Conference Overview

The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) presents an annual global colloquium that unites the diverse elements of the international engineering education and corporate world while focusing on issues of interest to the international engineering education community. The colloquium, held annually in locations such as Berlin, Beijing, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Istanbul and Cape Town with the assistance of engineering education organizations from the host country, links engineering educators across international borders and brings together teachers, researchers and corporate colleagues who would otherwise never have an opportunity to meet and exchange ideas and viewpoints. The meeting also includes annual Global Student Forum on Engineering Education; a series of innovative, cutting edge workshops; and a socio-economic/political forum on issues of critical importance in the host region.

Conference Highlights

Global Student Forum - Saturday, October 10 - Sunday, October 11th

The Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED) in cooperation with American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Budapest Tech Student Union hopes to gather close to 50 student leaders in Budapest, Hungary October 9th-15th, 2009 for the Global Student Forum (GSF) on Engineering Education to discuss this year’s conference theme “Ensuring Equitable and Diverse Global Representation with Engineering Education.”

Through this one-week event, students will be a part of an international experience, submerged in the atmosphere of cross-cultural communication and creative thinking, focused on improving engineering education. Participants will take part in workshops aimed at providing them with tools to find innovative solutions with a global perspective and apply them in their local communities. They will get a chance to learn about already existing student projects and literature on this important issue and get involved and/or start their own regional and global initiatives with the aim of maximizing the student voice within the engineering education community.

This unique international collaboration will ultimately empower students to make concrete changes in their home institutions and to continue to be global leaders in engineering education’s development (Pre-registration required).

For more information please visit the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development's (SPEED) website

Intergenerational Presentations presented by the Global Student Forum
Sunday, October 11th, 16:00 - 18:00

The Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED) invites all Global Colloquium Participants to take part in its Intergenerational Presentations. During this session, action plans created by student leaders, during the two day Global Student Forum (GSF) will be presented to professional stakeholders. The Intergenerational Presentations will take place from 16:00-18:00.

Global Engineering Deans Council Institute for Deans & Rectors Workshop Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard, Dassault Systèmes, Autodesk, University of Toronto, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Michigan State University, Peking University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Duke University, University of Hartford & Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL) - Monday, October 12th

Separate, pre-registration required.  The Global Engineering Deans Council will host a full day leadership building workshop for invited engineering deans and rectors from Hungary, Europe, and the rest of the world. The workshop entitled "The Influence of Globalization in Engineering Education, Pedagogies, and Accreditation present the following three tracks:

Track One: Building the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) by Bologna Process

Track Two: Attributes of a Global Engineer

Track Three: Enhancing Engineering Education with Technology

A lunchtime address will also be given discussing the ASEE/NSF project, "Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic Innovation in Engineering Education" by Dr. Jack Lohmann,Vice Provost and Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Tamás Németh, Secretary General of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences will also welcome the group. ASEE and the Global Engineering Deans Council gratefully acknowledges the following organizations for their partnership: Hewlett-Packard, Dassault Systemes, Autodesk, University of Toronto, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Michigan State University, Peking University, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Duke University, University of Hartford & Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL.

Global Colloquium Workshops - Monday, October 12
Workshop Session I - 09:00 - 12:00
Workshop Session II - 14:00 - 17:00

A variety of pressing topics in engineering education will be addressed by two sessions of 3-hour workshops. Presenters from leading universities and companies in the U.S. and around the world will offer the following subjects to choose from: Monday morning, attendees can attend workshops on revolutionizing the problem solving feedback process and workshops presented by Quanser, and National Instruments. During the afternoon, workshops will be offered on developing thnking skills in a global context, eco-design and understanding a lifecylce approach to product design, and low cost engineering project design with a focus on innovation. Each of these workshops strongly emphasizes an interactive mode of delivery.

International Ideas Exchange: Contributed Poster Session I and Opening Reception Presented by National Instruments
Monday, October 12, 17:00 - 19:00

All conference attendees are invited to the opening reception presented by National Instruments to kick off the Global Colloquium and enjoy an elegant evening at the Intercontinental Budapest. This is the perfect oppurtunity to network with an electic panel of peers and partners from around the glob.

Admission to this event is complimentary with a full paid registration. Additional tickets and/or guest tickets are $40 (US dollar) per person.

