WEEF 2015 - World Engineering Education Forum

Date/Time
9/20/2015 - 9/24/2015
Event Description
IACEE will host a daylong track of three panels and a workshop at the World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) in Florence, Italy, to be held on 20-24 September 2015. IACEE is one of the 12 participating organizations of WEEF 2015 that focuses on and addresses the general theme of resilience to varying aspects and scales, and will explore its applicability and value in engineering education and in engineering overall. 
Location
Florence, Italy
Contact Person
Details
Monday, 21 September 2015
 
14:00-15:30
Panel 1: Innovation and Industry: How Education Fuels Resilience
Chair:  Paul Marca (Stanford University)
Panelists/Presenters:  Ed Borbely, (University of Michigan), Raouti Chehih, (Euratechnologies), David Butler (HR Thales), Yvonne Leigl, (Tenaris) and Dirk Deuster (Bosch Corporation)
 
16:00-17:00
Panel 2: Attractiveness of Continuing Engineering Education in Partnership with Industry:  Challenges and Opportunities for Universities
Chair:  Linda Krute (North Carolina State University)
Panelists/Presenters: Patricio Montesinos (Valencia University of Technology), Soma Chakrabarti (University of Delaware), Kim Scalzo (State University of New York)
 
17:00-19:00
Panel 3: New Trends in Engineering Education 
Chair: Nelson Baker (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Panelists/Presenters: Anthony Morris (CPDlive), Alfredo Soeiro (University of Porto), Paul Marca (Stanford University)
 
 

Tuesday, 22 September 2015
 
14:00-15:30
IACEE Membership Meeting (Open to all WEEF attendees)
 
17:00-19:00
Workshop: Building and Marketing Continuing Education Programs for Global Engineering Workforce
Chair:  Linda Krute (North Carolina State University)
Workshop Leaders: Soma Chakrabarti (University of Delaware), Patricia Hall (The University of Tulsa)

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9/20/2015 - 9/24/2015  


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