What is SEFI?

1. What is SEFI? European Society for Engineering Education SociétéEuropéenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs EuropäischeGesellschaftfürIngenieurausbildung Founded in 1973: 35 years already !!!!! SEFI is nothing but its members 380 (180 institutions) in 42 countries and the contributions from its members SEFI 2008

2. Institutional members Institutions of a high level (post secondary) that offer a complete curriculum leading to an academic engineering degree. Individual members Typically teachers of science or engineering or science. People engaged in international relations. Students. Industrial members Any industrial company, public administration or other organisation having an interest in supporting European Engineering Education. Associate members Professional societies or other organisations interested in initial or continuing education of engineers. Student organisations. Members SEFI 2008

3. Mission • by linking Engineering Educationinstitutions and educators, • by providing services to its members, • by serving as an international forum and, • by representing the European Engineering Education Community. To support and promote European Engineering Education SEFI 2008

4. Objectives • to contribute to the development and to the improvement of EE; • to provide appropriate services and information about EEE; • to improve communication and exchanges between teachers, researchers and students; • to promote cooperation between industry and those engaged in EE; • to act as a link between its members and other societies or international organisations; • to promote the European Dimension in EE; • to contribute to the recruitment of good students in EE; • to promote the position of EE and engineering professionals in society. BUT HOW ?? SEFI 2008

5. Working Groups/Committees • Curriculum Development • Continuing Engineering Education • Engineering Education and Mathematics • Engineering Education and Physics • ICT and Engineering Education • Women in Engineering • Ethics and Engineering Education • Web Commitee • EJEE Committee • Task Forces on Accreditation / Bologna Implementation And established this year: Engineering Education Research SEFI 2008

6. Specifictopicsstudiedby ad hoc groups • The impact and implementation of the BolognaProcess (Ad hoc position papers on www.sefi.be) • The development of a European System for Engineering Education Accreditation (SEFI participates in the « EUR ACE II » EU project and is a foundingmember of ENAEE – European Network for the Accrediation of EE • Globalisation of Engineering education: SEFI is a foundingmember of IFEES SEFI 2008

7. Annual Conferences • … • Achieving and Assessing Quality of EE (Luleå, 1993) • The First Five Years of the New East-West Partnership (Prague 1994) • EE for Innovation (Compiègne, 1995) • Educating the Engineer for Lifelong Learning (Vienna, 1996) • Humanities and Arts in a Balanced EE (Cracow, 1997) • Entrepreneurship, Management and EE (Helsinki, 1998) • Re-discovering the Centre (Winterthur/Zürich, 1999) • The International Education of Engineers (Paris 2000) • New Engineering Competences - Changing the Paradigm (Copenhagen2001) • The Engineer of the Renaissance (Florence 2002) • The Global Engineer: Education and Training for Mobility (Porto 2003) • The Golden Opportunity for Engineering Education? (Valencia 2004) • The Engineering Education at the Cross Roads of Civilzations (Ankara 2005) • Engineering Education and Active Students (Uppsala, 2006) • Joining Forces in Engineering Education towards Excellence (Miskolc 2007) • Quality Assurance, Employability and Innovation (Aalborg 2008) And….. SEFI 2008

8. “Attracting Young People in Engineering Engineering is fun!” 37th Annual SEFI Conference Rotterdam (NL) 1-4 July 2009 See www.sefi.be SEFI 2008

9. Publications … and a monthly electronic newsletter: news@sefi containing a press review and the last stories in HEE in Europe and the World…. (for members only) SEFI 2008

10. Cooperation Projects • EUThematic Networks • Accompanying measures of SOCRATES/LLP • TEMPUS International relations • Official relationships with UNESCO • Regular contacts with the European Commission • Founding member of EuroPace, ENAEE, IFEES • Cooperation agreement with IGIP, ASIBEI, JSEE • Regular contacts with CLAIU, CESAEER, FEANI, EUA, CEFI/CNISF, ASEE, RAEE, WFEO … SEFI 2008

11. Why join SEFI? -Get information and new ideas -Get certain services -Take advantage of excellent opportunities for professiona pedagogical development in an international context -Contribute to the development of European EE and of its Accreditation -European Engineering Education needs a society like SEFI to represent it SEFI 2008

12. SEFI mission can be summarised as follows ….. How shall we best educate engineers for the future!

13. SEFI New Action Plan (2005-2009) - improve and develop the services to ourmembers- work on the visibility of the Society and on the reinforcement of itsrole as communication and dialogue tools for all thoseinvolved in EE- reinforce the cooperationwith the students- continue and developquality assurance and accreditationactivities

14. And… - develop actions in the field of academic activities- facilitate policy developments relating to EE, research and industry - contribute to the widening of the horizon of European EE beyond the European borders SEFI 2008

15. Position Papers • On the BolognaProcess, preparedjointlywith CESAEER (2005) • On the creation of the European Institute of Technology by the European Union (2006) • On the Doctorate in the BolognaProcess (2007) SEFI 2008

16. To contact us Secretary General Mrs. Françoise CÔME Membership Officer Mrs. Trine Riva 119, rue de Stassart B-1050 Brussels Telephone: + 32 2 502 36 09 Telefax: + 32 2 502 96 11 info@sefi.be www.sefi.be SEFI 2008