5th Annual ASEE Global Colloquium
on Engineering Education Highlights
Conference Overview
Thanks to all those who
joined us for the
5th Annual ASEE Global Colloquium
on Engineering Education
“Engineering Education in the Americas
and Beyond”
October 9 –
12, 2006
Le Meridien Hotel
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The American Society for Engineering Education
(ASEE) presents an annual global colloquium
that unites the diverse elements of the international
engineering education world while focusing on
issues of interest to the international engineering
education community. The colloquium, held annually
in locations such as Berlin, Beijing and Sydney
with the assistance of engineering education
organizations from the host country, links engineering
educators across international borders and brings
together teachers and researchers who would
otherwise never have an opportunity to meet
and exchange ideas and viewpoints.
This year, ASEE is pleased to be present the
2006 Global Colloquium in Rio de Janeiro with
the assistance of ABENGE, the Brazilian Society
for Engineering Education, and Rio universities
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
and Instituto Militar de Engenharia. Program
tracks will address the core issues of primary
and secondary education, curriculum for the
global engineer, and engineering for the Americas.
The focus of the Colloquium is on successful
strategies for dealing with each of these issues.
Contributors will present examples of successful
strategies, describing actions that are being
taken and providing supporting evidence of what
works and why. Beyond the excellent technical
program presentations, attendees will have the
opportunity to tour sites in Rio de Janeiro,
along with the finest engineering colleges in
Brazil.
We are pleased to announce that we have invited
engineering students from throughout the world
to join us during the Global Colloquium. A special
student-focused program is currently being designed
enabling students to interact with their global
peers in addition to actively participating
throughout the Colloquium. This will enable
them to speak with representatives of corporations,
international organizations such as the World
Bank Institute and the Organization
of American States (OAS), government representatives,
university faculty and deans and engineering
societies. There will also be several workshops
focusing on cutting-edge issues related to Engineering
Education and economic development.
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