From 15–18 September, SEFI 2025 partners and sponsors are hosting a series of invited workshops exploring the future of engineering education. These are taking place throughout the conference as listed below. Topics include AI and digital tools, sustainability, curriculum innovation,…
The field of engineering studies is a diverse, interdisciplinary arena of scholarly research. The Engineering Studies Paper Prize for 2025 awarded by the International Network for Engineering Studies (INES) celebrates an excellent refereed journal paper or book chapter addressing the…
List of SEFI Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and their activities at the Annual Conference in Tampere, Finland 15-18 September 2025, Tampere University SEFI activities take place year-round, primarily within our Special Interest Groups. Below is an overview of the sessions…
Madrid, 9 July 2025 — In a dynamic session hosted by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid’s Leganés Campus, SEFI Board Member Dr. Ramon Vilanova Arbos (Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ) and Prof. Dr. Paloma Diaz from the…
Attracting students to study engineering, and helping society understand what engineers do, are ongoing challenges within engineering education. In this episode we spoke to Mariana Velho, Communication, Education and Outreach Manager for CERN openlab. Mariana draws upon her background in…
By Tom Børsen, Associate Professor, Aalborg University How can we prepare engineering students not only to design technical solutions, but also to understand and possibly influence the policies that underpin those solutions? That question was central to the recent SEFI@work…
THE 22ND SEFI SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP IN MATHEMATICS SEMINAR Organising this year’s Mathematics SIG meeting was both exciting and inspiring for us. After being participants for ten years, it was a great honour for us to host it in the…
📍 Eindhoven, The Netherlands📅 20–23 May 2025 The SEFI PhD Summer School 2025, held at the inspiring JADS Den Bosch, brought together 36 PhD students from 13 countries for four days of intensive learning, reflection, and connection. Hosted by TU Eindhoven in collaboration with the 4TU.Centre for Engineering…
Feedback is a somewhat perennial topic within higher education (HE), with increasing emphasis on students as independent learners who should engage as active participants to fulfil the role of a self-regulated learner. In this episode we spoke to Dr. Kurt…
