8thEuropeanConventionofEngineeringDeans
ECED2016
SchoolsofEngineeringattheForefront-
MeetingChallengesoftheEngineeringProfession
13-15April2016,London,UK
UniversityCollegeLondon(UCL)
DiscussingthefutureofEngineeringEducation,ResearchandInnovation
Website:http://www.engineering.ucl.ac.uk/eced/
Sponsoredby:
UCL,GowerSt,London,WC1E7JE,[email protected]
SEFIHeadOffice,39ruedesDeuxEglises,1000Brussels(B)[email protected]
CESAEROffice,KasteelparkArenberg1,3001Leuven(B)[email protected]
PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY13APRIL2016
1700-2000 RegistrationandWelcomeReception
SouthCloisters,WilkinsBuilding,UniversityCollegeLondon,GowerSt,WC1E6BT
THURSDAY14APRIL2016
830-900
Registration
UCLEngineering,Robert’sBuilding,TorringtonPlace,London,WC1E7JE
900-915
OPENINGSESSION
Prof.NigelTitchener-Hooker-Dean,UCLEngineering
Prof.MartinE.Vigild-DTU,SeniorVicePresident,SEFIPresident
DavidBohmert-CESAERSecretary-General
915-1300
SESSIONI
EngineeringEducation:MeetingtheEngineeringProfession’sNeeds
▪ Chairperson:ProfessorMikeMurphy,DIT
▪ Rapporteur:ProfessorManfredHampe,TechnischeUniversitätDarmstadt
915-1000
YouTubesessionI
Prof.Dr.-Ing.GerhardMüller,SeniorVicePresidentAcademicandStudentAffairs,
TechnischeUniversitätMünchen(TUM)
Plenarydiscussion
1000-1020 CoffeeBreak
1020-1130 PanelsessionI
▪ ProfessorSarahSpurgeon,HeadoftheSchoolofEngineeringandDigitalArts,
UniversityofKent
▪ RachelSchroeder,HeadofEmploymentMarketingAirbus&AirbusGroup.
Plenarydiscussion
1130-1230 Break-outgroupdiscussions(moderatedactivity)
1230-1300 Report–Plenarydiscussion–Wrapup
1300-1430 LunchBreakandNetworking-BritishMuseumTreasureHunt
UCL,GowerSt,London,WC1E7JE,[email protected]
SEFIHeadOffice,39ruedesDeuxEglises,1000Brussels(B)[email protected]
CESAEROffice,KasteelparkArenberg1,3001Leuven(B)[email protected]
1430-1800 SESSIONII
EngineeringResearchandInnovation:MeetingtheneedsofSustainable
Development
▪ Chairperson:ProfessorMadsNygård,NTNU,formerVPCESAER
▪ Rapporteur:Prof.Dr.-Ing.JörgFeldhusen,DeanoftheFacultyofMechanical
Engineering,RWTHAachenUniversity
1430-1545 PanelsessionII
▪ ProfessorRaoBhamidimarri,Vice-President(Development),LondonSouth
BankUniversity
▪ Professorem.Dr.Ing.JoséLuisEncarnacao,FoundingDirector-Fraunhofer
InstituteforComputerGraphicsResearch
▪ ProfessorRicardoMartínez-Botas(HeadoftheThermofluidsDivisionat
ImperialCollegeLondon)
Plenarydiscussion
1545-1630 YouTubesessionII
▪ PerWarfvinge,AssistantDeanforInternationalRelations,LundUniversity,
FacultyofEngineeringLTH
Plenarydiscussion
1630-1730 Break-outgroupdiscussions(moderatedactivitywithrefreshments)
Coffeeandrefreshmentswillbeprovidedinrooms.
1730-1800 Report–Plenarydiscussion–Wrapup
1930-2200 GalaDinner
HMSBelfast,TheQueen'sWalk,London,
SE12JH
HMSBelfastisamuseumship,originallya
RoyalNavylightcruiser,permanently
mooredinLondonontheRiverThames
andoperatedbytheImperialWar
Museum.
http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/hms-belfast
UCL,GowerSt,London,WC1E7JE,[email protected]
SEFIHeadOffice,39ruedesDeuxEglises,1000Brussels(B)[email protected]
CESAEROffice,KasteelparkArenberg1,3001Leuven(B)[email protected]
FRIDAY15APRIL2016
900-1230
SESSIONIII
EngineeringSchoolsAdaptingtoChange:Howmuch,howfast-andinwhat
way?
▪ Chairperson:ProfessorJohnMitchell
900-930
Keynote:ProfCaliePistorius,Vice-ChancelloroftheUniversityofHull
930-1030
PanelIII
▪ ProfSimonMarginson,ProfessorofInternationalHigherEducation,UCL
InstituteofEducation
▪ DrRuthGraham,EngineeringEducationConsultation,
▪ ProfessorMariaKnutsonWedel,Vicepresidentforundergraduateand
master'seducation,ChalmersUniversityofTechnology
Plenarydiscussion
1030-1130
Break-outgroupdiscussions(moderatedactivitywithrefreshments)
Coffeeandrefreshmentswillbeprovidedinrooms.
1130-1200
Report–Plenarydiscussion–Wrapup
1200-1245
SESSIONIV
Conclusions&ClosingoftheConvention
Chairperson:ProfessorMartinVigild
WrapupoftheThreeSessionsbyChairpersonsandRapporteurs
LondonAgenda(Statement&ActionPlantoFollowUp)
VenueofECED2017
1300-1500
Lunchandadditionalmeetings
At1pmfollowingtheconventiontherewillbeaSEFIEuropeanEngineeringDeans
Council(EEDC)Meeting
FormembersoftheSEFIEuropeanEngineeringDeansCouncil,therewillbeameetingofthe
EEDC, with lunch provided. For further details, or for non members of EEDC willing to
participate in the meeting as observers, please contact the EEDC Secretary
[email protected]
At2pmFollowingtheconventiontherewillalsobeaCESAERinitiatedSeminar–lead
bytheCESAERSecretaryGeneral,DavidBohmert:
“ChallengesandOpportunitiesinResearchInfrastructuresfortheEngineeringProfession;The
2016RoadmapoftheEuropeanStrategyForumforResearchInfrastructureswithanOutlook
onthe2018Update-andtheEuropeanCharterforAccesstoResearchInfrastructures”
Thiseventwillbeopentoallinterestedparticipants,andifyouwouldliketojoinit,
pleasecontacttheCESAERLiaisonOfficer,LieveConinx<[email protected]>
UCL,GowerSt,London,WC1E7JE,[email protected]
SEFIHeadOffice,39ruedesDeuxEglises,1000Brussels(B)[email protected]
CESAEROffice,KasteelparkArenberg1,3001Leuven(B)[email protected]