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ACADEMIC WOMEN IN IFEES-GEDC INITIATIVE REVOLUTIONIZING ENGINEERING From Virtual Internship ENGINEERING WORLDWIDE Developing the next generation Opportunities to a global EDUCATION of highly skilled women in Call for Action, find out how Learn about the strategy RESPONSES engineering and technology IFEES-GEDC is uniting the and goals of Australia’s TO COVID-19 industries global engineering education Engineering Institute of community Technology 1 GLOBALENGINEER GLOBALENGINEER 2 CONTENTS

04 Message from GEDC Chair & IFEES President Şirin Tekinay and Ramiro Jordan’s message to the IFEES-GEDC Postponed to November 2022 community

06 Free NX Student Download The Conference Chair and Organising  Siemens Digital Industries Software offer to students Committee for the 2020 WEEF & GEDC 08 Empowering the All Electric Society Conference regret to announce that, due to various circumstances related to the Phoenix Contact COVID-19 pandemic, the conference will be postponed to November 2022. We apologise 10 GEDC Industry Forum Update for this disruption, due to events which are Partnered with McMaster University and Petrus Communications beyond our control. 12 De Beers Group Partner to Foster Young Engineering Talent Women in Engineering Developing Next Generation of Women IFEES & GEDC and the 2020 conference Engineering organising committee are planning a virtual 14 Global Initiatives in Response to event for which further details will follow. COVID-19 Communities around uniting to provide global support We thank everyone who submitted paper abstracts, and will offer all authors the opportunity for their abstracts to be considered for the online seminar. The Technical Program Committee Chair will communicate further details to the authors. 16 NYU Abu Dhabi Establishing Grand Challenges Scholars Program We look forward to welcoming you to Cape Town in 2022, for a Conference addressing GCSP Implemented Around the World Disruptive Engineering Education amidst Global Challenges. Engineering education changes the world, and must respond to a rapidly changing world. Meeting in Africa, 18 Sixth Iran International Conference we will be well placed to consider how we should be educating engineers who can ISEE in Collaboration with Ferdowsi University address the challenges and opportunities of extreme climate change, globalisation, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution; engineers who will develop sustainable 20 Celebrating Representation in Engineering technologies for inclusive societies. Emerging Leaders in Engineering We appreciate your ongoing contribution to the global conversation about engineering education. 22 Featured Dean Dr. Elizabeth Croft, Monash University, Australia 2022 call for papers to follow soon

24 Nominations Open Call for Nominations for 2020 Duncan Fraser Award

26 Community Events Calendar of Events submitted from our community 28 Recommended Media WEEF-GEDC Recommended Media submitted from our community MADRID, SPAIN CONFERENCE | 2021 3 GLOBALENGINEER GLOBALENGINEER 4 About crises and steady states… We are not only limited in the physical magnitudes ŞIRIN MESSAGE we live in, but also in our perception of time. FROM THE “Transients” and “steady states,” defined across different disciplines of engineering, are synthetic GEDC CHAIR tools to simplify analyses and modeling efforts. For TEKINAY example, we isolate the onset of an outbreak as a CALL FOR I hope you and yours are healthy and safe through transient and plot curves of increasing cases and this unprecedented pandemic that has disrupted our deaths, hoping for flattening so we can celebrate lives, prompting extreme measures. As we physically steady state. It is entirely possible that a series of distance ourselves from each other, our global different viruses originating from different parts connection is tighter and stronger than ever. At the of the world will propagate through air, water, or IMMEDIATE time of writing this, late March 2020, I don’t know what food. We have to recognize that it’s just another the world will look like “after” this; i.e., when some day in the life of mother nature. sort of steady state is reached. Historically, humanity The steady state, if there is one, is a collection of has come away from wars and natural disasters transients. Our pointless need to define and look ACTION changed, stronger, adapted, and more resilient. How forward to a steady state where there will never will it all turn out this time? be another disruption, is not only unrealistic This time the disruption is a virus. but also a hindrance to our quest to make life About physical distancing… on Earth sustainable. Our focus on the We, human beings, live our everyday lives in Corona virus seems to have dulled our MESSAGE FROM THE IFEES PRESIDENT millimeter to kilometer scales of magnitude; memory of natural and humanmade we touch, eat, wear, work with, observe, disasters of the last few months: and interact with objects, other humans we emotionally need to think We hope that you, your family and friends are healthy and staying and creatures in this range of scales. every news of fires, floods, safe. This limited range of scales contains all earthquakes, and rampant mass our greed, fight, desire, and ambition. We shootings is the last of its kind. think the Earth is “big,” when we can fly to This myopic view is the reason We are living in uncertain and difficult times. The world is the opposite ends of it in a day, and that’s for looting, hoarding, fighting, changing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and there is no traversing only thousands of kilometers. making everything worse during return to where we were just a few days or weeks ago. Both the We are “fish-eyed” in our perception of the crises. exponential rate of infections and the suddenness of changes are universe. We cannot be prepared for what unprecedented. As we are all facing this global crisis together, let RAMIRO The virus that disrupted our lives is about we cannot anticipate. Neither can we us use this as an opportunity to create innovative “without-borders” models for education, research, entrepreneurship and truly global 125 nanometers in diameter. We think it’s “small,’ anticipate everything, even with the best collaborations. Let’s think proactively to address the current crisis, but it’s actually a big guy in the world of viruses. It technological tools. Science, technology and building infrastructures for resilience, sustainability, justice and JORDAN has traveled around the Earth, across a much wider engineering give us the tools for preparedness peace, and creating a better outcome for all with enduring assets. range of scales of distances compared to its size, than by modeling, analyzing and forecasting: sensor We call to forward-thinking students, faculty, administrators, humans ever have (yes, including space travel we are technologies, Internet of Things, Data Science, visionaries, leaders, game changers to help outline the future (or ever so proud of). It has been paralyzing the lives of, and Artificial Intelligence give us the capability rather today). and killing humans with no regard to the ones who are to put a proverbial statoscope on Earth and save deemed “powerful” by other humans. lives. Where proactive measures are limited, we Disruptions have always triggered innovative need to be quick to react. We currently have several initiatives in engineering solutions. Mechanisms for global collaboration need to Those of us trained in science, technology and be in place, in order to transcend selfishness, 1. Education / Research / Employability engineering, have been able to devise tools to see, and boundaries of any kind when it comes to model, visualize, travel to, research, and impact, things sustainability of life on Earth, in the face of the 2. Infrastructure that are in orders of magnitude smaller or bigger than next challenge, whatever it may be, whenever it ourselves. Femtometer-sized quarks; and billions of may come. 3. Data Collection / Analysis / Prediction lightyears of space can fit into our centimeters-wide The US National Academy of Engineers’ vision, brains. Despite our restricted perception of everyday as expressed in 2008, was to ensure “continuation Details on how to get involved are on the IFEES-GEDC COVID-19 life around us, we have been able to interact with of life on the planet, making our world more Response webpage. If you have a project or ideas you would like to mother nature and the universe way outside of our sustainable, secure, healthy, and joyful.“ have added to the webpage, please contact IFEES president, Ramiro range of senses by developing technologies based on That same year, our Global Engineering Deans Jordan ([email protected], [email protected]). science, and designing engineering innovations using Council was convened with an inaugural statement technologies. that prompted planetary action against the As we react to the situation at hand by taking challenges facing us due to exponential changes measures like cleaning and social distancing, it is dwarfing our limited powers of anticipation, and This is our joint call to action - blatantly obvious that longer term plans are in order to raise the adaptive engineering leaders capable One planet, one environment, one chance! to cope with the fast changing world. We need to of addressing multiple challenges in an ever- educate more, if not all of next generation humans, changing World. equipping them with augmented senses to observe As these wake up calls hasten our steps, I am Thank you and stay safe and healthy. nature, and with increased humility, understanding, proud to walk this path with you. Keep healthy, and respect for life. safe, and in touch. 