Concerns for student mental health have grown over the last decade, particularly within engineering disciplines, which are often associated with heavy workloads and difficult assessment. There is subsequently an increasing need to understand the stressors that impact engineering students, and…
Despite the increasing magnitude and frequency of disasters, it remains unclear whether civil engineers possess the ability to understand disaster risk and design resilient infrastructures. This episode features Anup Shrestha from Water and Development Research Group, School of Engineering, Aalto University (Finland). We…
The rising complexity of modern societal challenges has intensified interest in interdisciplinary engineering education. In this episode we speak to Professor Anette Kolmos (Professor in Engineering Education and PBL) and Dr Henrik Worm Routhe (Postdoctoral Researcher) from Aalborg University (AAU)…
Although recognised as a priority for engineering education, implementation of Sustainable Development (SD) in curricula has been mixed and limited. This episode features Marie Paretti from Virginia Tech and Maya Menon from the EdTech startup NextWork. We talk about a…
Engineering is a global profession, with various efforts focusing on the globalisation of engineering practice. However, there are many differences between engineering education systems in different contexts. In this episode we discuss what we can learn by comparing engineering education…
Understanding engineering students' unique backgrounds and lived experiences is increasingly being prioritized in an effort to disrupt the current culture of engineering education. In the first episode of our new Publication Spotlight series, Natalie Wint speaks with Madeline Polmear from…
BEST is a highly organised student voice in European engineering education representing over 3,000 volunteers in 30 countries. As SEFI's official go-to partner for the student perspective, they provide invaluable, structured feedback on everything from curriculum design to international collaboration.…
Neil and Natalie would like to thank all listeners and guests for their continued support in making the SEFI podcast a valuable source of information regarding contemporary topics in European engineering education and beyond! This episode captures some of 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…
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…