Although engineering has always been an international endeavor and the worldwide focus has been core in engineering, integrating global perspectives in engineering ethics education is far from obvious. Esther Matemba states in Redefining the “dominated” power position in global engineering and…
Rana Tallal Javed (Ibtidah Solutions and University of Oslo, Norway), Junaid Qadir (Qatar University, Doha, Qatar) Modern technology, apart from enabling various technical wonders, is often accompanied by harmful concomitants. In particular, the rise of artificial intelligence has raised concerns…
Malebogo Ngoepe, Corrinne Shaw, Kate le Roux and Brandon Collier-Reed (University of Cape Town, South Africa) This editorial discusses an ethics case study used in a first-year level introduction to mechanical engineering course in South Africa, a context in which…
Satya Sundar Sethy, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India. Email: satyasundar20012001@gmail.com In India, Engineering Ethics (hereafter, EE) education is getting more popular day by day. The AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education), a regulatory…
Esther Matemba, Curtin University, Australia When conducting my PhD research on Globalisation of engineering education in Sub-Saharan Africa (Matemba 2020), I argued that the existing discourse on developing global engineers was leaning more towards the Global North perception of engineering…
Alessio Gerola, Wageningen University, The Netherlands When I started studying philosophy of technology at the University of Twente, none of the mandatory course readings engaged with perspectives outside of the Western philosophical canon. At the time I was still discovering…
Kirsten A. Davis, Siddhant S. Joshi, Lori Czerwionka, Gabriel Rios Rojas, Francisco J. Montalvo Purdue University, USA In our increasingly connected and globalized world, engineering problems are becoming more complex and interdependent. Engineering courses often emphasize abstract and closed-ended problem…
Balamuralithara Balakrishnan (Sultan Idris Education University, Malaysia) In recent years, global society has faced a number of pressing issues and problems relating to the environment's sustainability, the human race's well-being, and world peace. Engineering ethics education is critical in preparing…
Wednesday 9 February, 3-5 pm CET / 9-11am EST Inclusive learning environments and equity-centred classrooms contribute to the development of students who are empowered and engaged. In turn, empowered students are better prepared and motivated to question the practices in…
29-30 June 2022, University College London This conference will be hosted by University College London on the 29th and 30th June 2022 and will run as a hybrid event. Talks and workshops will be presented in person with an option for delegates…