5 GLOBALENGINEER GLOBALENGINEER 6 downloads for Solid Edge, Simcenter, Mendix and more. We are working to add new free LIBRARY KATTA: THE WORLD BEYOND ENGINEERING Free NX Student student downloads as quickly as possible Submitted by Sushma Kulkarni Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, India and will keep you posted. You can check out this post for information Download Consider the daily routine of an engineering about free resources for distance learning that Submitted by Siemens Digital Industries Software student. He attends college. He works on you can start using right now. his engineering projects and his classwork We will do our part to make sure students Educators across the world are making and laboratory. He maintains his knowledge and educators have the resources they an extraordinary effort to ensure that their base with all the new technologies in the need. Please stay safe and take care of students are able to keep learning during world. But he is certainly unaware of many one another. Together, we will get through these unprecedented times. Siemens Academic socio-economic problems, current issues and this. Partner Program is here to support these efforts recent events which affect the society as a however we can. whole. One of the ways that we’re working to ensure On the contrary, Katta is a symbol of that students are able to learn during this Discussions & Debates. 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Participatory Design of DIY Digital Assistive provides the platform to the students to share As an outcome of implementation, we are Technology in Western Kenya their thoughts on a particular issue. It is an able to create social awareness of Library informal gathering of the students to think Katta as well as motivate students from Submitted by Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, USA and express themselves on social issues in this initiative. Our mission is to continue the community by improving their reading of with the declaration, “You come and bring The participatory design, fabrication and customization of assistive technology can be newspapers, books, magazines etc. There is others” to benefit the society. an empowering experience for users with disabilities and their caregivers and teachers. no evaluation and assessment of any student. Sill today the total number of topics These inherently creative activities can bring together multiple stakeholders and facilitate It is only informal discussion amongst them discussed is 17 and the number of ongoing dialogues among them. We utilized a Do-It-Yourself assistive technology (DIY- that improves their presentation skills and students participated in the activity is AT) prototyping platform in a series of community-building activities to investigate the confidence level. As an engineer, the sensitivity approximately 600. Some of the topics possibilities and challenges of maker approaches to the design and development of to social and community issues is important so discussed are Triple Talaq and the present assistive technology in Western Kenya. We engaged a diverse group of stakeholders, that the students can identify such problems day conditions of women in the society, including teachers, university students and representatives from governmental and non- and develop solutions. CAA and its impact, Las Vegas- Another governmental organizations working with people with disabilities. The results underline In today’s social life, a student’s thinking Indicators of Peacelessness, Clean India the importance of creating supportive local infrastructures, incorporating affordances ability seems to be diminishing. Creating a Movement- Just a slogan or Do we really for end-user technology appropriation, identifying and engaging multiple stakeholders. desire for students to observe themselves, to care, Women’s Safety etc. Learn more information about this project here. discover themselves, to think, to explain, and The Outcome of the activity is observed to present them in a way that they understand, as an increase in frequency of visits to the in an attempt to achieve holistic development library by the users. of the students. User satisfaction levels have increased. Facilitators and students with disabilities Through this activity, we try to brainstorm The informal feedback from the users in using TalkBox during workshops. The thoughts on the issues that arise in society, the form of dialogue also helped to correct workshop facilitators used locally-available materials (i.e., wood and aluminum) to create the objectives of the government, policies, or modify certain procedures that helped a customized version of TalkBox. social, cultural, economic, educational, them. User interaction is encouraged by national - international issues. The initiative all the sections on an informal basis and aims to create positive change in the student, this has improved the functioning and strengthen his academic level, take serious activities in the library. 7 GLOBALENGINEER GLOBALENGINEER 8 Integration of SUST Engineering Societies: World Phoenix Contact: Empowering Engineering Day For Sustainable Development the All Electric Society Submitted by Tagwa Musa, Sudan University Submitted by Phoenix Contact Sudan University of Science and Dr. Tagwa Ahmed Musa, SMART Choice, Industrial Technology (SUST) in partnership Associate Professor at Petroleum Engineering and Operations with Global Engineering Deans Engineering Department - SUST Management SUST Student Chapter The rate at which today`s world changes The key to the All Electric Society lies in the Council (GEDC), International and executive committee member (IEOM – SUST), and SWITCH. requires a rethink. We must not be content options for implementing it economically. Federation of Engineering Education of GEDC, and participation of Dr. To learn more about the program with following the change, we think we need to For an equivalent momentum to pick up, Societies (IFEES) and the World Hazir Farouk Abdelraheem Elhaj, click here. shape it ourselves in the future. But what will solutions must be as economical and cost Bioenergy Association (WBA), was Associate Professor at Mechanical a world that we ourselves together with the efficient as possible. This can be achieved celebrated the World Engineering Engineering Department-SUST Day for Sustainable Development and board member of WBA. The next generation of engineers want to actively by means of energy efficiency and coupling at SUST South campus on March 4, nine societies were: Mechatronics shape look like? It definitely is a world full of and balancing all energy consumers, 2020. Engineering inventors (MEI), challenges that also offer great opportunities. generators and potential storage options The theme of the day was: SUST Machine Inelegance Society For people in general, for companies and in the best way possible (and at this point integration of SUST engineering (SMIS), Institute of Electrical and for the educational landscape. In the vision we would move on to applications and societies for sustainable Electronics Engineers-SUST branch development where nine (IEEE-SUST), Society of Petroleum of the All Electric Society a complete and technologies that we already have for this engineering students’ societies Engineers-SUST Student Chapter First place winners with a project sustainable energy turnaround is already purpose). were integrated to held this event (SPE-SUST), Electrical Engineering designed for water treatment of on the horizon. The All Electric Society is a In our upcoming seminars, we want to look under supervision of Community (EEC), CIVIL-SUST, North campus of SUST. society whose whole energy cycle is based on into the future with the concept of the All electricity generated entirely from renewable Electric Society and then in a second step IFEES-GEDC sources. However, the final energy used is address the question: which technological not always electricity. Security of supply and solutions are already available today for Webinar Series a comprehensive coupling of the electricity, the realization of this future. As a third heating (and cooling), transport, infrastructure important point we want to conclude by Sponsors and industrial sectors will only become reality explaining the educational relevance and IFEES-GEDC Webinar Series offers presentations in both English if electrical energy is also used as the basis the implications for technical teaching and Spanish from experts around for the production of synthetic fuels, so called which, in our view, arise from this concept. the globe in both corporate and e-fuels (power to x). academic engineering fields. For a On June 3rd, Airbus and the Global Engineering Deans detailed list of upcoming topics and Council (GEDC) are going to announce the winner for the presenters visit: 7th edition of the Airbus GEDC Diversity Award. This global >> PAGE 21 award recognizes successful initiatives that inspire students from all profiles and backgrounds to study and succeed in engineering.

