Dear SEFI members, I hope this message finds you in good health in spite of the current COVID19 crisis. Besides the obvious health implications associated with the COVID19 outbreak, current efforts to avoid or constrain the COVID19 spread have affected…
A-STEP 2030 research outputs at World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development Representatives from the A-STEP 2030 project joined the Engineers Ireland's community for the launch of World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development on 4th March. World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development is a UNESCO…
A-STEP 2030 Project keeps on going in times of confinement 19-20 March 2020 - The 4th Transnational Project Meeting of the A-STEP 2030 Erasmus+ project was initially planned as a face-to-face meeting at Aalborg University in Denmark but had to be turned…
Call for candidates: 2020 SEFI electionsBoard of directors and Vice president The SEFI elections will take place on the occasion of the 2020 SEFI General Assembly in September. We are inviting candidatures for the following positions: 7 members of Board…
The dynamic world of digital ethics “Things are changing so fast that there are so many ethics issues emerging in computer science: how data mining is used, AI, cybersecurity, algorithmic decisions, or privacy. That was the motivation” says Dympna O’Sullivan…
CES EduPack is getting a new name. With the 2020 release, due out in March, GRANTA EduPack will be the new name for the world-leading materials teaching resource. The Granta Design team joined Ansys, Inc. last year, becoming the Ansys…
Model for Creative European Engineering Education The last Transnational Meeting of our EU Erasmus+ strategic partnership project “EBCC” took place in University of Riga (coordinator) on 26-27 February 2020. The meeting brought together representatives from the partner institutions, I. Viksne…
Call for papers: EJEE Special Issue Theme: Online Laboratories in Higher Engineering Education Solutions, challenges, and future directions from a pedagogical perspective Planned Submission Process Deadline for extended abstracts (800-1000 words) ……. 31 October 2020 Notification of invitation for full…
CTI 2020 Annual Conference The annual CTI conference was held on Tuesday 11 February at Bordeaux INP on the theme "Competency-based approach and pedagogical alignment". This topic was considered the most relevant by the CTI members because it concerns more…
Polytechnic Summit 2020 - Designing and Building a New Technological University 3rd – 5th June, 2020 at TU Dublin https://www.dit.ie/polytechsummit2020/ Call for Abstracts Each year the Polytechnic Summit assembles leaders, influencers and contributors who shape the future of polytechnic education.…