Engineers will face ethical questions in their professional careers. Engineering degree programmes should have prepared the graduates for moral decision making. Engineering ethics should thus have been part of the education of engineers at the universities. In some countries, it…
Dear reader, Engineering Ethics was “omnipresent” at the 2020 yearly SEFI conference, with no less than nine sessions treating engineering ethics. This clearly shows a momentum in the Engineering Education community for engineering ethics education. It is an open door…
The GEDC industry forum organised by Mc Master University (Canada) and Petrus communication took place from 28 September to 1 October, similarly to the SEFI conference, online. Given the different time zones around the world, the organisation was a bit…
PRESS RELEASE Representatives from the A-STEP 2030 project joined the GEDC-Industry Forum community to present results from the project and to hear experiences, perspectives and expectations from the next generation of students and recent graduates. More than 120 global experts in…
The European Journal of Engineering Education is the official journal of SEFI, the European Society for Engineering Education (www.sefi.be). We are seeking one or more Associate Editors to expand the editorial team. The editorial team is headed by the Editor-in-Chief…
22 September 2020 SEFI Francesco Maffioli Award recognises exceptional teaching and learning innovations in higher education and was awarded to Una Beagon and her team from TU Dublin Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built Environment for their Creative Design Studio…
22 September 2020 This year, SEFI awarded the Fellowship to one extraordinary member, Martin Echtells Vigild, SEFI President between 2015 and 2017, former Senior Vice President and Dean of Undergraduate Education and Student Affairs at Technical University of Denmark, and…
24 September 2020 This year the Best papers were awarded in five categories, newly also the category of short paper as well as a diversity and inclusiveness award in memory of Prof Susanne Ihsen. We sincerely congratulate the 2020 SEFI…
24 September 2020 Dr Ruth Graham received the Leonardo da Vinci Medal, the highest distinction SEFI can bestow, for her outstanding contribution to engineering education. She was nominated by the SEFI Board of Directors and received this award from Jan…
There are nine ethics events on the SEFI conference, to be held online from 20th to 24th September. We want to draw your attention in particular to the Special Interest Group Ethics meeting on Monday 4:30pm. Here we will join…