Three finalist teams are invited to a virtual award ceremony to pitch their inspiring projects to an exceptional jury. The winning team will receive a monetary prize of $10,000 USD as well as coaching with an Airbus executive.

For more information, check out the Airbus website: https://www.airbus.com/diversityaward 9 GLOBALENGINEER GLOBALENGINEER 10 Was it Worth it? Submitted by Lueny Morell, InnovaHiEd Institute, School of General Engineering, Beihang University, Puerto Rico

Many institutions and organizations provide engineering (and STEM) educators capacity building programs around the world. Some of these programs are short, other are longer, some are mostly theoretical, others include hands-on, practice-based activities. Given the need and importance of providing pedagogy knowledge and hands on experiences to faculty, GEDC Industry Forum 2020: 28th September to 1st in 2016, InnovaHiEd Institute, based in Puerto Rico, developed October in a Creative, Virtual Format! the International Engineering Educator Certification Program In light of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we have fully reorganised the 4th GEDC (IEECP), which aims at obtaining Industry Forum, originally scheduled for 6th to 8th July this year in Canada. The event IGIP ’s International Engineering has been redesigned to take place entirely online, between Monday 28th September Educator Academic Certification. . The dynamic format includes a series of inspiration and Instructors of the program believe and Thursday 1st October in practicing what they teach, dialogue sessions, followed by facilitated design workshops, created together with so teaching methods utilized in We can easily conclude that InnovaHiEd Institute IEECP program was host, McMaster Engineering, Petrus Communications and the GEDC. An innovative the IEECP include face-to-face worth it for most student participants! ‘around-the-global-clock’ program will provide one or two short daily live sessions, lectures/ workshops, flipped Major requirements of the About the learning management ample off-screen time, and networking opportunities before, during and after the learning, teaching/learning with program are completing all modules system (LMS) used: 84% of the event. Building on three highly successful events to date, delegates can rest assured technology, reflection (developing and their tasks, implementing respondents rated as useful or that the same creative thought and careful planning will ensure that this virtual a teaching portfolio), proposal a classroom innovation project, very useful the use of the LMS. gathering is as enjoyable and impactful as our in-person events have been. writing, project implementation development of a teaching portfolio About the program requirements: More detailed program and registration information will follow very soon and we and publication of a paper in a peer- 84% of the participants considered and peer-reviewed paper writing encourage you to please block the new dates in your calendar. and submission. All in all, it takes reviewed conference or journal. that program requirements and a total of about 500 hours for the The IEECP has been offered twice workload were appropriate in students to learn the Program’s to about 75 STEM deans and faculty order to accomplish the program’s At this time, it is more vital than ever that we connect as a community, competencies distributed into three members in the years 2017 and educational objectives. share and learn together. There will be much to discuss, and we phases, considering that a student 2018. Student level of satisfaction: sincerely hope that many of the GEDC and IFEES communities will be can devote between 12 and 15 98% of the respondents expressed able to join us. hours per week for non-presential I have been able to that they felt very motivated or learning activities. “ motivated, and, 100% felt that implement the things I Looking ahead, is likely that the Present Required learning/ the program transformed their world of education will undergo learned [in the program] practice modules include: teaching-learning experiences profound change as a result of the at different levels. 95% of • Fundamentals of IT for and wanted to share unprecedented challenges we Course Management respondents experienced a high the happiness we are are experiencing. Engineering • The Need to Innovate witnessing daily with the level of transformation due to the Engineering Education program. Education communities are • Fundamentals of Outcomes outcomes.” Overall level of satisfaction: emerging as leaders of Based Curriculum -Daniel Echaradía The overall level of satisfaction the change. Development of the participants of the program • Teaching Methods and Active The hybrid, hands-on, practice- is reflected in two ways: 93% Learning Structures to based program and its components would recommend the program to Find out more on the Develop Competencies and unique requirements, their peers, and all respondents GEDC Industry Forum website. • Theory Modules (required) implementation and outcomes evaluated the IEECP as very good. • Fundamentals of Outcomes are described in recent papers Students plans: 93% of Assessment presented at the WEEF in respondents continue to practice • Integrating Ethics Across the Albuquerque (2018), New Mexico innovations in their classrooms Curriculum and in SEFI Conference in Budapest and/or working on an innovation • Harnessing Technology in (2019). This writing summarizes paper. 81% plan to continue training Higher Education the program outcomes in the quest in STEM education and pedagogy. • Faculty Communication to understanding if the attendees Among the areas of education that Competencies feel the program was worthwhile participants would like to continue • Teaching/Mentoring Practice taking. to pursue are active learning and (Teaching Clinic) So, what is the opinion of those curriculum development based • Project - Becoming an students (faculty) that have taken on outcomes, and planning for Education Innovator the IEECP? accreditation. 11 GLOBALENGINEER GLOBALENGINEER 12 Just in Time – MENA Regional WomEng and De Beers Group Partner Engineering Education Conference to Foster Young Engineering Talent held in Dubai

Submitted by Alaa K. Ashmawy, American University of Dubai, IAE Submitted by Women in Engineering The inaugural MENA Regional Engineering Education Conference (MENAREE2020) took place in Dubai on March 2-5, in the shadow of the global onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Despite In Botswana, Namibia and a drop in participation due to cancellations, the South Africa, WomEng is Conference was successfully launched as the working in partnership with De inaugural event for the Middle East and North Beers Group, the world’s leading Africa Regional Engineering Education Society diamond company with expertise (MENAREES), a regional society founded under in the exploration, mining the auspices of IFEES, and promoting best and marketing of diamonds to practices in engineering education in the Middle develop the next generation of East and North Africa. An IFEES pre-conference highly skilled women for the A high school girl attending a WomEng #AskAnEngineer workshop workshop on principles of program assessment engineering and technology hosted by WomEng in partnership with De Beers Group. was delivered by Alaa Ashmawy, President-Elect industries. of IFEES, and was attended by participants from Through the partnership, De various universities in the region. Beers Group are investing more Delegates at the registration desk. Participants The conference was supported by IFEES than US$300,000 over 3 years socializing before the morning session in the and GEDC, and sponsored by ABET, the global with the aim of encouraging background. accreditor of university and college programs young women to study STEM in applied and natural science, engineering, and subjects and to pursue engineering technology. Due to the uncertainties engineering careers. Through surrounding international travel ahead of the workshops, exhibitions and event, keynote lectures were delivered remotely innovation challenges, high by Michael Milligan, Executive Director and CEO potential girls are supported of ABET, and Carlos Santamarina, Professor of from school age, through Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering university and into their at King Abdullah University of Science and