December 2005
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December 2005 |
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International Association for Continuing Engineering Education |
Special Points of Interest� IACEE President's Corner - Articles of Interest to Continuing Engineering Education - Conferences
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You may well share my experience; as I get older time seems to speed up! Of course, I know it doesn�t (!), but�. was it really a year ago that I was writing a few words to be included with the December 2004 newsletter? Where has the year gone and has as much been achieved as we would have liked? I suspect that many have similar thoughts at this time of the year and the results are not always to our liking! The important event for IACEE during the year was the Council meeting, which was held last May in Beijing. It gave those of us who gathered an opportunity to discuss issues facing the Association, to develop future plans for it. Early in 2006, at the time of the annual ASEE Conference of Industry and Education Collaboration, in San Antonio, Texas, there will be a meeting of the Executive Committee, which will enable us to develop ideas further. With a global spread of members it is not easy to get people together and it is important that we make every effort to maximise the opportunity for discussions. I would like to encourage anybody reading this newsletter who has thoughts and views about the organisation or who would like to contribute to the discussion to contact me within the next few weeks please. A little later in 2006 the 10th WCCEE will be held in Vienna, on 19 � 21 April. I hope that everybody has these dates noted in their diaries and is planning to be in Vienna, for what I hope will be an excellent conference. Always remember, it is not only the formal events that make for a successful conference, but also the informal ones where discussions can spark all kinds of new ideas or initiatives. Resources for travel are not always easy to find, so please start early with your planning to ensure you get there and to help make Vienna a memorable occasion. Full details about the conference will be found at the conference www site http://www.wccee2006.org/ Lastly, may I send season�s greetings and very best wishes for a peaceful and successful 2006 to all who read this newsletter.
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Conferences IIT Madras, Chennai, India�s International Conference, �Innovative Product Development: Engineering Meets Marketing,� Dec. 21-23, 2005 World Congress on Computer Sciences, Engineering and Technology Education 2006, March 19-22, 2006 10th World Conference for Continuing Engineering Education, April 19-21, 2006 2006 International Symposium on Technology and Society, "Disaster Preparedness and Recovery," June 8-10, 2006 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, "Excellence in Education," June 18-21, 2006 34th SEFI Annual Conference, "Engineering Education and Active Students," June 28- July 1, 2006 PICMET 2006 Conference, "Technology Management for the Global Future," July 9-13, 2006
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English Becomes Compulsory Subject in Pakistan In Pakistan, the Federal Minister for Education recently said that in order to strongly develop the educational system the government was making English a compulsory subject. Beginning next year, subjects such as geography, computer science, mathematics, engineering and economics will be taught in English. China and Germany Agree to Cooperate in Engineering Education The Symposium on Perspectives of Sino-German Cooperation in the Realm of Engineering Education and Accreditation began this week with engineering experts from China and Germany discussing methods for the two countries to cooperate in engineering education and in developing mutual accreditation. The symposium is co-sponsored by the Chinese Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and the Association of German Engineers. Zhou Guangzhao, CAST president, said at the symposium that Germany has rich experience in training high-quality engineers while China needs a great number of outstanding engineers to help sustain its rapidly-growing economy. Australian University Joins International Outreach Program Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Queensland launched the MIT-UQ iCampus Outreach Program to disseminate new educational technology tools to assist students' learning. The remote laboratories project is designed to demonstrate that real laboratories accessed on the internet can enhance science and engineering education. Nigerian Engineering Group Tries to Raise Engineering Education Standards Engr. Ralph Alabi, Chairman of the Interim Executive Committee of the College of Fellows of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, decried the falling standards of the engineering profession that have arisen from the falling standard of engineering education in Nigeria. He said the College of Fellows will be able to provide a leadership forum where they can relate, network and promote the highest ideals in the engineering profession and engineering education that will benefit the entire engineering family.
IACEE's World Conference on CEE The 10th IACEE World Conference on Continuing
Engineering Education (WCCEE) will take place in Vienna on April 19-21, 2006. The conference topics cover a wide range of aspects
relevant for CEE such as: For more information, visit the conference homepage at www.wccee2006.org. If you have any questions concerning the 10th WCCEE 2006, please don't hesitate to ask us at wccee@ai.tuwien.ac.at.5th ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education to be Held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil The 5th ASEE Global Colloquium on Engineering Education will be held October 9-12, 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The program will focus on pre-university studies, the global engineer curriculum and the engineer for the Americas. For any questions on the abstract and paper submission process, contact Jennifer Atkinson at j.atkinson@asee.org. |
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