PANEL DISCUSSION
1. Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) through Academia/Industry Collaboration
PJ Boardman
Global Director STEM
Outreach and Workforce
Development, MathWorks
Renetta Tull
Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
UC Davis
Loreto Margarita Valenzuela
Dean of the School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC-Chile)
Research, Teaching & Learning, Opti-Num Solutions, South Africa
Ph.D. student, Florida International University
Discussion
- How do we change the equation to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and access in Engineering?
- Join this panel of thought leaders in Academia and Industry to explore real cases and success stories to show how academia/industry collaboration can open up access to encourage greater diversity, equity and inclusion in engineering to prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow.
2. "Engineering for Good" - Peace & Humanitarian Engineering
Part 1:
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Moderators
Executive Director Humanitarian Engineering Colorado School of Mines, USA
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Moderators
Ramiro Jordan
Associate Dean of Engineering for International Programs, University of New Mexico
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Engineering / ECHO Perspective
Tagwa Ahmed Musa
Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST) GEDC Executive Committee Member
Professor of Electrical Engineering Villanova University, USA
Part 2:
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Moderators
Executive Director Humanitarian Engineering Colorado School of Mines, USA
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Moderators
Ramiro Jordan
Associate Dean of Engineering for International Programs, University of New Mexico
Perspective
William Bill Oakes
Director of EPICS at Purdue University
Ann-Perry Witmer
Research Scientist at the Illinois Applied Research Institute
Perspective
General Secretary, SPEED University of North Carolina - Charlotte, USA
Discussion
- As highlighted in some recent reports on the “State of Engineering for Global Development” prepared by Engineering for Change (https://www.engineeringforchange.org/research/), there is an increasing number of programs in engineering education that can loosely be called E4G. These programs, which are both undergraduate and graduate and which are both curricular and extracurricular, have names ranging from “Global Development Engineering” to “Peace Engineering”, “Contextual Engineering” to “Humanitarian Engineering” and more. A key aspect of such programs is that they integrate concepts from engineering, humanities, social sciences, policy, finance, and health.
- Panelists will share their knowledge of these programs and start a global conversation about these themes.
- The goal is to identify the common and essential FBOKPs for integrating E4G into engineering education and other disciplines.
3. Innovative Engineering Education Curricula
John Mitchell
Vice Dean Education, UCL Engineering and
Co-Director, Centre for Engineering Education
Andreina Bloom Parisi-Amon
VP of Learning and Teaching, Engageli
Manuel Indalecio Zertuche Guerra
Dean of the School of Engineering and Sciences at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Chief Operating Officer at Quanser
Xiangyun Du
Aalborg Centre for Problem Based Learning in Engineering Science and Sustainability
Institute for Advanced Study in PBL
Ruth Graham
Higher education consultant
Conference Speaker
Discussion
- Panelist introduction and reflection on their experience in Innovation of Curricula.
- Staff identity change management.
- How do you manage large classes and high student to staff ratios?
- Accreditation - does it support or inhibit innovation of the programme?
4. Geopolitical Challenges for Global Engineering Education Societies
Associate Dean, Academic Affairs Director, Center for Enhancement for Engineering Diversity College of Engineering – Virginia Tech
North America
Founding Dean and Professor, School of Engineering, Campbell University and President-Elect of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Africa
University of Lagos AEEA President
Discussion
- One of the key goals for engineering education over the past decade has been preparing our students to operate in an increasingly globalized environment.
- A world where they must interact with colleagues from different countries and cultures seamlessly in order to address borderless lofty challenges such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals as well as the mundane challenges of global supply chains for manufacturing. But how well do we as representatives of engineering societies who choose to operate and collaborate under the umbrella of IFEES do in meeting these same challenges?
5. Micro-credentials: Challenges, Opportunities and the Path Forward
Education Resources Team Leader, ANSYS Granta Education Division, Cambridge, UK President of IACEE
CFO and COO for ABET
Business Strategy Manager at SiemensDigital Industries Software and GEDC Executive Committee member
Ramiro Jordan
Associate Dean of Engineering for International Programs, University of New Mexico
Executive Leader, Corporate Division and Business Unit Development, Boeing
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Discussion
- Micro-credentials, the smaller learning units than a degree, often help achieve the learning outcomes and skills development useful for today’s job market.
- Additionally, these provide flexible options for learners who are working as professionals, creating the pathways to degrees.
- While regional recognitions and frameworks are in place or being worked on, mobility of such recognitions with standardized learning and assessment criteria are yet to be developed.
- We will hear from the industries on what they need from the universities in such programs to prepare learners for the workforce, what credentials they accept.
- We will hear from the accreditation board on what quality assurance the universities must provide and finally, from the universities on their strategy to implement a micro-credentialing system and their understanding on how these may lead up to degrees.
6. Rising to the Top” – A Conversation with women engineering leaders and the authors of the book series on their professional and personal journeys
Soma Chakrabarti
Soma Chakrabarti, Ansys, USA
Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan
Rowan University, USA
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
Geni Energy Consulting Firm, Tanzania
Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, India
University of California Davis, USA
Ghada Mohamed Amer
Misr University for Science & Technology, Egypt
Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED), Colombia
A Short teaser:
Inspired by Tagwa Musa’s real life professional and personal journey, a book series on women engineering leaders was born in 2019. With four volumes already published and two others in preparation, the series has gained immense popularity among engineering leaders and students. We bring six authors of various volumes of the book and a student organization representative in a panel where they discuss their challenges in professional lives .
7. IFEES Panel discussion: Belonging Transforms
Renetta Tull
Vice Chancellor of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
UC Davis
Debby Blaine
Stellenbosch University, IFEES ExCo
Senior Director, Global Academic Program from Siemens Digital Industries Software and VP of D&I for IFEES
William Bill Oakes
Director of EPICS at Purdue University
Disaapele Mogashana
University of Cape Town
Inês Direito
Senior Research Fellow at UCL
Discussion
- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) to STEM Education is key to the transformation of society and the progression of engineering education worldwide.
- The International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) developed this session to identify key insights and best practices in developing an extensive environment of belonging.
- The discussion will consider the spectrum from recruiting AND retaining a more diverse pipeline of talent into the field to developing products and solutions that are environmentally and socio-economic aware.
- The session will consider concepts like empathy in engineering, design for disability, rural engagement along with what makes future engineers feel included or excluded.
- With this diverse unveiling of global experiences, participants will learn how engineering can serve as a platform for social change.
What Our Members Have to Say
8. Emerging Roles for Engineers
Boeing
Boeing
Phoenix Contact
Instituto Maua de Technologia, Brazil
Student Representative
The old ways of educating Engineers, and keeping them upskilled upon graduation, are being called outdated and are being disrupted. The 4th Industrial Revolution sprints along, continually changing the way Engineers will work in the future, through accelerating cloud-based technologies. New Engineering specialties are emerging as a result. These emerging roles and skills must not be denied, as corporations that hire graduates are expecting universities to keep up with this new revolution. For example, new roles and skills in aerospace include new ways to accomplish Systems Engineering and Electrical Engineering. New roles include Product Safety Engineer, Software Engineer, and Guidance, Navigation, and Control Engineer. Such implications may include infusing skills in all degree programs, the creation of new degree programs and inclusion new specializations within degree programs. In continuously working with the private sector, internships for students and professors may be explored. Apprenticeship programs, to give graduates more hand-on, job-ready skills, may be a part of a solution. Finally, partnering with private sector companies to create joint certificate programs may keep alumni upskilled as technologies and skills accelerate and change.