Opening Plenary Presented by Autodesk
Tuesday, October 13, 09:00 - 10:15

Presenter: Dr. Qidi Wu, Chairperson, National Accreditation Committee of Engineering Education; Ministry of Education, People’s Republic of China; & Director of the Center of Engineering Education, Tsinghua University, China

Introduced By: Dr. Joe Astroth, Vice President Learning & Education, Autodesk, USA

Speech Title:China Engineering Education: New Trends and Innovative Initiatives

Professor Qidi Wu is currently Chairperson of the National Accreditation Committee of Engineering Education, Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China, and Director of the Center of Engineering Education of Tsinghua University. Also, Dr. Wu is on faculty of the School of Electronics & Information Technology and the School of Economics & Management of Tongji University, Shanghai – where she was president 1986 – 2004. Dr. Wu works concurrently as Vice Chairperson of the All-China Women’s Federation; is a Member of the Degree Awarding Committee of the State Council, a Standing Member of the Chinese Association of Automation, and a senior member of IEEE. Professor Wu was a Member of the Seventh and Eighth Shanghai Municipal Party Committee of CPC; an Alternate Member of the Sixteenth Central Committee of CPC. From 2003-2008, Prof. Wu was vice minister of education of PRC in charge of higher education and vocational education. She has published more than 200 academic papers and 8 books; has completed over 30 research projects, 17 of which are award-winning. Dr. Wu is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress in China. Throughout her professional career, Qidi Wu has worked closely with the education community not only in China but also around the world to improve the quality and innovation of engineering education. In her keynote address, Dr. Wu will address trends and innovative initiatives in engineering education in China, efforts to improve the quality of engineering education in China and around the world, and her perspective on how to attract and prepare the next generation of engineering professionals.

GCEE Socio and Political Plenary
Tuesday, October 13, 10:45 - 12:00

The Global Colloquium aims to engage the global engineering education community deeply with the host country and region. Part of the value of this event for visitors is that they go home having learned something about the really important issues of the host country, from the perspective of their host. Equally the participants from the host region have opportunity to learn more about their local issues through the act of sharing them with their international colleagues.

The Socio and Political Plenary initiates this conversation and provides an important catalyst for deeper socio-cultural engagement. The Cultural and Engineering tours on Wednesday afternoon strengthen this engagement.

Moderator:     Dr. Anikó Kálmán, MA, PhD, Associate Professor & Deputy Head, Department of Technical Pedagogy, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Presenters:

• Dr. Andras Vertes, Chairman, GKI Economic Research Co., Budapest, Hungary
  Speech Topic: "Political and Economic Challenges and Responses"
• Mr János Setényi, Managing Director & Senior Consultant, Expanzio Human Consulting Ltd., Budapest Hungary
  Speech Topic: "Social and Educational Change in Central and Eastern Europe during the Last Twenty Years"

Distinguished Keynote Presentation
Tuesday, October 13, 13:45 - 14:45

All conference attendees are invited to attend the Distinguished Keynote Presentation featuring Gábor Bojár, Founder of Graphisoft SE (www.graphisoft.com) and Aquincum Institute of Technology (http://ait-budapest.com).  The keynote presentation will occur from 13:45 – 14:45.

Speech Topic: Engineering diversity: Globalization from a small country’s perspective

The presentation will contrast two parallel paths of globalization in engineering: setting global standards on the one hand, and embracing cultural diversity on the other. Only the strongest multinational companies, most of them based in the US, have the power to proceed on the first path. At the same time, the majority of engineering graduates will be employed by smaller firms, or else will start their own companies without the power to set global standards. For such entrepreneurs and professionals it is ever more important to successfully adapt to the cultural diversity of the world. In the age of rapid globalization, being confined to any domestic market, regardless of its size, is unviable in the longer run.. The speaker argues that we should look for the relevant skills of intercultural adaptation in smaller countries, where the pressure for accommodating diverse needs and demands have always been vital. In order to survive and thrive, entrepreneurs from small countries must learn to adapt to each specific market they enter. Lacking scalable markets in place, they have always been required to develop products adjustable to culturally and geographically diverse demands. This inherent interest in customer-focused adaptation, the cultivation of openness and literacy about diverse markets and cultures are important distinguishing features of innovative business.

