Publication: The learner at the centre
This publication is an outcome of the 2nd Validation of Prior Learning Biennale, hosted by VIA University College in Aarhus, Denmark on April 25-27, 2017.
Introducing a new SEFI member – The International University of Logistics and Transport in Wroclaw
In July 2017 the International University of Logistics and Transport in Wroclaw became a new member of SEFI. The university has been operating for 16 years and its priority has always been continuous improvement of the quality of teaching, as…
SEFI 2017 Annual Conference in Azores
Our Annual Conference took place in Angra do Heroismo on Terceira island, Azores, Portugal. It was organised by Istituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto with professors Joao Rocha and José Carlos Quadrado leading the organizing committee. The conference has had…
Professor dos Santos receives the Leonardo Da Vinci medal
The SEFI Leonardo Da Vinci medal has been awarded to Portuguese Professor José Carlos Diogo Marques dos Santos, former Rector of the University of Porto, for his outstanding contribution to engineering education, which has had an international significance. The awardee has been…
Message from new SEFI President Mike Murphy
I am honoured to have been elected President of SEFI for the two-year term 2017-2019. SEFI is a wonderful and strong community of scholars and supporters of excellence in engineering education within Europe, and indeed across the world, and I…
SEFI 2017 – Best Paper and Best Poster
At the closing ceremony of the 2017 conference, the winners of the best paper and the best poster award have been announced.
BEST Event on Education in Porto
BEST events on education (EoE) have been organized around Europe since 1998. They enable a group of engineering students to meet and discuss the "on the agenda" topics with experts, local academics, and professionals. The great diversity among the origins…
New Working Group chairs
At the Annual Conference in Terceira, three of our Working Groups selected new chairs. We would like to thank Dr. Susanne Ihsen for chairing the Gender and Diversity WG, Prof. Pieter de Vries for chairing the Open and Online Engineering…
New faces on the SEFI Board of Directors
At the General Assembly held on 20/09/2017 in Terceira, five new members of SEFI Board of Directors were elected. Four of the Board members were reelected: Mr. Xavier Fouger, Prof. Robin Clark, Prof. Carlos Rioja de Rio and Dr. habil.…
SEFI 2017 keynote presentations
We have had the pleasure to see presentation by the following erudite keynote speakers. We would like to thank them for kindly sharing their experience and opinions at the SEFI conference and share their presentations with you: Giovanni Azzone, Politecnico…