early careers, with access to Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. The application support, mentoring keynotes were centered around engineering and networks. education for global sustainability, and the role Events include #AskAnEngineer Dr. Fadi Aloul (left), Professor at AUS, and of innovation in addressing the sustainable workshops, a week-long recipient of the (2014) GEDC-Airbus Diversity development challenges. WomEng Fellowship and a 100 High school girls participating during a #AskAnEngineer Award. “Going ahead with the conference during such regional GirlEng programme, workshop hosted in partnership with De Beers Group and Debswana in Jwaneng, Botswana. a critical time was a tough decision, but the where high school students steering committee felt it is important to proceed chosen from earlier with the conference as the inaugural event of #AskAnEngineer workshops MENAREES,” said Ashmawy. The conference are eligible for a funded two- was among the last public events held in Dubai day Innovation Bootcamp in prior to a nationwide lockdown of universities, Johannesburg in 2020. For more information about programmes which was announced during the second day of Students will also be provided being hosted in Botswana, Namibia and the conference. A national directive was issued with support for university South Africa, visit or for all universities to operate through online and scholarship applications, www.womeng.org platforms till the end of the current academic as well as exposure to mining email [email protected]. Participants working in groups in the pre- year. environments. conference IFEES Program Assessment Further information regarding the conference Workshop, facilitated by Alaa Ashmawy. is available on the MENAREES website. 13 GLOBALENGINEER GLOBALENGINEER 14

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Institute of Computer IFEES-GEDC Engineers of the CALL TO ACTION invites corporate and Philippines academic colleagues to create innovative “without-borders” models of education, Content submitted by ICPEP research, entrepreneurship and global The Institute of Computer Engineers collaborations. This initiative aims to build of the Philippines members of infrastructures for resilience, sustainability, faculty, staff and some students are justice and peace, to create a better outcome working together to augment the for all with enduring assets. This Call to needs of the community. Action is hosting several initiatives in IFEES-GEDC 1) Education / Research / Employability GEDC Virtual Internship Program will facilitate 2) Infrastructure and coordinate internship opportunities 3) Data Collection / Analysis / Prediction and student placement — getting our GEDC members closer together, helping one Become a champion! Join the initiative! another, during this crisis with one of the George Mason University most important tasks of providing our Content available from GMU here. students with the opportunity to be global and have a global experience — Through the Senior Denys Kuratchenko runs GEDC Virtual Internship Program, students at a 24/7 “print farm” from his our member institutions will be able to work, apartment to 3D print the face learn, and exchange with teams and mentors shield frames. He inspects the across the globe. print quality of the frames before sanitizing and shipping them. Share your opportunities here. 15 GLOBALENGINEER GLOBALENGINEER 16

New York University Abu Dhabi is Establishing a during informal campus gatherings, and being engaged with the wider community (including Grand Challenges Scholars Programcontaminated the resident student body from over 80 Surfaces About countries at any given time). Submitted by NYUAD and Sunil Kumar, Global Network Professor of • NYUAD stimulates advanced research. Engineering and NYUAD Grand Challenges Scholars Program Director NYUAD The NYUAD Research Institute is a major research center. Research is integral to the The United States National Academy of Engineering engineering undergraduate experience at NYUAD, and it (NAE) has identified 14 Grand Challenges for b. Emphasis of innovation, invention, and New York University’s agreement with the Emirate also drives the University’s nascent graduate Engineering and called for a new engineering entrepreneurship through curricular of Abu Dhabi to create NYUAD is the outcome of a programs on the Abu Dhabi campus. education paradigm – the Grand Challenges Scholars requirements, as well as available via extra- shared understanding of the essential roles and Program (GCSP) – to prepare engineers to address curricular activities and on-campus programs/ challenges of higher education in the 21st century: New York University: a Global Network University those challenges and help change the world. The resources a common belief in the value of a liberal arts GCSP has been implemented at engineering schools c. Required semester-long study away in New NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai around the world, with more schools planning to York or Shanghai campuses, and up to two form the backbone of a fully connected global join this initiative. New York University in Abu Dhabi January terms abroad network. As one of the three major hubs in the (NYUAD) has become a member and in Fall 2020, will d. Co-curricular “Engineers for Social Impact (EfSI)” global network, NYUAD creates a unique capacity be an active participant in this global effort on the activity required for first year engineering for faculty and students to access the assets of the part of engineering schools and industry to address students, and optional follow-on EfSI project entire university system. some of the most crucial issues of our time and to opportunities for upperclassmen A diverse and vital center of distinctive education prepare students to find innovative solutions to the e. Summer research opportunities on campus, and and scholarship, actively embedded in NYU’s global challenging problems facing humanity as exemplified resources for summer internships available to network, it aims to be recognized as the model for by the Grand Challenges. all continuing students a new paradigm in higher education: the university The breadth and features of the NYUAD as an engine of a more peaceful, cooperative, and NYUAD Engineering and GCSP is a Natural Fit engineering education have significant overlap productive world. NYUAD as an institution is rooted with, and complement the GCSP in supporting its in Abu Dhabi, a leading global city that is open and Consonant with the NAE’s Vision for Engineering implementation at NYUAD. dynamic, economically and culturally vibrant, and a in the current century, “Continuation of life on The Engineering Division and its programs at NYUAD, magnet for diverse and creative people from across the planet, making our world more sustainable, while fully autonomous, work in close collaboration the UAE and around the world. safe, healthy, and joyful”, the GCSP is envisioned with the NYU Tandon School of Engineering in Students from Engineers for Social Impact in NYUAD is pioneering a new model of higher as a combined curricular, co-curricular, and Brooklyn, New York. NYUAD engineering students Dharavi, India. education for a global world, dedicated at once extracurricular program with five competencies typically spend one or two semesters taking courses to excellence in teaching and research and to especially designed to prepare students to address at Tandon, which supplement and enrich the NYUAD advancing cooperation and progress on humanity’s major global challenges facing society in this program and expand the field of opportunities and education; concurrence on the benefits a research shared challenges. Drawing on the strengths of century. The five competencies are: types of experiences available to NYUAD students. university brings to the society that sustains it; a the NYU global network, it offers an outstanding 1. Research/Creativity: Mentored research The NYUAD Engineering Division believes that conviction that interaction with new ideas and people liberal arts and sciences education to students or project experience to enhance technical “The challenges of engineering for the 21st century who are different is valuable and necessary; and a from the region and around the world, with a competence are varied, complex, and cross-disciplinary. commitment to educating students who are true distinctive focus on intercultural understanding 2. Multidisciplinarity: Understanding of the Ranging from the nano-scale to mega-projects, citizens of the world. and leadership. It supports innovative research and multidisciplinary character of implementable they are characterized by sustainability concerns, NYUAD welcomed its inaugural class in 2010. As graduate education programs that push forward solutions environmental and energy constraints, global the first comprehensive liberal arts and science the frontiers of knowledge and respond in powerful 3. Business/Entrepreneurship: Understanding sourcing, and humanitarian goals. In the face of campus in the Middle East operated abroad by a major and interdisciplinary ways to vital global and local that viable business models are necessary for global competition, dwindling natural resources, American research university, NYUAD has been built challenges. In addition, NYUAD advances NYU as a successful implementation and the complexity of societal needs, the leaders on the following principles: model global university for the 21st century. 