At the beginning of December, the SEFI Early Career Researchers Club hosted their final session for 2025. The SEFI Early Career Researchers’ Club is a 9-month initiative designed to support and connect early-career researchers in Engineering Education Research (EER). The…
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…
Application and registration for the SEFI 2026 Summer School on Engineering Education Research is now open! Apply here. Date: 19–22 May, 2026 Location: Aalborg University, Denmark Application Deadline: 10 January, 2026 Who can apply? PhD students pursuing engineering education research,…
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…
Empathy, care, and attention in engineering education: Global and multidisciplinary perspectives Date: 20-24 April 2026 (9:00-17:30 each day)Location: Sofia, BulgariaLocal host: Diana Bairaktarova (dibairak@vt.edu)Organising team: Diana Bairaktarova, SEFI SIG Ethics Co-chairs Diana Martin (diana.martin@ucl.ac.uk) and Mircea Toboșaru (mircea.tobosaru@upb.ro), SEFI SIG Ethics assistant Rozali BadaouiCapacity: 50 participants…
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…
The SEFI Annual Conference 2024, held from 2-5 September at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), marked a significant moment in the history of SEFI. As the 52nd edition of the event, this year’s gathering attracted over 550 participants,…