International Federation of Engineering Education Societies IFEES

1. International Federation of Engineering Education Societies IFEES Overview November 12, 2007

2. Motivation “How can education in Science and Technology help to reduce poverty, to boost socio-economic development and to take the right decisions for a sustainable and environmentally compatible development ?” Claudio Borri President of IFEES

3. IFEES By-Laws • The aim of IFEES is to promote engineering education globally, to enhance its quality by bringing together members from engineering education societies around the world to share teaching methods, curriculum plans, and every other aspect of educating engineers, and to include those organizations from developing countries. • Issues that IFEES will address include: • upcoming trends/teaching trends in engineering & technology; • sharing of best practices in engineering education • international collaboration and multiple stakeholders’ interaction • shortages (and surpluses) in the professional fields of engineering; • curriculum challenges faced by each region/country; • challenges faced by engineering graduates educated in a country different from their country of employment • encouragement of continuing engineering education • The Federation will work in close cooperation with national and regional organizations from around the globe.

4. IFEES is bornOctober 9th 2006in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

5. Who can belong to IFEES? • Engineering Education Organizations (EEOs) • national and international membership organizations having a broad base of engineering faculty and/or engineering education institutions as members, and whose main goal is the improvement and support of engineering education. • Special Interest Organizations • organizations which actively promote engineering education in a more limited manner than EEOs, either focusing on specific topics (e.g. engineering ethics, engineering discipline-specific organizations) or carrying out specific activities (e.g. meetings) or without a broad membership base or engineering student organizations; • Industrial Organizations • organizations and companies with an expressed interest in the promotion and/or provision of engineering education and training for their staff; • Professional Engineering Organizations • other than EEOs, to include regional federations and foundations; • Government Entities • open to governmental and quasi-governmental organizations which support and/or are interested in engineering education and training.

6. Current members

7. Strategic Plan Overview

8. Preamble • The founding President of IFEES, Claudio Borri, opened the First IFEES General Assembly on October 9, 2006 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by challenging its members to try to answer the question: How can education in Science and Technology help to reduce poverty, to boost socio-economic development and to make the right decisions for a sustainable and environmentally compatible development?” • This question became the cornerstone of this first strategic plan and helped delineate the core values of IFEES

9. Core Values • Promoting engineering education excellence globally • Supporting IFEES member excellence • Caring about our communities and our environment • Promoting culture of community building and strong collaboration among members and other appropriate stake holders • Fostering cultural awareness and diversity among its stakeholders • Cultivating integrity, honesty, work ethics, and social responsibility in the engineering profession • Promoting capacity building and contributing to the socio-economic development of lesser developed communities • Acting with integrity, transparency and respect in dealing with members and non-members

10. Preamble IFEES will work in close cooperation with national regional organizations from around the globe to influence public policy at the local, national and international levels in support of engineering education, while striving for operational excellence (including IFEES sustainability) and development of its members.

11. Strategic Plan Overview – approved by IFEES Gen Assembly, October 1, 2007 in Istanbul Action Areas: Area 1 Engineering Education Infrastructure Mission Provide a global network to leverage the collective resources of members in fulfilling their individual missions by identifying, discussing and advancing common objectives of the EE community. Vision To foster and enhance the capabilities of an active global community of stakeholders empowered to advance engineering education (EE) worldwide. Area 2 R&D and Entrepreneurship Area 3 Student Attraction and Success Area 4 Lifelong Learning

12. Initiatives and projects

13. Indo-US Collaboration on Engineering Education • Leaders of engineering education, engineering businesses from India and the US, government representatives and World Bank colleagues plan for collaboration in four strategic areas through a Faculty Institute: • Research & Development • Curriculum & Technology Enhanced Delivery • Innovation& Entrepreneurship • Quality and Accreditation Processes • Industry Participation • Forums • June 3-5 in Mysore, India • September 29-31, 2007 in Washington, DC • Financial support received to continue collaboration www.iucee.org

14. Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) • Why • With the backdrop of globalization and rapid technological advancements, there is heightened expectation on engineering colleges to help respective economies to grow and sustain societies. • What • An international forum to discuss the varied challenges and opportunities faced by engineering colleges around the world and to network and forge collaborations among the colleges. • Who: • Chair: Dr. Seeram Ramakrishna, Dean National University of Singapore and IFEES Vice President • When: • Executive Committee being formed and will meet May 2008 in Paris

15. IFEES Global Engineering Education Summit: Sept 30th Istanbul, Turkey • Theme: “Moving from Concept to Action” • Co-located with ASEE’s Global Colloquium amd the Turkish Engineering Deans Council • Speakers: • Bruno LaPorte, World Bank Institute • Van der Vliet Upton, European Commission • Giuliano Augusti, Former SEFI President, EUR-ACE Project Coordinator, and ENAEE President • Yuri Petrovich Pokholkov, President of Russian Association of Engineering Education • Hasan Mandal, Chair of MDK, Turkish Engineering Deans Council • Seeram Ramakrishna, Dean of Engineering, National University of Singapore • Student leaders and corporate representatives