4. Global/Multicultural: Understanding that of technological enterprises will be those who can serious consideration of cultural issues is innovate, are inventive and entrepreneurial, and • NYUAD is a research university with a fully mandatory for all viable solutions understand how technology is integrated within integrated liberal arts and science college, 5. Social Consciousness: Motivation to address society.” including ABET accredited engineering societal problems, often gained through Guided by this vision, the Engineering Division programs. It draws students from around the service learning, because serving people and offers academic, co-curricular, and extra-curricular world, and prepares them for the challenges the planet is the vision served by the Grand programs that share the same goals and traits of the and opportunities of our interconnected world. Challenges GCSP. The mission of the NYUAD Engineering Division NYUAD Engineering offers undergraduate • NYUAD equips students for leadership in all is to educate and shape leaders in engineering, degrees in Civil, Computer, Electrical, General arenas of human endeavor. It fosters curiosity, technology, and innovation for the modern, and Mechanical Engineering as well as Global PhD creativity, and critical reflection. At NYUAD, technologically advanced, competitive global society. Fellowships in Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, students extend themselves and the frontiers To fulfill this mission, the Engineering Curriculum and Mechanical Engineering, and Transportation of knowledge. has incorporated the following highlighted features: Planning and Engineering. In addition and tying to a. Engineering curricular depth built on the many of the competencies of the Grand Challenges • The residential life of students is central to foundations of a multidisciplinary liberal arts Scholars Program, the Engineering Division also the University’s academic mission. Learning core; the blurring of boundaries between offer students the opportunity to participate in the takes place across the campus, not only in Students from Engineers for Social Impact in engineering traditional disciplines, and Engineers for Social Impact, as recently highlighted by classrooms, but also in residential houses, Dharavi, India. curricular integration across science and NYU. through participation in clubs and sports, 17 GLOBALENGINEER GLOBALENGINEER 18 2020 IFEES & GEDC ELECTIONS Time Capsules Sent to Future Graduations The IFEES Election Committee, The GEDC Election Committee Submitted by American University of Sharjah, IAE will be chaired by IFEES Vice will be chaired by Paul President, Soma Chakrabarti David Feigin (Israel Institute of Students entering College of Engineering at (ANSYS Granta). IFEES will Technology). GEDC will soon be the American University of Sharjah (AUS) are soon be accepting nominations accepting nominations for the excited about a new practice these days: they for five seats on the IFEES Chair Elect and six seats on the are filling time capsules they will collect at Executive Committee. GEDC Executive Committee. the time of their graduation. Each capsule, a platform storing multimedia Dr. Şirin Tekinay, Dean, College of Engineering, AUS messages, remains open for a few weeks presents to a student audience. REV Conference on Cross Reality and Data Science of enrollment, and then closes until the motivated.” graduation of the student. The completion Students of College of Engineering at AUS in Engineering Drew Researchers from Around the of graduation requirements will prompt an report that they find the exercise of imagining email to the graduate with the link to open their future selves fun, interesting, and the capsule. exciting. “It’s personal,” one said, “I might re- Globe to the University of Georgia At the opening of the platform last week, record several times before the thing closes. Submitted by Mike Wooten and Dominik May, Univesity of Georgia, USA Dean Şirin Tekinay said, “As engineers, we Hopefully I’ll get it right by then.” strive to make life on our planet sustainable, Dean Tekinay, who is also currently the The 17th International and augmented reality organized by UGA’s Engineering healthy, safe, and joyful. As we usher our chair of GEDC, added, “It’s important for Conference on Remote equipment or advanced online Education Transformations ‘colleagues in training’ into the future, everyone to carry the responsibility of the Engineering and Virtual technology in their courses. Institute and UGA’s Georgia we want them imagine their role and stay future today.” Instrumentation (REV) drew This approach can make Informatics Institutes for scientists and industry courses more flexible and Research and Education. leaders from around the bring the classroom closer Dominik May, assistant Sixth Iran world to the University of to the professional world. professor in the UGA College Georgia to share the latest Also, business and industry of Engineering, served as the International research, insights, and trends have successfully leveraged conference chair. Support in cross reality and data artificial intelligence and was provided by industry and Conference on science in both engineering machine learning to drive non-profit partners Phoenix and education. profits – what are the Contact, LabsLand, Siemens, Engineering Education “When this annual gathering opportunities and risks of Underwriters Laboratories, began in 2004, the Internet using similar technologies to the International E-Learning IICEE-2019: A Paper Presentation Session. Submitted by ISEE was not yet ten years old and shape future generations of Association, and IEEE. In Google had just been born. At scientists? 2021 the REV conference will The sixth Iran International six panel discussions and 2. Inclusion and promotion that time, we didn’t know about The conference was co- be held in Hong Kong. Conference on Engineering four paper presentation of “innovation” in many of the technologies we Education (IICEE-2019) was sessions. The emphasize was engineering education, take for granted today,” said held on November 19-21, particularly on the transition 3. Improvement of the soft Michael Auer, CEO of the 2019 in Mashhad, by the from quantity to quality in skill training International Association of Iran Society of Engineering engineering education in Iran. 4. Paying more attention to Online Engineering (IAOE). Education (ISEE) in While critically reviewing the the role of engineering The research presented at collaboration with Ferdowsi resolutions and achievements ethics and professionalism the event focused on how University. of the past conferences, the 5. Establishing a professional digital technologies, such as Leading scientists, participants emphasized the and comprehensive cross reality technologies, academicians and industry importance of the following qualification system remote engineering, and partners were brought factors in the enhancement 6. Establishing an evaluation big data, can spur success together to discuss of the engineering education and quality assurance in teaching and learning in various aspects and latest quality in Iran: procedure to monitor the engineering education. For (LEFT) IFEES Secretary General, Hans Jürgen Hoyer, Ph.D. presents at developments of the field. transition from quantity example, universities