Thursday, October 31st, 2013

The 1st International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE) will be held in Porto, Portugal on October 31st-November 1st, under the theme “Education in Engineering: Challenges for Innovation”.

Engineering Education faces global challenges that are being widely and continuously studied worldwide. The first CISPEE edition occurs in the same year the American Society for Engineering Education (founded on 1893) organizes its 120th conference, thus confirming  the importance and actuality of this area.

The SPEE – Portuguese Society for Engineering Education, founded in 2010, aims to promote engineering education through better teacher pedagogical formation and personal development; projects dissemination and participation; and collaboration between national and international experts and institutions.

CISPEE will be a key opportunity to gather – in Portugal – a number of national and international experts in the area of engineering education, under the topics of the present SPEE working groups, namely:

– Engineering Ethics;
– ICT in Engineering Education;
– Continuing Engineering Education;
– Tools to Develop Higher Order Thinking Skills;
– Mathematics in Engineering Education;

A number of invited keynotes will enrich the discussion and opportunities for debate around other challenges engineering education faces today, namely:

– Accreditation and educational quality in engineering courses;
– Industry-Academia cooperation as a driving force for wealth and jobs creation;
– Promoting and disseminating science & engineering to society, through mass media.

Tuesday, October 8th, 2013

The 6th ICEBE will be held in Windhoek, Namibia on October 8-10.

Over the past decade, this event has offered a unique opportunity for academics, business and, since last year, even for students from around the globe to share their broad array of knowledge and perspectives. The primary goal of the conference is to provide those with cross-disciplinary interests related to engineering and business education an opportunity to meet and interact with others inside and outside their own discipline. The international aspect of the conference brings a truly diverse variety of viewpoints shaped by different cultures, languages, geography and politics.

The conferences series has been organized since 2008 every year on different places of the world. This year it will be held in Windhoek, Namibia. Along with its ideal weather and striking beauty, the Namibian country provides natural elements to inspire learning and dialogue.

The 2012 conference that was held in Sibiu, Romania, was, again, a great success. We hosted more than 100 participants representing more than 21 countries.

For more information have a look on the Call for papers 6th ICEBE or go to www.icebe.net.

The 15th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education will bring together representatives from education, design practice, industry and government agencies that have an interest in developing new approaches and directions in design education.

The conference will take place in Dublin on the 5 & 6 of September 2013.   The event will be organised by the School of Manufacturing & Design Engineering, Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), in participation with the Design Education Special Interest Group (DESIG) of the Design Society and the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED). The conference will provide a forum for participants to discuss current educational issues and to identify new approaches, address new challenges and new directions for design education. This is reflected in this year’s conference theme, ‘Growing our Future’. The conference’s aim is to reflect the increasing emphasis on design education as a driver for economic growth and in particular the importance of design in addressing such issues as sustainability, creativity and innovation. We encourage conference submissions that have varied interpretations of the phrase ‘Growing our Future’ in line with the stated conference topics.

 

Important Deadlines
7 December 2012: Submission of Abstracts (max 500 words)
21 December 2012: Notification of Successful Abstracts
22 February 2013: Submission of Full Papers
12 April 2013: Notification of Accepted Papers
24 May 2013: Deadline for Author Earlybird Registration and Inclusion in Proceedings
5 & 6 September 2013: Conference

The 2013 Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES2013) will be held on 4-6 July 2013 in Kuala Lumpur.

This symposium follows ICREE 2007 in Hawaii, USA, REES 2008 in Davos, Switzerland, REES 2009 in Palm Cove, Queensland, Australia, and REES 2011 in Madrid, Spain.”

The event is held in collaboration with Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN). REEN is an international forum for scholars interested in discussing and advancing research in engineering education. It aims to bring together the growing international community of engineering education researchers. This vibrant and welcoming community nurtures developing researchers through collaboration and sound methodological approaches to address the challenges within Engineering Education.

Academics, researchers and decision makers interested in enhancing engineering education through scholarly and evidence-based practices should not miss the opportunity to attend this meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This is the first REES symposium held in Asia. It will give you the chance to experience the hospitality of Kuala Lumpur, and the cultural experiences that should not to be missed! Selected papers will be invited for publication in the International Journal on Engineering Education, which is indexed in SCOPUS and ISI.

The 4th International Research Symposium on Problem Based Learning will be organised on July 2-3 2013, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in collaboration with the UNESCO Chair in Problem Based Learning.

Important dates:
Deadline for full paper submission: 1st February 2013
Notification of acceptance: 1st April 2013
Deadline for submitting final versions (camera ready): 15th May 2013
Pre-conference workshop: 1st February 2013
Conference sessions: 2-3 July 2013

The 2013 Annual Meeting of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS) will be held June 26-28 2013 in Budapest, Hungary.