16. Engineering Student Forum • The integration of students into IFEES’ work is seen as a critical strategic component in IFEES. • Nearly 100 student representatives from around the world participated and presented in First IFEES Summit held in Istanbul Oct-01-07 • Omer Hantal, president of the Board of European Students of Technology (BEST), was elected to the IFEES executive committee for the 2007-2009 term. • Student Forum Topics • Research into student learning • The interface between education and labor market • Research (science) engineers or managerial (project) engineers? • Common Topic—The knowledge, skills and competences of the "global" engineer

17. IFEES catalyzes creation of SPEED Oct-03-07 in Istanbul • Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED) • Newly-formed global student organization • Mission • To collect and evaluate information and resources regarding engineering education. We do this in the context of the increasingly accelerated rates of globalization and change, and the resulting implications towards constructing a more tolerant, balanced, inclusive, and sustainable world. • How? • Providing feedback on educative models, that directly affect us — students at end of our education. • Informing the academic, industrial and global organizations and governments about student perspectives on engineering education.

18. 2nd IFEES SummitCape Town, South Africa • Sunday, October 19th 2008 • Co-located with ASEE’s Global Engineering Education Colloquium • More information at: • www.ifees.net • www.asee.org

19. Award Winning Engineering Curricula for a Globalized World Planning Grant Proposal for Workshops and World Tour • The US National Academy of Engineering Bernard M. Gordon Prize • Inaugurated in 2001, the intent of the Gordon Prize is to recognize new modalities and experiments in education that develop effective engineering leaders. The focus is on innovations such as curricular design, teaching methods, and technology-enabled learning that strengthen students' capabilities and desire to grow into leadership roles. • Goals • Leverage the experience of the innovators recognized by the National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard M. Gordon Prize to develop a plan for global impact and dissemination. • We will gather information on engineering educational models that have produced documented results and examine how these models could be transported to other environments on a global scale. • Strategy • An interactive planning team will be assembled that will have at its core the recipients of the Gordon Prize. International partners will be added as the process develops. • Proposal submitted to NSF EERC and other possible funding resources.

20. Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI) Proposal • A US NSF’s bold five-year initiative to create revolutionary science and engineering research outcomes made possible by innovations and advances in computational thinking. • Collectively, CDI research outcomes are expected to produce paradigm shifts in our understanding of a wide range of science and engineering phenomena and socio-technical innovations that create new wealth and enhance the national quality of life.  • Three thematic areas:   • From Data to Knowledge:enhancing human cognition and generating new knowledge from a wealth of heterogeneous digital data; • Understanding Complexity in Natural, Built, and Social Systems:deriving fundamentalinsights onsystems comprising multiple interacting elements;  and • Building Virtual Organizations:enhancing discovery and innovation bybringing people and resources together across institutional, geographical and cultural boundaries.  • ASEE and IFEES to partner with Duke University other engineering schools and HP to help build virtual organizations (students and faculty around the world) as test beds for engaging in engineering design http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2007/nsf07603/nsf07603.htm

21. Ideas on the pipeline • Promote globally recognized Engineering Education Accreditation • Lead: Iring Wasser (AIIIN) • Create an Institute for Global Engineering Education Innovation and Reform engaging all stakeholders • Leaders: Hulas King (Siemens), Maria Larrondo (LACCEI) • Promote student mobility worldwide • Lead: Pamela Ruiz (IAESTES) • Promote integration of research experiences across the engineering education pipeline (undergraduate to post-graduate)

22. Ideas on the pipeline • Increase visibility and appeal of engineering as a profession • Improve retention Increase participation of women and underrepresented populations • Promote alliances of innovation networks for student mobility • Promote Dual or Joint Degrees • Promote entrepreneurship & technology transfer Promote excellence through creation/enhancement of PhD programs

23. Ideas on the pipeline • Promote continuing education opportunities for engineers • Facilitate academic-industry-government interface for engineering education • Develop and promote continuing and sustainable engineering education in developing countries • Develop/enhance e-learning

24. Questions • How do I find out more about IFEES? • Go to the IFEES website: www.ifees.net • Contact IFEES Secretariat: Hans Hoyer, PhD at h.hoyer@asee.org • How do I join IFEES? • Download application form at IFEES website and follow instructions provided • What kind of initiatives does IFEES sponsor? • Member organizations proposals (at least 2 members) that advance engineering education and are aligned with IFEES four strategic areas • Does IFEES provide support? • No, but IFEES members may have information about possible funding sources for national, regional and international initiatives

25. IFEESCatalyzing initiatives for engineering education excellence worldwide www.ifees.net