and REV conference with a special thanks to George Mason University. Following the past five 1. Mutual consultation and to quality in engineering educators around the globe (RIGHT) IAOE CEO Michael Auer welcomes the conference participants biennial events, the program collaboration between the education. at the opening session, along with UGA Provost Jack Hu, College of of this conference included educators in humanities are beginning to use virtual Engineering Dean Don Leo. five keynote speeches, and engineering, 19 GLOBALENGINEER GLOBALENGINEER 20 How Globalization and Concomitant Technologies Are Celebrating ICpEP in Revolutionizing Engineering Education ACTION during Submitted by Engineering Institute of Technology, Australia Representation COVID-19: Globalization and the fourth industrial revolution their skills and knowledge. We provide practical are changing the future of employment as the internet experience through remotely operated online of things and the internet of systems exponentially labs that are connected to real equipment.” We Are One infiltrate workplaces. In fact, future jobs that don’t Engineers consistently propel the growth of in Engineering yet exist are a hot topic and students must ask technology because they design, build, and GEDC Members Gregory Washington themselves whether their chosen study path will maintain anything from infrastructure to highly Family equip them with the skills that will be valued by complex systems that run the world’s most and Darryll Pines become presidents of future employers. crucial industries. To ensure EIT’s programs two of the leading universities in the Submitted by ICpEP, Philippines However, this doesn’t only afflict those looking stay abreast of these changes, they are designed Washington, D.C. area — George Mason to enter the engineering profession. Engineers and by an international body of industry experts. (GMU) and the University of Maryland technicians who are working in the industry must Their content is subsequently and continuously at College Park (U-MD). ensure they stay on top of these changes through improved because EIT’s lecturers and students, Prior to joining GMU, Gregory continuous professional development. also working in industry, drive the process. In a Washington (Shown Left), led the In the world of engineering education, these world defined by rapidly changing technologies, engineering school at the University of developments have strengthened the premise of EIT graduates take cutting-edge skills, valued by California at Irvine. live online learning. This platform has opened the employers globally, into their places of work. Darryll Pines door for working engineers and technicians looking EIT Deputy Dean, Indumathi V, explains, “At the (Shown Right) the newly to upskill or gain formal qualifications for career core of our design, at its center, are our students. appointed president at U-MD., had been enhancement and to remain relevant. The internet We are constantly thinking about what they are at the helm of the engineering school and concomitant technologies have given students required to gain and their job outcomes after since 2009. a unique opportunity to study from their offices - they graduate with us.” Computer Engineering These recently appointed campus students, faculty and at home or work - and still connect, in real-time, Ishmael Muumbe, originally from Zimbabwe, leaders will continue to pave the way in with their globally-based industry professionals and has received both his 52708WA - Advanced Diploma professionals work hand-on- increasing visibility and representation hand in helping to prevent the lecturers. of Industrial Automation and 52726WA - Advanced in the engineering community. The campus and physical labs have been replaced Diploma of Applied Electrical Engineering through EIT, spread of the virus through by simulation software and remote and virtual labs, and will be undertaking the Bachelor of Science various approaches. which are connected to real equipment. They ensure (Electrical Engineering) in 2020. students gain the necessary applied practical skills He currently works on the mines for Fortescue PSSCIVE TVET Conference in Bhopal A group of computer and knowledge. Metals Group in the Pilbara region in Western February 11-12 engineering students In the Many traditional educational institutions struggle Australia. His everyday responsibilities include Submitted by PSSCIVE, India Philippines took the initiative to adapt to rapidly changing technology, automation, service, repair, and maintenance of an electrical to create PPE such as face- and market demand. However, the Engineering mining processing plant. Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Bhopal. shield and intubation boxes. Institute of Technology (EIT) has gained momentum He said, “Studying online has made me manage Central Institute of Vocational The National Conference Their goal is to help the as one of the only institutes in the world specializing my life in a great way. I enjoy work life, family Education (PSSCIVE) on reimagining TVET for government and community to in delivering synchronous online, industry-driven, time, and study time at the same time. It’s not organised a 2-day National the Changing world was prevent the widespread of the applied engineering education. always easy to study online, though. One must strategically divided into COVID-19 virus. This evolution at EIT began globally in 2008. In develop great time management skills, especially themes relevant in the preparation, EIT’s Dean of Engineering, Dr. Steve to ensure you stay on top of your studies. current times. The themes Mackay, spent four years extensively researching “The studies I have completed with EIT have in the conference were – and analyzing the various online learning platforms made me appreciate and understand how emerging perspectives in the and available ‘tools,’ which resulted in him achieving electrical engineering and automation merge.” future of work, transforming a Ph.D. It enabled him to devise an innovative EIT offers a range of courses via its unique TVET for Industry 4.0, live approach to learning, where industry experts online delivery model, including professional upskilling and reskilling of instruct and lecture students from around the world development courses, diplomas, and degrees. today’s workforce and TVET using an interactive forum. The vocational and higher education programs teachers development for “We are in a hyper-connected world. Everything are accredited by the Australian Government, Industry 4.0, TVET excellence is becoming software-driven, and we are bringing and a growing number of the programs are also PSSCIVE’s two-day conference in and innovation, TVET for engineering education into that realm, and this recognized under international engineering In times of difficulties, the Bhopal. rural transformation and SDG globally digital world. We are in the Fourth Industrial accords. Together with their sister organization Conference on “Reimagining Institute of Computer Engineers Revolution. We can see it in action, and we want IDC Technologies, they have trained over 500,000 2030 implementation, future Technical and Vocational of the Philippines extends his students to get the necessary skills required for the engineers, technicians, and technologists agenda for TVET and cross- Education and Training helping hand by distributing technologies defining the oncoming industries of the globally over the last 30 years. sharing of experiences, best for the Changing World: foods and supplies to all needy future,” said Dr. Mackay. While all of EIT’s programs are available practices and approaches of families in the Philippines. “Through our online delivery model, we are able online, most of the higher education bachelor’s Perspectives and Practices” TVET excellence. to deliver relevant, high-quality, and up-to-date and master’s degrees are also offered on campus on 11th and 12th February Learn about this initiative education to students around the world, ensuring in Australia – in Perth and Melbourne. 2020 in the PSSCIVE campus, here. everyone has the ability to continually develop 21 GLOBALENGINEER GLOBALENGINEER 22 Featured DEAN Elizabeth Croft Monash University, Australia

