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The 2009 conference took place on 12th and 13th November 2009 at Cardiff University.

The organiser was Prof. Robert Lark.

Programme

Links to files from the conference are below:

Session 1 – Assessment and Feedback

Assessment – best practice or making the best of a bad job? – Liz McDowell, Northumbria University
Assessment & Student feedback – Alan Kwan, Cardiff University

Session 2 – Field Courses and Hands-On Learning

Surveying Fieldcourses – Nigel Smith, University of Leeds
Field Courses and “Hands-On” Learning
A Welsh Appropriate Technology Training (WATT) Network

Session 3 – Widening Participation and STEM

The National HE STEM Programme – Michael Grove, University of Birmingham
Widening Participation and STEM – Sophia Khan, University of Bradford

Session 4 – Overseas Development & Engineering

Now is the time – Paul Jowitt, President, ICE
Engineers Without Borders – Ruth Manning

Session 5 – Climate Change

Climate change, sustainable development and resiliance – Mark Fletcher, Arup
Climate Change, The Educational Perspective – Barry Clarke, University of Leeds

The annual ACED Conference will take place this year on the 30th and 31st of October 2014 at the University of the West of Scotland, Paisley Campus. The flyer gives further details regarding the Conference, including online registration which is now available.

A key discussion topic at the Conference will be the management and operation of undergraduate civil engineering research projects. As part of this, we are collecting information on how they are run, and this will be discussed at the Conference. It would be useful if all academics who look after undergraduate civil engineering research projects could complete this five minute survey.

One of the key events of the ACED calendar is the Joint Meeting held each Spring by ACED, ICE and IStructE. Heads of Civil & Structural Engineering Departments are invited to the meeting which is hosted, alternately, by one of the two Engineering Institutions. This year’s meeting is to be held at the Institution of Civil Engineers.
To download the programme: ACED-ISTructE-ICE Programme April 2014
The meeting is sponsored by ICE, IStructE and ACED. There is no charge to attend, and lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Please indicate your intention to attend by responding to Samina Begum at samina.begum@ice.org.uk including your full contact details.

The ACED Annual Conference is to take place at the University of Birmingham on 24 and 25 October 2013.

The 45th EUCEN Conference will be held in the University of Geneva, Charmey, Switzerland on May 29‐31, 2013 and is organised by the European Universities Continuing Education Network.

Transferring Knowledge in a Globalised World: a ULLL Responsibility
EUCEN’s 45th Conference organised by the University of Geneva (CH) will examine the responsibility of ULLL in the knowledge society. What are the models of the future for ULLL in a globalised World? Two main aspects will be explored:
1. Internationalising universities: Between competition, collaboration and cooperation – the policy of internationalisation for universities
2. The transfer of knowledge by ICT

CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
The 45th Conference team is gathering case studies of good practices, successful or not, on the Conference theme.
We want to know what your university does to share its knowledge. Why? For whom? With whom? For what purpose? By what means? How? With what risks and difficulties? For what benefits?
The keywords of the Call are:
Governance / Policy and Strategies / International ULLL / Partnerships / Social responsibility, Development and Ethics / Business / Technologies, Pedagogy and tutoring in distance and blended learning / Mobility and learning outcomes

Deadline for contributions 5 April.

REGISTRATION
You can already register on-line. Prices:
Early bird registration until 15 March – EUCEN 400EUR / Non-EUCEN 440EUR
Registration from 16 March – EUCEN members 440EUR / Non-EUCEN 480EUR

Join us in the EUCEN experience in Charmey, in the heart of Switzerland!