SPEE attended CNaPPES2019 which took place at the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém from July 11-12. During the congress, the SPEE Board had the opportunity to meet with the CNaPPES Coordinating Committee to find ways of collaborating for the next editions.
The President of SPEE participated in the general meeting of the Active Learning in Engineering Education (ALIEN) project, which took place from June 17 to 19 at the ISEP. During the event, the President made a presentation entitled “Active Learning as a Research Area in Engineering Education”, which, among other things, highlighted the recent creation of a working group within SPEE dedicated to the theme of Research in Education in Engineering.
SPEE Board visited Universidade de Aveiro in 25 une 2019, promoting an open session to all Colleagues to:
There was also a brief working meeting between the SPEE Board and the Presidente of Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho, Professor João L. Monteiro.
This activity is part of the 2nd axis defined by SPEE Board, namely to bring the Society closer to its members, both individual and institutional.
SPEE Board visited Universidade de Aveiro in 26 June 2019, promoting an open session to all Colleagues to:
There was also a brief working meeting between the SPEE Board and the Vice-Reitor para o Ensino e Formação da Universidade de Aveiro, Professor Jorge Adelino Rodrigues da Costa.
This activity is part of the 2nd axis defined by SPEE Board, namely to bring the Society closer to its members, both individual and institutional.
The President of SPEE participated in the national conference for reflection and debate on the implementation and future of the Bologna Process. The conference, which has institutional support from the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities (CRUP) and the Coordinating Council for Higher Polytechnic Institutes (CCISP), was structured in four perspectives: the political and governmental, the higher education institutions, students and the civil society.
More information in https://www.ua.pt/bolonha20anos/Default.aspx
SPEE President met informally with the President of the International Society for Engineering Pedagogy (IGIP), Hanno Hortsch and the Secretary General of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), Hans-Jurgen Hoyer, at ICL2018 (25-28 September in Kos, Greece), having shared topics of mutual interest.
The 7th edition of Special Track “Talking about Teaching” was once again integrated into the 21st International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2018) and the 47th IGIP International Conference on Engineering Pedagogy (IGIP2018) in Kos, Greece.
The organizers, Alberto Cardoso, José Couto Marques and Teresa Restivo, members of SPEE and IGIP, promoted the discussion about Engineering Education through the debate and sharing of ideas, procedures and development projects related to the mission of both Societies. TaT’18 added 8 communications in two sessions that took place in the morning and afternoon of 27 September.
More information:
http://www.icl-conference.org/current/cfp_special_sessions_contributions.php#3
In October 2018 Bill Williams was invited to San Jose, California to attend a panel of Pioneers of Engineering Education. His trip was part of a project of the University of Washington and had the support of the National Science Foundation of the USA.
In November 2018 following his appointment as Visiting Professor of the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), Bill Williams presented a talk with the title “It’s not just about innovation: 14 ways engineers create value”.
More information at
: http://shannonchance.net/…/inaugurating-a-pioneer-in-engin…/
Filomena Soares was present at the annual UK and Ireland Engineering Education Research (EER) Network Symposium held at the University of Porstmouth from 1 to 2 November 2018.
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