What are the degree programs offered by Monash or considering studying engineering. Student club Kuala Lumpur. We work closely with our colleagues Monash University has exchange and study abroad University and what are some of the salient ongoing GLEAM also supports queer+ identifying science, in the Malaysian School of Engineering to develop partnerships with over 150 institutions around research projects? technology, engineering and maths students at and deliver joint curriculum and student exchange the world, including a strategic alliance with the Monash. programs, as well as offer research partnership University of Warwick, UK. We offer a professionally-accredited undergraduate Through the Engineering for Australia Taskforce, opportunities. Monash Engineering has many research, joint PhD Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with ten we’re working with partners in the university and Through the Monash-Suzhou partnership, Monash and PhD exchange partnerships with institutions specialisations in aerospace, chemical, civil, government sector to raise awareness nationally operates a joint graduate school and research in Europe, the USA and Canada; including the electrical and computer systems, environmental, of the important social and economic value institute with Southeast University in Suzhou, University of Bath, University of Bayreuth, materials, mechanical, resources, robotics and of engineering, and advocate for more visible China. Through this partnership, we offer Masters University of Warwick, University of California San mechatronics and software engineering. Monash engineering education in Australian primary and and PhD programs in Transportation Systems, Civil Diego, Penn State University and the University of students can also undertake a double degree in secondary schools. Engineering and Industrial Chemical Engineering, British Columbia. We also offer an undergraduate another discipline, such as Science or Commerce, to with Advanced Materials and Manufacturing soon to 2+2 program with China’s Central South University complement their Engineering studies. We also offer How would you characterize the current relations be introduced. Opportunities for joint research and and India’s Vellore Institute of Technology. a Masters of Advanced Engineering and a Master of between Monash University and the corporate and industry engagement are also available through the Professional Engineering, as well as online programs industry world? What are some of the projects that Monash-Suzhou partnership. How has GEDC helped your University achieve in Transport and Traffic, Infrastructure Engineering you are implementing in local companies? In India, the IITB-Monash Research Academy the goal of making your institution a more global and Management and Bioproduct Manufacturing. PhD program allows Indian students to graduate environment? Our active research projects include advancing Monash University is located at the centre of with a joint PhD degree from both the Indian energy transitions through our Monash Energy the Monash Technology Precinct in Melbourne’s Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) and Our involvement with GEDC has opened up new Institute, including integrating clean, renewable southeast, a technological and industrial cluster Monash University. In Italy, the Monash opportunities to collaborate, learn and partner and distributed energy resources with pilot contributing over AUD $9 billion to the economy each Prato Centre provides a European across a global network of engineering testing through our existing university grid year, supporting more than 13,000 businesses and base for education and research educators, and to focus and align our efforts systems; implantable bionic vision system employing more than 82,000 people. The CSIRO, the collaborations. with our international colleagues. research; developing membranes with a wide Australian Synchrotron, the Melbourne Centre for Monash has also recently range of separation applications including water Nanofabrication, Monash Health and the forthcoming announced the launch of a new What are your top five priorities as a purification and tailings reprocessing; robotics, AI Victorian Heart Hospital are co-located in the precinct, Indonesian campus, offering dean and where do you plan to take the and machine learning projects; and water resource enabling close collaborations across an integrated Master and PhD degrees, as Faculty of Engineering five years from and environmental risk management projects using research infrastructure network. Engineering well as executive programs now? remote sensing technology. research makes a fundamental contribution to the and micro-credentials. The As outlined in our strategic plan Monash Technology Precinct ecosystem and output, first foreign university campus Engineering Change, our What is the graduation rate of female engineers at generating impact locally and internationally. ever established in Indonesia, ambition is to be Monash University? What are some programs which Local exemplars of our industry partnerships this new Monash initiative will globally renowned may increase enrolment of young female leaders in include pursuing new hydrogen-energy technology help strengthen the existing for developing Engineering? and materials through the Woodside-Monash bilateral relationship with creative technical Energy Transitions Partnership; developing smarter, our closest international solutions that In 2018 and 2019, we graduated approximately 275 longer last pavement materials with the Australian neighbour. transform our world, women each year in our undergraduate program, Roads Research Board; reducing costly water and to continuously which is 30% of our graduating cohort. We aim to pipe breakages in partnership with local utility Are there any international strive to deliver achieve a 50:50 gender balance in our enrolments companies; introducing robotics and automation to partnerships between the best engineering and are pushing hard on achieving that goal. the agriculture industry through the Monash-Bosch Monash University and research and education To increase female participation, we’ve introduced AgTech LaunchPad; and pursuing the integration of other schools in Europe, for Australia and the our Monash Engineering Girls (MEG) program to high renewable energy sources into our existing power Africa, and other regions world. school students interested in a career in engineering. grid with the Australian Energy Market Operator of the world? From year 9 through to year 12, MEG participants (AEMO). attend regular events including engineering design Along with the To read more about workshops, discovery tours, and lectures and panels Does Monash University have any international partnerships already our Featured Dean, run by our academics and student teams. branches? mentioned, Elizabeth Croft, Our student clubs Female Engineers at Monash Click here. and Robogals Monash offer engagement activities Monash has a fully-activated teaching and research and support for young women who are studying, campus, Monash University Malaysia, located in 23 GLOBALENGINEER GLOBALENGINEER 24 NOMINATIONS OPEN IFEES Duncan Fraser Global Award for Excellence in Engineering Education

IFEES-GEDC offers capacity building webinars for engineering The IFEES Duncan Fraser Global Award for Excellence in educators, students, and stakeholders. Each webinar tackles cutting- Engineering Education recognizes individuals who have made edge and controversial topics in engineering and engineering pedagogy, innovative and meritorious contributions with a significant impact facilitated by top-rated professionals from academia and industry. The on the advancement of engineering education. IFEES encourages series, offers presentations in both English and Spanish and addresses nominations of outstanding candidates from all regions of the world. topics, challenges, and adaptive resolutions for engineering educators and practitioners post COVID-19. The 2020 Duncan Fraser Committee is Chaired by IFEES Executive UPCOMING WEBINARS Committee Member, Dr. Ariela Sofer. The Global Award will be presented at the IFEES annual awards dinner during the World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) in Madrid, Spain 2021. The Reconocimiento de las Actividades de Desarrollo Tecnológico Social en el Sistema Científico-Tecnológico de Argentina winner will receive a medal, a citation, a one-time monetary prize Roberto Giordano Lerena // Universidad FASTA // May 18 // 11 EDT of US $1,000, a roundtrip, economy class air ticket and three nights lodging to receive the award. Problem-Based Learning and Mathematics at University Part II Bettina Dahl Søndergaard //UNESCO & Aalborg University// Download Nomination Details May 20 // 8 EDT Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset through Experiential Learning Nomination Details Nomination Form Jacqueline Sayed // ASEE //May 27 // 8 EDT

