November 2006
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International Association for Continuing Engineering Education |
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IACEE Vice
President�s Corner
IACEE, present at IFEES constitution The American Society for Engineering (ASEE) began its Annual Colloquium in Berlin, in collaboration with the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) and the Technical University of Berlin (TUB). The 2003 Colloquium was held in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, in conjunction with the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO). During September 2004, the international collaboration continued in Beijing with the Colloquium co-sponsorship by the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Tsinghau University. Sidney, Australia, hosted the fourth Colloquium, which was co-sponsored by the Australian Association for Engineering Education. On October 9th, the day before the opening session of the 5th Colloquium, the official inaugural meeting of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) was held. Presidents and directors of 35 engineering education societies worldwide voted the adoption of bylaws, elected officers, and discussed future activities of the new Society. In its First General Assembly, the IFEES founding members appointed the Executive Committee originally foreseen for 10 members. However, as the election of two candidates ended on a tie, the Assembly agreed to appoint an 11-member Executive Committee integrated by: 1.
Mervin Jones, President of the International Association for Continuing
Engineering Education (IACEE), Imperial College, UK. The appointment of our President, Mervyn E. Jones, acknowledged the importance and labor of IACEE. Shortly after, at the first meeting of the Executive Committee, Professor Claudio Borri, presently President of SEFI, was elected President of IFEES. Four vice-presidents were also appointed to represent the main regions of the world: 1.
Norbert Kraker, IGIP, Europe Frank Huband, IACEE's Secretary General, was appointed IFEES Secretary General. IFEES�s mission is fostering collaboration and learning among the world�s engineering-education societies. This will require participating organizations to share with one another not only the sorts of issues and problems each is grappling with, but possible solutions. The creation of a global marketplace of �best practices� �under the auspices of IFEES� will enable members not only jointly address engineering-education challenges worldwide, but to strengthen their organizations and their capacity to support faculty and students. The efforts of the Executive Committee will encourage and improve engineering education and promote student enrollment worldwide; however, in order to attain the goals undertaken by IFEES, its projects must be publicized in every school, and every student of our field must become familiar with the scope and objectives of IFEES.
Gerardo Ferrando Bravo |
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17th Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, "Creativity, Challenge, Change: Partnerships in Engineering Education" December 10-13, 2006
SEFI & IGIP Joint Annual Meeting, "Joining
Forces in Engineering Education Towards Excellence"
11th World Conference on
Continuing Engineering Education, "Enhance,
Transform and Connect the Global Engineer"
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Soeiro Elected to Hall of Fame Alfredo Soeiro, Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Porto and IACEE Council member, has been selected for the 2006 International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. Housed at the University of Oklahoma, Prof. Soeiro received this honor during the 4th International Society for Comparative Adult Education (ISCAE)/11th Standing Conference on the History of Adult Education (ESVA), held at the University of Bamberg, Germany, on 27 September 2006. For more information on the IACE Hall of Fame, please see: http://tel.occe.ou.edu/halloffame/. World university rankings 2006/7 The Times Higher Education Supplement has released its ranking of top universities for a third year, generating international interest and debate. The top ten are similar to previous rankings, with only one of the past top ten demoted � the Ecole Polytechnique in France. Major gainers just outside the top ten are Columbia, Chicago, Australian National University, and Ecole Normale Sup�rieure in France. North American Universities comprise the largest single group within the rankings, capturing half of the top 50 spots (23 in the US, 2 in Canada). There are ten European universities in the top 40, and 7 Asian universities in the top 50.The rankings incorporate the views of 3703 academics and 736 recruiters worldwide. See http://www.thes.co.uk/worldrankings/ for more information.
11th World Conference on Continuing Engineering Education on May 19-23, 2008 As demand increases, continuing education must keep pace with the demands of a changing workforce and develop engineers who can solve challenges and problems in a world shaped daily by technological, scientific, economic, and social changes. Share your expertise with other industry professionals � submit an abstract! Add to the discussions at the 11th World Conference on Continuing Engineering Education in Atlanta and help shape the future. To review the full Call for Papers, please see: http://www.iacee.org/WCCEE/default.htm. |
International Association for Continuing Engineering Education
Phone: 202-331-3504 |
IACEE Executive Committee
President
First Vice President; Vice President, Special Interest Groups
Vice President, Membership Development
Vice President, Projects
Vice President, World Conferences on CEE
Secretary General
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