Gábor Bojár was one of the very few entrepreneurs of Central-Eastern Europe to succeed in global business already in the years of state-socialism. With a degree in physics and several years spent heading the group of mathematicians at the Geophysics Institute of the largest Hungarian university (Eötvös Lórand), Mr Bojár founded his own firm in 1982. Graphisoft a software development company focusing on 3D architectural design, grew rapidlyand in a decade became one of the top three software vendors of the sector internationally. Claiming the most prestigious awards of the trade, Graphisoft's leading product, ArchiCAD® is distributed in over eighty countries and is used by hundreds of thousands of architects, real-estate developers and maintainers. Graphisoft had been introduced to the Frankfurt (1998) and the Budapest (2000) stock exchange and was purchased by Nemetscheck Gmbh (Germany) in 2007 with the aim to establish Europe's predominant architectural design software company. Mr Bojár remains Chairman of Graphisoft's board of directors.

International Ideas Exchange: Contributed Poster Session II

All conference attendees are invited to the second installment of the International Ideas Exchange: Contributed Poster Session II. This is the perfect opportunity to network with an eclectic panel of peers and partners from around the globe.

Admission to this event is complimentary with a full paid registration. Additional tickets and/or guest tickets are $40 (US dollar) per person.

International Ideas Exchange Reception

Enjoy refreshments while exploring and exchanging ideas in the Contributed Poster Session II Reception.

Operettaship Dinner Cruise Presented by DesignSoft, Budapest Hungary
Wednesday, October 14th, 20:00 – 22:00

Attendees are invited to enjoy a candle-lit boat cruise and to admire the view of Budapest from the Danube River.  Singers, instrumental and dancing artists from the Hungarian State Opera House will perform highlights from popular operattas & musicals as well as traditional Hungarian folk dances.  The cruise will also include buffet dinner with a selection of typical Hungarian dishes and wines to complement this memorable experience. 

Participants can board the ship at 19:30 and must provide their own transportation to the event.  The boat departs approximately 600 m away from the Intercontinental Budapest at Pier Vigado ter (square) 9, nearby Marcius 15 ter (square).  Click here for a walking map from the hotel (A) to the ship’s pier (B).

Tickets to this event for attendees and/or guests are $50 (US dollar) pp. 

Closing Banquet Presented by Dassault Systemes
Thursday, October 15th, 19:30 – 22:00

Make plans to join us in the foyer at 19:30 - 20:00 until we open Ballrooms I, II, and III at the Intercontinental Hotel Budapest for this delightful close to the Global Colloquium.  A traditional Hungarian dinner and live music will highlight the evening. We will recreate a tradtional Eastern European ambiance to promote the dialogue between the leading representatives of the Hungarian scientific community and social-economic life.

Admission to this event is complimentary with a full paid registration. Additional tickets and/or guest tickets are $75 (US dollar) pp.

