise awareness, share knowledge and experiences, and to strengthen capacity for sustainability education as part of the celebration of International Earth Day.
This year’s theme is Educating for Sustainability: Beyond knowledge and technology. See the full programme here. |
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| | Share your knowledge on country pathways into engineering |
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The SEFI SIG on Attractiveness of Engineering Education is seeking contributors to support a comparative study on the attractiveness of engineering education across contexts.
We warmly invite colleagues with knowledge of their national/regional context to contribute to the development of a pathway into engineering for their area. This could include key educational routes and transition points, as well as any other notable practices that influence students’ progression towards engineering. To get involved, please email Irene Josa ([email protected])
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| | Maastricht University and Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology join SEFI |
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We are delighted to welcome Maastricht University – Faculty of Science and Engineering and Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology to the growing SEFI community!
We look forward to learning, exchanging, and growing together! |
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| | UCL Centre for Engineering Education Seminar Series |
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The UCL Centre for Engineering Education hosts regular one‑hour online seminars on current research and practice in engineering education, featuring leading scholars and practitioners. Attendees gain insights into emerging research, diverse perspectives, and can engage with experts through Q&A.
The next seminar is on 24 April, featuring Professor Camille Kandiko Howson from Imperial College London. |
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| | 20–24 April 2026 Sofia, Bulgaria
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| | 19–22 May 2026 Aalborg, Denmark
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| | 25–27 May 2026 Gliwice, Poland
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| | 27–29 May 2026 Warsaw, Poland
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| | 4–5 June 2026 Istanbul, Turkey |
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| | 19 June 2026 Aveiro, Portugal
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| | 6 September 2026 Prague, Czech Republic
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| | 7–10 September 2026 Prague, Czech Republic
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| | 13–17 September 2027 Sheffield, England
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Save the date! SEFI Annual Conference 2027 University of Sheffield |
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| | Call for Papers: World Engineering Education Forum |
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🗓️ Deadline: 10 April 2026
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, a UNESCO World Heritage city, awaits you from 22–25 September 2026, to join the global conversation shaping the future of engineering education. Submissions are welcome in the following categories:
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| | Call for Abstracts and Workshop EOIs: 37th Australasian Association for Engineering Education Annual Conference |
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Hosted by the UNSW Faculty of Engineering in Sydney from 13–16 December 2026, AAEE2026 will bring together educators, researchers, students, and industry partners to share evidence‑based innovations that advance engineering education. Under the theme “Making the Impossible, Possible,” the conference invites bold thinking, creative futures, and practical steps toward transformative engineering education. The Call for Abstracts is now open! For more information, visit aaee2026.org or email [email protected]. |
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| | 🗓️ 3 June 2026 | 9:00–12:30 CET 📍 Cagliari, Italy
The IACEE 2026 Symposium precedes the 56th EUCEN Annual Conference and offers a focused space for engineering educators, industry partners, and university leaders to work on engineering skills and workforce development, and lifelong learning in engineering.
The symposium features two 90‑minute workshops aligned with the eucen conference strands “Shaping Society, Shaping Skills, Shaping Tomorrow.” Together, they address key challenges for those leading continuing engineering education and professional learning in universities and enterprises. |
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| | ENGINEERING FOR ONE PLANET |
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New EOP Resource: Bridging the Climate Gap in Engineering Education |
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Engineering students are increasingly demanding the skills to address the climate crisis. However syllabi are already packed, and finding the time to develop new, high-quality climate content can be a significant hurdle.
To bridge this gap, Engineering for One Planet (EOP) — in collaboration with 18 global organizations, including ABET, ASEE, ASME, and IEEE — is proud to release a new, open-access resource: Get Started with EOP | Engineering for One Planet. |
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| | OSF Essentials: Monthly Deep Dive |
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The Open Science Foundation is running a new webinar series on OSF essentials from March through October.
Each session is a focused, 45-minute deep dive on a specific OSF topic such as search, metadata, licensing, preregistration, and the API. Sessions are led by members of the OSF team, and participants will be pointed to relevant help guides and resources along the way so you have everything you need after the session ends. Participants are welcome to join one session or as many as are relevant to your work. |
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