DearColleague,
Wearepleasedtoinviteyoutoattendthe8thEuropeanConventionofEngineeringDeans(ECED
2016)tobehostedbyUniversityCollegeLondon,CentreforEngineeringEducation(CEE)atUCL’s
Bloomsburycampusinthewest-endofLondon,UKonthe13th-15thApril2016.
ECED is the European networking event of the year for engineering deans organized by CESAER
(Conference of European Schools for Advanced Engineering Education and Research) and SEFI
(EuropeanSocietyforEngineeringEducation),thatbringstogetherdeanstodiscusscurrentissues
in engineering education and research. ECED represents a unique and important event in the
calendarofseniorleadersinengineeringinstitutions.Thegeneralthemeofthis8thconventionis
“SchoolsofEngineeringattheForefront-MeetingChallengesoftheEngineeringProfession”.
Onboththeoperationalandstrategiclevelstherearedemandsondeanstosecureanddevelop
universityfunctionsandactivities.Thecorefunctionofauniversityistodelivereducatedandskilled
graduates to society. Universities also conduct research and graduate PhDs with engineering
degrees.
This year's convention will embrace these challenges with a program that offers plentiful
opportunitiesfordebateanddiscussions.Atitsconclusion,ECED2016willaimtoagreeanagenda
-theLondonAgenda-whichliststhemostimportantchallengesandopportunitiesforschoolsof
engineeringtoday.Wehopethiswillhelpandinspireengineeringdeansincarryingouttheirroles
asleadersinbotheducationandresearchwhilstcontributingtotheadvancementofengineering
institutionsingeneral.
Theconventionwillbeorganizedinthreesessions:
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SessionI:EngineeringEducation:MeetingtheEngineeringProfession’sneeds
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SessionII:EngineeringResearchandInnovation:MeetingtheneedsforSustainable
Development
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SessionIII:EngineeringSchoolsAdaptingtoChange:Howmuch,howfast-andinwhatway?
The program will include time for interactive discussions and exchanges with the speakers and
amongtheparticipants,throughplenarydiscussions,flippedconventionactivitiesandbreak-out
sessions. Registration for the convention will be open from the 17th of February 2016 on the
conventionwebsitehttp://engineering.ucl.ac.uk/ecedwhereyouwillfindapreliminaryprogramas
wellaspracticalinformation.
UCL,GowerSt,London,WC1E7JE,[email protected]
SEFI,39ruedesDeuxEglises–1000Brussels–www.sefi.be–[email protected]
CESAER,KasteelparkArenberg1,3001Leuven–www.cesaer.org–[email protected]
Wewouldappreciateifyoucouldforwardthisinvitationtoallthedeansofengineeringeducation
andresearchatyourinstitution.WehopetohearfromyousoonandtowelcomeyouinLondonfor
aninspirationalconvention.
Yourssincerely,
Onbehalfof
Prof.NigelTitchener-Hooker-Dean,UCLEngineering
Prof.MartinE.Vigild-DTU,SeniorVicePresident,SEFIPresident
Prof.KarelLuyben-TUDelft,RectorMagnificus,CESAERPresident
Prof.JohnMitchell
Vice-DeanEducation
UniversityCollegeLondon
UCL,GowerSt,London,WC1E7JE,[email protected]
SEFI,39ruedesDeuxEglises–1000Brussels–www.sefi.be–[email protected]
CESAER,KasteelparkArenberg1,3001Leuven–www.cesaer.org–[email protected]