Presentations

Monday – October 12, 2009
Function	Time
Sponsored Technical Workshops I– IV	09:00 – 12:00
Workshop I: Presented by Quanser: Preparing Effective Global Engineers Presenter: Paul Gilbert, CEO, Quanser, Canada	09:00 – 12:00
Workshop II: Presented by National Instruments: Best Examples of Experiential Learning Based on Virtual Instrumentation Presenters: Dr. Doru Ursutiu, Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania; Dr. Angela Varadi, University of Miskolc, Hungary; Dr. Piotr Maj, AGH Krakow, Poland; Dr. Bernward Muetterlein, University of Applied Sciences, Iserlohn, Germany; Dr. Mark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, USA NI ELVIS & LabVIEW Creative Thinking in Engineering Education (8.15 MB)  by Dr. Doru Ursutiu Engineering is fun in the instrumentation laboratory (4.46 MB)  by Dr. Angela Varadi Teaching Future Coworkers (2.11 MB)  by Piotr Maj Problem Based Learning in an Interdisciplinary Environment (3.42 MB)  by Dr. Bernward Muetterlein Teaching DSP First with LabVIEW (10.22 MB)  by Dr. Mark Yoder	09:00 – 12:00
Workshop III : Implementing Online Assessment Strategies and Measuring Student Learning Outcomes in Developing Countries (3.23 MB) Presenters and Moderators: Ms.Claire Masson, Executive Producer, Mastering, Pearson Education, Boston, MA; Ms. Marcia Horton, VP/Editorial Director, Engineering & Computer Science, Pearson Prentice Hall; Ms. Margaret Waples, VP/Director of Marketing, Engineering & Computer Science, Pearson Prentice Hall	09:00 – 12:00
Workshop IV: Presented by DesignSoft: Interactive Workshop on Integrating Simulation and Automated Real-time Measurements in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Education Presenter: Dr. Mihaly (Michael) Koltai, DesignSoft, Budapest, Hungary www.designsoftware.com	09:00 – 12:00
Colloquium Technical Workshops V–VII	14:00 – 17:00
Workshop V: Developing Thinking Skills in a Global Context (218 KB) Presenters: Dr. Yu–Ling Cheng and Dr. Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto, Canada	14:00 – 17:00
Workshop VI: Eco– Design and Understanding a Lifecycle Approach to Product Design (9.10 MB) Presenter: Dr. Charles Pezeshki, Professor, MME, Washington State University, USA	14:00 – 17:00
Workshop VII: Low Cost Engineering Project Design with Focus on Innovation Ballroom III Presenter: Dr. Eduardo de Campos Valadares, UFMG, Brasil	14:00 – 17:00
Tuesday – October 13, 2009
Function	Time
Opening Plenary Sponsored by Autodesk Presenter: Dr. Qidi Wu, Chairperson, National Accreditation Committee of Engineering Education; Ministry of Education, People’s Republic of China; & Director of the Center of Engineering Education, Tsinghua University, China Introduced By: Dr. Joe Astroth, Vice President Learning & Education, Autodesk, USA Speech Title: China Engineering Education Towards the Next Decades (5 MB) Main Plenary Presentation (8.03 MB)	09:00 – 10:15
GCEE Socio and Political Plenary Moderator: Dr. Anikó Kálmán, MA, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Technical Pedagogy, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary The Change and Challenge in EU (746 KB) Presenters: Dr. Andras Vertes, Chairman, GKI Economic Research Co., Budapest, Hungary Speech Topic: "Political and Economic Challenges and Responses" (1.09 MB) Janos Setényi, Managing Director & Senior Consultant, Expanzio Human Consulting Ltd., Budapest Hungary Speech Topic: "Social and Educational Change in Central and Eastern Europe during the Last Twenty Years" (861 KB)	10:45 – 12:00
National Instruments Keynote Presentation Presenter: Ray Almgren, Vice President, Academic Relations, National Instruments, USA Introduced By: Dr. Sarah Rajala, Immediate Past-President, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Dean and Professor, Earnest W. & Mary Ann Deavenport, Jr. Chair, Bagley College of Engineering, Mississippi State University, USA Speech Title: Using a System Design Approach to Tackle Global Challenges (16.59 MB)	13:00 – 13:30
Overview of Socio-Cultural Technical Tours (6,194 KB)	13:30 – 13:45
Distinguished Program Keynote Presentation Presenter: Gábor Bojár, Founder of Graphisoft SE and Aquincum Institute of Technology, Hungary Founder of Graphisoft SE ( www.graphisoft.com) and Aquincum Institute of Technology ( http://ait-budapest.com ) Introduced By: Dr. Lester A. Gerhardt, Professor-Electrical, Systems, and Computer Engineering (ECSE) and Computer Science (CS), Chair of the Board-Global Engineering Education Exchange Program (Global EEE), Senior Advisor to the President-Institute of International Education, USA Speech Topic: Engineering diversity: Globalization from a small country’s perspective (1.44 MB)	13:45 – 14:45
Wednesday – October 14, 2009
Function	Time
Track Sessions I	09:00 – 10:30
Track 1: Engaging Our Future Engineers Session I: Tools of Engagement Moderator:  Tom Katsouleas, Dean, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, USA Presenters: Themes: Jim Bernard, Iowa State University, USA Educating Engineers for 21st Century Careers (2.61 MB) Darryl J. Pines, University of Maryland, College Park, USA Engaging Future Engineers through Social Value Experiences (8.21 MB) Torsten Fransson, Department of Energy Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Energy Engineering Education in the 21st Century (3.26 MB)
