Meet our Special Interest Groups at SEFI 2025
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…
SEFI PhD Summer School 2025: A week of inspiration, exchange, and growth
📍 Eindhoven, The Netherlandsđź“… 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…
(Call closed) The SEFI Early Career Researchers’ Club
UPDATE: We sincerely thank all participants for their interest in the 2025/26 intake. The survey is now closed. Respondents will be notified during the week of 15 July 2025 regarding the next steps. For those who missed this round, the next application…
Enhancing Inclusivity at SEFI: Welcoming New Person of Trust
InĂŞs Direito, SEFI Person of Trust Dear SEFI friends, We are pleased to announce the appointment of InĂŞs Direito as SEFI Person of Trust. This appointment advances our mission of becoming a more inclusive and welcoming community. InĂŞs, a trusted member…
What are the Barriers to Contributing to SEFI Conferences?
Dear SEFI Community, We would like to invite you to participate in a research study about barriers to participating and attending SEFI conferences. This survey is a project of the SEFI Diversity Equity and Inclusion SIG and will take approximately 7-10 minutes of your…
Caring for the Future: Empathy in Engineering Education
Webinar - Guest presenter: Johannes Strobel (Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at University of Texas at El Paso, USA) Get ready to embark on an exciting journey with us as we kick off the Fall webinar series…
SEFI 2023 Birds of a (Different) Feather
Celebrating the identities that make us each unique and valued member of the SEFI community Do you wonder whether you fit into SEFI spaces and conferences? Are you concerned about expressing your identity(ies), and personal views at SEFI events? Do…
SEFI@Work: Reflexivity and Positionality statements
SIG Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Reflexivity and Positionality statements – examining the impact of our social identities in engineering education research Date and time: 6 February 2023 10:00 EST/16:00 CET Engineering education researchers' social identities – their backgrounds, world views,…
SEFI@work: Be Ready to Make It Awkward
Invitation: Be Ready to Make It Awkward a practical workshop to practice responding to discriminatory comments October 5th, 15-16h30 CET You know that moment when someone says something biased that you struggle to know how to respond to? Register here…