The main event will be a one-day topical symposium entitled “Innovative approaches to engineering education” on Thursday, June 27. The content of the June 27 Symposium will be the following: There will be a half-day session on recent innovations in engineering education and a half-day session on the future challenges brought by “digital natives and digital immigrants” and brain-science potential impact on education. The aim of the symposium is to introduce current innovative approaches to engineering education and to share experiences in the field of Brain-science and education (neuro-engineering). The symposium will include keynote speeches by renowned international experts, and topical presentations as well.

The final outcome of the event will be a statement addressed to politicians and decision-makers.

If you have any question please feel free to contact Mrs. Zsuzsanna Sårközi Zågoni, Foreign Secretary of HAE. (E-mail: sarkozi@mti.bme.hu  or  Phone: 36 1 463 2471)

June 23 – 26, 2013 – Atlanta, Georgia

The ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition hosts more than 400 technical sessions, with peer-reviewed papers spanning all disciplines of engineering education. Attendees include deans, faculty and researchers, students, and retirees. Distinguished lectures run through- out the conference, starting with the main plenary. In addition to various award receptions and banquets, ASEE hosts a complimentary “Meet the Board Forum,” providing the opportunity for all registrants to meet with members of the ASEE Board of Directors and discuss current issues in engineering and technology.

In order to strengthen the quality of conference proceedings, the ASEE Board of Directors has voted on a policy of “publish to present” at the ASEE annual conference. This policy, which requires all conference papers and presentations to be peer reviewed, seeks to ensure that intellectual activity by faculty and staff receives appropriate professional recognition.

In addition to Publish to Present sessions, since the 2011 ASEE annual conference, divisions may submit Panel sessions. To submit a Panel session, divisions are asked to provide white papers (extended abstracts) of no more than four pages consisting of two pages of session description and two pages of bios. The PIC chairs will review the Panel sessions submitted and determine their viability to the conference. (Please check the appropriate field/column for submitting a Panel session through the new ASEE paper submission system.)

For more information click here.

The 2013 EFMD Annual Conference will be held in Brussels, BE on June, 9-11. Please check back for information on the program, hotel, and registration in early 2013.

Theme: Does Management Education Create Impact?

Target Group:
The EFMD Annual Conference has been designed for all those interested in management education and development. It brings together EFMD members, companies, educational institutions and other associations, offering various perspectives and discussions on the conference theme.

For further information please visit www.efmd.org

The 14th international Workshop on Research and Education in Mechatronics will take place in Vienna on the 6th & 7th of June 2013. The event will be organised by the International Network of Mechatronic Universities.

Important Deadlines
28 February 2013: Submission of Abstracts
15 March 2013: Submission of Full Papers
30 March 2013: Notification of Accepted Papers
30 April 2013: Deadline for Submission of Final Manuscripts
6 & 7 June: Conference

Contact: rem@f-ar.at

Joint Conference ERSCP-EMSU: ‘Bridges for a more sustainable future: uniting continents and societies’

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

The ERSCP-EMSU 2013 will take place in Istanbul, Turkey, 4-7 June 2013.

The title and theme of the conference is ‘Bridges for a more sustainable future: uniting continents and societies’.

Important dates for the conference are:
November 30, 2012, deadline for abstracts
March 15, 2013, deadline for full papers (based on accepted abstracts)
June 4-7, 2013, ERSCP-EMSU 2013 in Istanbul

5th University – Business Forum

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013

The 5th University – Business Forum will take place in in Brussels, Belgium on the 4th and 5th of June 2013. The event will be organized by the Education and Culture-Department of the European Comission.

The Forum will bring together 300 high-level representatives from; relevant European organisations and associations; Higher Education Institutions; large companies; SME’s, and national, regional and local authorities from Europe and beyond. It will be a unique opportunity to share and discuss your experiences, compare examples of good practice, to network and to learn from each other.
The previous forums were highly successful and all stakeholders welcomed this initiative from the Commission. All participants were convinced that better dialogue and closer cooperation between universities and business can make a substantial and positive contribution to Europe’s efforts to make our education and training systems more effective and efficient, thereby supporting our economic and social development.

The Forum will start in the morning on the 4th of June and finish at 1pm on the 5th. The mornings of the 4th and 5th  June will feature plenary sessions, whereas the afternoon of the  4th will be organised into 4 parallel breakout sessions.

This year’s Forum will address topics related to entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial university; change and impact; people and innovation as well as taking a closer look at some of the main current trends in University-Business Cooperation.

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