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Submitted by ISTEC Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering Morgan The Ibero-American Science and Technology among ISTEC institutions and update Education Consortium (ISTEC) is an international laboratories and research centers. State non-profit organization that aims to build cooperation • Los Libertadores: Devoted to creating bridges among educational institutions, government and driving cooperation in inter/multi/ organizations and companies to drive training and transdisciplinary and interconnected centers of Media Select the titles to follow the links to the recommended media. Content is taken from source link. knowledge sharing. This consortium was born in excellence, it aims to meet the great challenges 1990, when in an effort to improve international of today that are no longer restricted to one cooperation in science and technology, staff from country or regional, but have a global reach. “QFEmirates” National Flashpoint: Engineering the University of New Mexico visited Latin American Likewise, its goal is to strengthen horizontal countries. Afterwards, a series of meetings with cooperation among countries, helping in the Qualifications Framework Education not Immune to personnel from the different governments, research design of centers of excellence to boost the The National Qualifications Framework for International Enrollment and educational institutions as well as commercial most important areas for each institution and firms, helped draw a profile of the situation in these each region. the UAE, called the QFEmirates, is a mean Crisis areas. The Library Linkage project is an ambitious As a result of these visits, a meeting was held initiative promoted by the ISTEC with technological of facilitating the design of a coherent This article was written by By Craig G. in December 1990 in the city of Albuquerque, support by the UNLP, Argentina. The initiative began Morgan State University, reaching the conclusion that traditional cooperation in 1993 under the leadership of several Brazilian classification of qualifications. Downing for the Tribune-Star. As an founded in 1867, is a Carnegie- mechanisms were insufficient, and therefore, libraries, especially, the University of Campinas, The QFEmirates is designed to be the single international application and enrollment more effective paradigms mainly focusing on information management classified doctoral research were needed. The Ibero- and sharing through various projects. This goal crisis continues to sweep higher education in institution with high research American Science and was later achieved through the free exchange activity in northeast Baltimore, Technology Education of documents within a network of cooperating the U.S., engineering programs seem to have Maryland. We invite inquiries, Consortium (ISTEC) was libraries of academic institutions which were nominations and applications weathered the storm. then established by means members of ISTEC and the outstanding generation for the position of Dean of of a Memorandum of of the International Symposium on Digital Libraries The number of foreign students applying The Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Understanding, specifying (Simposio Internacional de Bibliotecas Digitales, School of Engineering. As the goals of the Consortium. SIBD) that was launched in 2005. to academic institutions and eventually Maryland’s Preeminent Public The main hurdles to In 1999 Liblink attends the meeting held in the Santa progress in education and Fe, Albuquerque to support the Open Access Initiative choosing to enroll in the U.S. has declined in Urban Research University, research in Latin America and endorse with the signature of its representatives Morgan serves a multiracial were also clearly identified. the call for a new scientific communication system. recent years. The Council of Graduate Schools and multiethnic student body Some of the problems were In this meeting, the organizational principles and and seeks to ensure that the has reported that for 2018, applications from further aggravated by the the technological bases were established to enable doors of higher education are simultaneous occurrence. different and interoperable archiving systems. potential graduate students from overseas accessible to all. The participants agreed that The consortium’s commitment to Open Access also Applications and nominations more effective cooperation translated in its support to the Networked Digital fell 4 %, while the number of international are now being accepted. The mechanisms should be created Library of Theses and Dissertations project (NDLTD). search will be conducted with a and thus multiple projects that ISTEC fosters cooperation in R&D&I among graduate students who enrolled in American commitment of confidentiality have been carried out over these academic institutions, industry members and structure and reference point through years were outlined to bridge the gap government organizations and acts as a catalyst for programs declined 1 %. for all candidates. Greenwood/ which all qualifications in a country can be in education and research in different socio-economic growth throughout Latin America to Asher & Associates, Inc. is assisting Morgan State countries. To achieve this, four general deliver its ultimate goal, a more equitable society. compared nationally and internationally. The Convergence: Philosophies initiatives were undertaken to find solutions to The LibLink initiative clearly illustrates the type University in this search. existing problems: of collaborative work which can be undertaken by QFEmirates is based on an ‘outcomes-based’ and Pedagogies for Inquiries, nominations and • Library Linkage (Liblink): An initiative with institutions for the common good. Over the years, application materials should the initial aim to enable an agile exchange LibLink has evolved and expanded its scope of action, approach, which means that a qualification is Developing the Next be directed to: of existing bibliographic collections in the from an initiative devoted to enabling bibliographic Marion Frenche, Principal awarded once an individual has completed Generation of Humanitarian libraries of the member institutions in order exchange towards a catalyst for multiple projects & Practice Leader, Diversity, to meet the need for bibliographic information. aimed at giving visibility to the production of and been assessed on a specific piece of Engineers and Social Equity & Inclusion • Advanced Continuing Education (ACE): It aims to the institutions, joining efforts to expand access Deni McJenkins, Executive provide training, updating and/or specialization to knowledge, and to help ensure equality of learning. related qualifications and titles Entrepreneurs Search Consultant to human resources of institutions, focusing opportunities in Latin America. The advancement Greenwood/Asher & on distance learning as a tool to meet training of technologies has set the pace of this continuous of qualifications. The Framework covers The intent of the book is to detail a Associates, Inc. needs in geographically scattered contexts. evolution, and this will only grow in the future, as Email: marionfrenche@ higher education, school (general) education number of academic programs and • Research and Development (R&D): An initiative more institutions get involved in the projects, with greenwoodsearch.com created to support the processes of education new ideas, tools and services emerging from the and technical, vocational and professional pedagogies being implemented at Email: denimcjenkins@ and advanced research in Science, Technology new generations. greenwoodsearch.com and Innovation. It undertakes activities to For more information about ISTEC’s Liblink education and training. various universities around the world. streamline research and joint development Initiative, reference, and future projects, click here. GLOBALENGINEER 29

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