Track 2: Accreditation for the Mobile Profession Session I: Contrasting Socio-cultural Accreditation Traditions Moderator: David Radcliffe, Ph.D., Interim Head, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, USA Presenters: Themes: Prof. György Bazsa, President of the Hungarian Accreditation Board, Hungary A Hungarian Perspective on Accreditation (83 KB) Prof Sarah Rajala, Mississippi State University, USA Can Substantial Equivalency Among Engineering Accreditation Systems be Achieved Globally? (985 KB) Dr David Holger, President Elect ABET, USA ABET - the History, Evolution and Current Status of the American Approach to Accreditation of Professional Technical Education (301 KB)
Track 3: Building Effective Partnerships Session I Moderator: Satish Udpa, Dean, University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University, USA Presenters: Themes: Dr. Krishna Vedula, Dean Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA Transforming Engineering Education Globally- the IUCEE Way (5.46 MB) Emmanuel Echeverria, Student, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico Partnership at the National University of Mexico – A Student’s Perspective (1.6 MB) Dr. Russ Jones, Advisor, Khalifa University of Science, Technology, and Research, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Partnerships between Developed and Developing Countries (99 KB)
Sponsored Technical Session
Sponsored Technical Session Presented by National Instruments Presenters: Philipp Krauss, Central European Academic Program Manager, National Instruments, Germany Barna Dobai, Application Engineer Team Leader, Eastern Europe, National Instruments, Hungary Title: Multi-disciplinary Teaching Lab – From the Lab Exercise to Project-based Learning (3.23 MB)	11:00 – 12:30
Sponsored Technical Session Presented by Autodesk Ballroom II Presenters: Bill Nicholl, Lecturer & Researcher, Cambridge University &     Nikolas Bokisch, EMEA Education Program Manager, Autodesk   Title: Combining Creativity with Academic Rigor to Prepare the Next Generation of Engineers Unlocking the Creative Gates: Who's Got the Keys? (3.03 MB) by Bill Nicholl
Sponsored Technical Session Presented by Dassault Systèmes Ballroom III Presenter: Xavier Fouger, Director, Dassault Systèmes Global Learning & PLM Academy, France Title: Digital Engineering in the classroom: A panorama of educational innovations.
Autodesk Keynote Presentation Ballrooms I-III Presenters: Dr. Radek Cieslak, Ph.D., Education Development Manager for Autodesk in Eastern Europe, CIS, Middle East and Africa   Stephen Stott, MA Industrial Design, Education program manager in Europe, Middle East & Africa for Autodesk   Introduced By: Patricia Fox, First Vice President & Vice President, External Affairs, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Engineering & Technology, Indiana University-Purdue University (IUPUI), USA Speech Title: Inspiring & Educating Engineering Professionals, Leaders & Innovators of the Future	13:30 – 14:00
Thursday – October 15, 2009
Function	Time
Track Sessions II	09:00 – 10:30
Track 1: Engaging our Future Engineers Session II: Diverse Perspectives Moderator: Pal Pentelenyi, Deputy Director General  for Centre for Teacher Training and Engineering Education, Budapest Tech, Hungary Presenters: Themes: Dr. Ray (Yueh-Min) Huang, Distinguished Professor Department of Engineering Science National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan “A cross-cultural comparison of Taiwanese and Norwegian engineering students: preferences for university life.” Dr. Maria Rimini – Doering, Robert Bosch, GmbH, Germany Design for all: Women & Engineering (1.38 MB) Dr. Anette Kolmos, Professor, Aalborg University & President, SEFI, Denmark PBL - a Learning Methodology for Sustainability and Global Innovation in Engineering Education (5.33 MB)
Track 2: Accreditation for the Mobile Profession Session II: IEEE’s Approach to Supporting Global Accreditation Moderator:  Dr. Doug Gorham, Managing Director, IEEE Educational Activities, USA Presenters: Themes: Dr. Adam K. Fontecchio, Associate Dean of the College of Engineering, Drexel University, USA Panel Session An integrated session themed around one international community and how they foster ways to enable their members to have qualification recognized globally in what is a very mobile engineering community. IEEE’s Approach and Experience in Global Accreditation (2.44 MB) Dr. Enrique Alvarez Rodrich, IEEE Region 9 Director and Vice Chair of ICACIT Dr. Chandrabhan Sharma, Deputy Dean Faculty of Engineering, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago.
Track 3: Building Effective Partnerships Session II: Models of Global Corporate/University/Government Partnerships Moderator: Váradiné dr. Szarka Angéla, University of Miskolci, Hungary Presenters: Themes: Dr. Peter Kilpatrick, Dean, College of Engineering, Notre Dame University, USA Creating Value and Knowledge through Global Research and Educational Partnerships (2.17 MB) Gábor Bojár, Founder of Graphisoft SE and Aquincum Institute of Technology, Hungary Peer to peer? One step further in industrial partnerships (1.43 MB) Dr. Lueny Morell, Program Manager, Strategy and Innovation Office, HPLabs, Hewlett-Packard, USA Building Global Research Partnerships with Universities with Universities – the HP Way
