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…
Thursday, 20 January '22 3pm - 5pm SEFI acknowledges the importance of bringing to the attention of engineering students themes related to sustainable development. The seminar explores innovative approaches to implementing and teaching sustainability in the engineering curriculum. Speakers:Aida…
Engineering ethics education and social justice: synthesis and growth 31st March and 1st April 2022 in Leysin, Switzerland Registration details: There is no registration fee for the Spring School. To register to participate on-line in the Spring School (please note, not all…
17 May, 8-10am EST / 2-4pm CET Few would argue with the idea that societies need engineers to design and build technologies which help to solve societal challenges on the one hand and are inclusive, ethical, and without unexpected negative…
The Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu in the sixth century B.C. wrote: There is nothing softer and weaker than water,And yet there is nothing better for attacking hard and strong things.For this reason there is no substitute for it.All the world…
Ingrid Leman Stefanovic, Professor Emerita, University of Toronto, Canada We live in a time of water crisis. One in ten people survive without access to safe water. One child every two minutes dies from water and sanitation-related illnesses. From floods…
Ricki Levi, Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India Daniel Mishori, Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel The “Rule of Experts: Egypt, Techno-Politics, Modernity” (Mitchel, 2002) describes how Egypt…