This year’s Spring Ethics Symposium builds on ongoing conversations in engineering ethics education that emphasize the human, relational, and context-sensitive aspects of engineering practice and pedagogy. Empathy, care, and attention offer powerful lenses for reimagining how engineers are educated, not just as problem solvers, but as people embedded in complex social, environmental, and ethical worlds.

This Summer School is designed to support early-career academics in Engineering Education Research as they develop their scholarly identities and strategies for impactful careers. With a focus on creativity, integration, and transformation, the program will explore how research can meaningfully connect to teaching, interdisciplinary collaboration, and wider academic life.

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The European Convention of Engineering Deans (ECED) is SEFI’s flagship annual event bringing together engineering deans, academic leaders, and key stakeholders from across Europe and beyond.

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This edition’s theme, Socratic Roots and AI Wings – Transforming Physics and Engineering Education, invites participants to explore the fascinating intersection between time-tested dialogic teaching methods and the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-enhanced academic practice. It welcomes contributions that critically examine risk-aware, accountable, and evidence-based uses of AI in engineering physics education, while admiring the constant value of inquiry-driven learning.

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This forum will serve as a global meeting point for trusted partners from the most highly recognized engineering programs worldwide. It offers unparalleled opportunities to establish cooperation, exchange experiences, and develop strategic alliances with institutions that share the prestigious EUR-ACE quality label.

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As part of the Engineering Education Research & Action Week, the SEFI Regional Event 2026 will focus on engineering education for sustainable development, bringing together educators, researchers, and practitioners to explore innovative approaches to teaching and learning in engineering.

The programme will feature a series of interactive workshops, keynote talks, and a public presentation of the findings from the exploratory project “Empathic Engineering Education for Sustainable Development”, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).

Participation is free of charge, but registration is required. Register here.

The Doctoral Symposium is a pre-conference day to the SEFI 2026 Annual Conference and offers PhD candidates an opportunity to discuss their research with a number of well-established scholars in the EER field. During a full day, participants will present their dissertation work and exchange feedback, working in small groups of about three PhD students and two senior participants.

Learn more here. Abstract submissions due 1 June 2026.

The current global landscape is characterized by many complex and challenging situations that demand the expertise and involvement of engineers and scientists. While engineers are often focused on providing reliable, optimized, and efficient solutions, the broader societal, ethical, and cultural impact of these solutions might be beyond the scope of traditional engineering practice.

Addressing these challenges effectively requires a more holistic perspective integrating insights from social sciences, humanities and ethics into the engineering curricula and professional practice. By fostering interdisciplinary understanding, engineers can not only create technically robust solutions but also ensure that these solutions are socially responsible, culturally sensitive, and sustainable in the long term.

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