Inter-Generational Panel -Envisioning Engineering Education Futures: Cross-Generational Perspectives (3.03 MB) Moderators: David Radcliffe, Ph.D., Interim Head, School of Engineering Education, Purdue University, USA & David Delaine, Vice President, Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED), USA The next global colloquium in Singapore in 2010 will consider the shape of engineering education in 2030. The Inter-generational Panel session in Budapest will initiate this discussion and hand off ideas to the Singapore meeting. By drawing on the contrasting perspectives of current academics and industry representatives and those of students, our future engineers, the different “generations” will set forth visions for the global dimensions of engineering education. The session will include focused discussions and brainstorming in small groups utilizing the gathered expertise and perspectives to outline possible futures. This Intergenerational Panel will serve to increase the dialog between the professional stakeholders (academics and industry representatives) and students. Both parties are interested in increasing communication between generations and this session will effectively achieve this in a manner that pushes forward diverse discussions held during the week in Global Student Forum, the Global Engineering Deans Council and the Global Colloquium into concrete suggestions for the future.  This session will encourage outside of the box strategic thinking in which all parties are motivated to action.	11:00 – 12:30
Sponsor Keynote Presentation Presented by Dassault Systemes Presenter: Xavier Fouger, Director, Dassault Systemes Global Learning & PLM Academy Title: Sustainable engineering: an imperative, a challenge, an opportunity. Sustainable designs are the results of a new blend of engineering disciplines, biological considerations, consumer/social behaviors and complex systems understanding. A key to educating a generation of green engineers successful green collars education is a broad, integrated, multi-disciplinary engineering design infrastructure, easy to access by diverse educators. This presentation observes the skills expected in engineers as a result of global changes in environment, economy and learning behaviors. It associates new digital engineering applications with the challenges that are posed to educators by the imperative to develop such new skills.	12:30 – 13:00
Track Sessions III	14:00 – 15:30
Track 1: Engaging our Future Engineers Session III: Global Perspectives on the Future Moderator: Ilesanmi Adesida, Dean, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Presenters: Themes: Prof. Dr. Imre Czinege, Professor; Former Rector, Szechenyi Istvan University; University of Gyor Improving the Engineering Education System (118 KB) Dr. Alan Parkinson, Dean, College of Engineering and Technology, Bringham Young University, USA Improving the Engineering Education System
Track 2: Accreditation for the Mobile Profession Session III: Institutional Impact of Accreditation: National Perspectives Moderator: Dr. Anikó Kálmán, MA, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Department of Tecnical Pedagogy, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Presenters: Themes: Uriel Cukierman, Dr. Liberto Ercoli and Dr. Fabián Soria Universidad Tecnologica Nacional, Argentina Accreditation of Engineering Programs: The case of Universidad Tecnologica Nacional, Argentina (1.92 MB) Dr Funso Falade, University of Lagos, Nigeria Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Engineering Programs in Nigerian Universities (862 KB) Dr. Khairiyah Mohammed Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Impact of Washington Accord Membership on Engineering Education in Malaysia (6.69 MB) Dr. Yun Mook Lim, Yonsei University, Korea Dr. Jun-Haeng Heo, Yonsei University, Korea The Change of Engineering Education through Accreditation in Yonsei University
Track 3: Building Effective Partnerships Session III: Strategic Global Industry-University Partnerships Moderator: Dr. Lou Manzione, Dean, University of Hartford, USA Presenters: Themes: Dr. Lou Manzione, Dean, University of Hartford, USA Industrial Partnering for Preparing Engineers for the 21st Century Global Economy (966 KB) Anthony Manuel, Research Portfolio Director, Bell Labs, Ireland Realization Processes in the Telecommunication Industry Dr. Suresh Goyal, Manager Sustainable Solutions, Bell Labs Strategic Global Industry – University Partnerships Steve Tongue, Office, Chief Technologist, United Technologies, USA Strategic Global Industry-University Partnerships (3.42 MB)
Closing General Session In this special session, we will review our experiences in Budapest and look forward to our Colloquium in Singapore. Closing General Session Presentation (7.51 MB) Track 2 Wrap-Up (2.92 MB) GC 2010 Presentation (9.49 MB)	16:00 – 17:00

