January 2009
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January 2009 |
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International Association for Continuing Engineering Education |
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As we have entered the New Year, many institutions and individuals were hit with the issues that accompany the current world financial crisis. Many of you are facing budget cuts, and are having to try to do more with less. It is difficult for many to participate in conferences to learn what the latest innovations are in engineering education. I would like to suggest that you turn to other IACEE members in learning what is coming up in the world of continuing engineering education. IACEE offers several special interest groups that will not only keep you informed, but will offer you new ideas to implement at your institution:
Registration for these groups is available on the IACEE website at: http://www.iacee.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78&Itemid=194. I would also like to remind you of the benefit given to IACEE members outside of North America - Global Online Membership in ASEE, the administrative home for IACEE. When you renew your IACEE membership, information on your ASEE GOM membership is on your receipt of payment. If you have any questions on your IACEE Renewal or GOM membership, please contact us at info@iacee.org. There is much happening in the field of continuing engineering education, and I encourage you to take full advantage of all of your IACEE benefits. If you have any questions or suggestions as to how to better improve our services, we would like to hear from you. Frank L. Huband |
The Ninth Forum of 21st Century Continuing Education - Beijing, China - May 18-19, 2009 The Forum on 21st Century Continuing Education was established in 2000 and co-organized by School of Continuing Education in Tsinghua University, the Continuing Education Center of China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), the Continuing Education Center of the General Armament Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, and the UNESCO Chair on Continuing Engineering Education in China. Since the UNESCO Chair on Continuing Engineering Education in China is located in School of Continuing Education, Tsinghua University, the Forum has been chaired in turn by the other 3 organizations. The aim of the Forum is to explore the innovative ways to carry out continuing education programs, share experience and seek new directions in the continuing education. Since 2000, the Forum has been successfully held eight times and has great influence on the development of continuing education in China. It has served as a platform for colleagues in the field of continuing education to communicate and exchange views with each other and as the bridge to connect different industries, subjects and regions for communication and collaboration. The Ninth Forum on 21st Century Continuing Education is scheduled on May 18-19, 2009 in Tsinghua University, Beijing. It will be a significant international forum on which we would like to invite well-known experts, scholars and colleagues from international organizations including UNESCO, IACEE, ASEE, IFEES, AEESEAP, etc. to deliver speeches. The active participation of international colleagues will be of great significance for promoting the reform and development of continuing education in China and expanding the influence of Chinese continuing education in international community. The theme of the Ninth Forum is The Development Strategy and Collaboration of Continuing Education in a Changing Society. Besides the plenary presentations, there will be 6 breakout sessions on the Forum:
To view the call for papers and registration details, please visit: http://www.iacee.org/iacee3/dmdocuments/Ninth_Forum.doc. (by Prof. HU Dongcheng, School of Continuing Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China)
IACEE has a vast diversity in its membership. In this month's newsletter, we will focus on the The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland. They have been members and supporters of IACEE since 1989. If you would like to be featured in this section, please contact us at info@iacee.org. The Union of Professional Engineers in Finland - A powerful union for engineers and other experts of technical field UIL�s operations are based on its members�needs and decisions. With a unanimous and parallel support from its affiliate organisations UIL looks after the interests of its members. It comprises thirty regional branches and ten national branches; through which engineers and other experts of technical field belong to the union. Engineering students are organised through Insin��riopiskelijaliitto IOL, the Finnish Union of Engineering Students. There are about 20 000 students in IOL. The total membership of UIL is 72,000. UIL has a central office in Helsinki; the union also has five regional offices situated in Oulu, Mikkeli, Joensuu, Tampere and Pori. UIL belongs to AKAVA, the Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland. Our values behind the activities:
Finland�s trade unions are organised under three central organisations. AKAVA (the Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland) is one of them. UIL is a member of AKAVA, as well as the Federation of Professional and Managerial Employees, YTN, the Public Sector Negotiating Commission, JUKO and Confederation of Employees in Technical and Basic Service Professions KTN. UIL is one of the largest unions in these organisations. The cornerstone of the Finnish labour market system is widespread organisation of employees and employers, a strong tradition of bargaining and co-operation and national incomes policy settlements agreed between the government, the trade unions and employers� organisations, which represent the manufacturing and service industries. These settlements not only cover pay rises, but also such matters as taxation and social reform. The negotiated settlement reached within this tripartite system is called the centralised income policy agreement. Hannu Saarikangas is the Uusi Insin��riliitto UIL ry's representative to IACEE. He may be reached at hannu.saarikangas@insinooriliitto.fi.
ISTE/IFEES Asia/Pacific Regional Conference Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) 9th Forum on 21st Century Continuing Education 3rd IFEES Global Engineering Summit ASEE Annual Conference SEFI Annual Conference JSEE Annual Conference & Exposition If you are an IACEE member and would like your organization's conference listed here, please send the information to info@iacee.org. |
International Association for Continuing Engineering Education
Phone: 202-331-3510 |
IACEE Executive Committee President Past President First Vice President; Vice President, Special Interest Groups Vice President, Membership Development Vice President, Projects Vice President, World Conferences on CEE Vice President, UNESCO Liason Secretary General
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