Program

Overall Theme

“Cultures, Markets and Regulations: Shaping Global Engineering Education”

The colloquium will explore aspects of the interplay between national culture and history and the relative importance of market forces and regulation in shaping engineering education in different countries and regions. This event takes place in central Europe twenty years following the change from socialist governments and planned economies to more market driven democracies and the expansion of the European Union. The growth of engineering education in the emerging economies of China, India and Brazil and developing world, especially in Africa and the Middle East, and the building of global partnerships and international competition for students also raises issues around the impact of different cultures and approaches to markets and regulation in how engineering education is being shaped as a global enterprise in the 21st century. The implications for engineering education of the global economic crisis which may see a swing back to more regulation increased the urgency of considering these issues now.

This theme will be explored under three tracks as follows:

• Engaging our Future Engineers;
• Accreditation for a Mobile Profession;
• Building Effective Partnerships.

The colloquium will focus on successful strategies and practices that address aspects of the overall theme. Contributors are encouraged to provide examples that detail actions of what works and why, and with supporting evidence.

Track 1: Engaging our Future Engineers

There is growing evidence that in the developed world, careers in engineering and related technical areas do not have the attraction for students that they once had. In contrast, students in developing countries seem much more attracted to engineering. There are a variety of possible explanations for these differences, some of which relate to history and culture and national values but others that are linked to how education is organized and regulated. There are also issues of equity and the inclusion of segments of society who are currently under-represented in the ranks of the profession.

Those students in the developed world who do choose engineering are looking to be much more actively engaged in learning rather than being passive recipients of instruction. We must engage students in new ways based on different pedagogies and creative learning environments that blend face-to-face and virtual interaction and which make the most of modeling and computer simulation. Combined with questions over the cost of this and who pays and who benefits from engineering education, new market forces sometime clash with more traditional notions of education as a public good.

Track 2: Accreditation for Mobile Profession

As graduates begin to emerge from new programs that resulted from the Bologna reforms in Europe and other changes in the structure of engineering education which are being discussed or implemented elsewhere around the world, questions over the recognition of qualifications in different jurisdictions remain. This is at a time of unprecedented demand for engineers to move regularly and practice in places other than where they earned their qualifications. These questions around mutual recognition of qualifications between different processes of accreditation (e.g. EUR-ACE and ABET) ultimately comes back to an issue of quality assurance. How do these different approaches to accreditation and notions of quality reflect deeper historical and cultural traditions in different countries and regions? Is a global market for accreditation services emerging? Is there a danger that models and modes of accreditation from the developed world might dominate accreditation in the developing world and hence reduce diversity in how we educate and assess the competence of engineers? Government regulations also impact licensing requirements for engineers to be able to practice in different jurisdictions. What will be considered a minimum level of qualification for a “global” engineer?

This track explores issues around accreditation, quality and mobility at many scales from the level of the individual degree program, the educational institution, the accrediting bodies, national governments, national and international professional institutions, and pan-national agreements including trade agreements around engineering services.

Track 3: Building Effective Partnerships

In response to some of the forces shaping engineering education globally, many universities are developing strategic partnerships with industry, with other universities, and with government and non-government organizations (NGOs). These different types of institutions (universities, industry, government and NGOs) have distinct cultures; different ways of working, different motivations and drivers, different value systems and different rhythms. The nature and extent of these differences depends also upon the local national culture and history of development of education. Creating effective partnerships that lead to mutual benefits is not easy when the initial expectations of each party may be divergent. This track will identify those factors in particular contexts that are necessary for success.

A critical aspect of partnering that is often overlooked is the impact of intra-generational and inter-cultural differences. What worked for one generation may have little appeal for another. There are also equity issues that arise between generations, especially where historical, cultural or socio-economic factors distort the patterns of participation in engineering education by particular groups in a society.

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