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IFEES 2015 President Elect & Executive Committee Ballot

Election Submission Procedures

Up until the CLOSE OF BUSINESS DAY of August 21st, 2015, representatives of the member societies in the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies may submit votes to [email protected] [email protected]. Please be assured that your response is confidential and will not be published in any electronic or print form. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Hans J. Hoyer, +1 202-299-4942, [email protected] or Uriel Cukierman, [email protected].

Please note that IFEES members who plan to attend the annual IFEES summit may also submit their votes during the IFEES General Assembly, where each nominee will speak briefly about their candidacy. All electronic and paper ballots submitted will be counted at this time.

Please vote by placing an X next to the name of one candidate you support for President Elect, and place an X next to the names of up to five candidates you support to become IFEES Executive Committee members.

Voting procedures:

1. List the candidate(s) you would like to nominate for the vacancies from the list on page two, or you may attach this ballot in your e-mail with your selections noted.

2. Select up to five candidates you would like to elect for the IFEES Executive Committee and one candidate for the IFEES President Elect.

There are three methods for submitting votes:

3. E-Maila. Start a new e-mail to Uriel Cukierman ([email protected]) and Dr. Hans J. Hoyer

([email protected] ) b. Write in the Subject Line: 2015 IFEES Electionc. List up to five names you would like to elect to the Executive Committee.

i. If more than five names are listed, the ballot will be voided.d. List up one name you would like to elect to the President Elect

i. If more than one name is listed, the ballot will be voided.e. Submit your vote no later than August 21st, 2015.

4. In persona. Members attending IFEES General Assembly at the WEEF 2015 Florence event will have an

opportunity to vote in person5. Delegate

a. Start a new e-mail to Uriel Cukierman ([email protected]) Dr. Hans J. Hoyer ([email protected])

b. Write in the Subject Line: 2015 IFEES Election – Delegate c. List the name of the representative who you give authorization to vote on your behalf if you

cannot come to Florence

Thank you for taking the time to vote in the 2015 IFEES President Elect and Executive Committee election

**Please note: Observer members are not eligible to vote****Only votes of members who have paid the annual membership fee for Fiscal Year 2015 will be counted**

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Candidates for the IFEES President Elect

Alaa Ashmawy, Society of Engineers UAE, Dubai Michael Auer, IGIP & IAOE, Austria

Ivan E. Esparragoza, LACCEI, United States

Candidates for Executive Committee Membership

Françoise Côme, SEFI, Belgium Rohit Kandakatla, SPEED, India

David Delaine, ISTEC-GINET, USA Kwang Sun Kim, KSEE, South Korea

Pratapsinh K Desai, ISTE, India Mitar Pitzek, GE4, Austria

Tuncay Döğeroğlu, TEDC, Turkey Miguel Angel Sosa, CONFEDI, Argentina

Gudrun Kammasch, IPW, Germany


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Candidates for President Elect

Alaa AshmawySociety of Engineers – UAE

United Arab EmiratesBiographyDr. Alaa K. Ashmawy is Professor of Civil Engineering and Dean of the School of Engineering at the American University in Dubai (AUD) and Chair of the UAE Engineering Deans Council. He earned his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in West Lafayette (Indiana, USA), and his Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering with Distinction from Alexandria University (Egypt). Prior to joining AUD, he was a tenured faculty member at the University of South Florida. He also held interim appointments with the geosystems group at Georgia Tech in Atlanta (USA), the National Research Centre in Cairo (Egypt), and Universidád de las Americas in Puebla (Mexico). Alaa has been active with both IFEES and GEDC since 2007, and served on both executive boards. He is currently representing the UAE Society of Engineers on the IFEES Executive Board. He is a member of the UAE Society of Engineers, the UAE Engineering Deans Council, ASEE, ASCE, Sigma Xi, and is a Program Evaluator for ABET’s Engineering Accreditation Commission. He is the recipient of numerous research, teaching, and service awards at the institutional and national levels, including the Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award at USF, the President’s Institutional Effectiveness Award at AUD, and the International Engineering Educator title (ING.PAED.IGIP) Honoris Causa by IGIP. Ashmawy’s technical expertise is in civil and geotechnical engineering, with interests in environmental geotechnics, micromechanics of granular media, and foundation design. He authored and co-authored two book chapters and more than 100 papers in his field. His research has been funded by the US National Science Foundation, the US Department of State, and the Florida Department of Transportation. He consults regularly on a broad range of projects in the USA and the UAE, and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Florida, USA.

Rationale StatementIt is a privilege to be nominated as Chair Elect of IFEES, on behalf of the UAE Society of Engineers. Through its role as a global “society of societies”, IFEES made it possible for us to connect with colleagues across geographic and cultural boundaries and forge long lasting partnerships. In addition, it allowed many of us to reflect upon our roles in supporting global-minded engineering education activities in our societies, and our views on issues such as accreditation and curriculum development in a global sense. While it is important for IFEES to continue to serve as a forum for its member societies to communicate and exchange ideas, our organization is also now well-positioned to have stronger input on regional and global policies affecting engineering education. As an active member of the UAE Society of Engineers and a founding member of the UAE Engineering Deans Council, I appreciated the role IFEES played in supporting engineering education activities at the regional level, including the membership activities of the UAE Society of Engineers. This experience can be used as a model to strengthen the role of engineering education societies in other parts of the world, and spur the formation of such societies where they do not exist. Through IFEES, we can also collectively play a key role and serve as credible voices on matters such as accreditation standards


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for engineering programs and education policy. If elected, I plan to strengthen the ongoing partnerships with global organizations such as the World Bank, and initiate dialogues with new ones. In parallel, and as our organization continues to grow, it is imperative that we expand our network of corporate partners in order to provide stronger links between academia and industry, and to gain better understanding of the needs of employers in terms of skills and diversity of graduates. As I stressed out at WEEF 2014 in Dubai, education does not only happen at Colleges and Universities and must involve all stakeholders. It is through such partnerships that we can prepare a new generation of globally minded engineers equipped with the competencies needed to address current and future engineering challenges.


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Michael AuerInternational Society for Engineering Education (IGIP)International Association of Online Engineering (IAOE)

AustriaBiographyMichael E. Auer received his Ing. Degree (1971) and his Ph.D. degree (1975) from the Dresden University of Technology, Germany and in 1978 a Dr.sc.techn. Degree (Postdoctoral Lecture Qualification - Habilitation). After his academic career, he worked in the industry.

In 1995 Michael Auer was appointed Professor of Electrical Engineering of the Dept. of Electronics at Carinthia Tech Institute, Villach, Austria.

Based on his experience in teaching engineering subjects at Technical University of Dresden and in the further education in corporations he built up the teaching domain “Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Circuit Design”.

Michael Auer has also a teaching position for “Microelectronics” at the University of Klagenfurt, Austria and works as a visiting professor at some universities worldwide.

He gave guest lectures at University of Patras, Greece, Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania, University of Maribor, Slovenia, Princess Sumaya University for Technology Amman, Jordan, MIT Boston, USA, Columbia University New York, USA, Technical Universities of Moscow, Athens and others. He was invited as keynote speaker to numerous conferences worldwide.

Michael Auer is a Senior Member of IEEE and member of ASEE, VDE, IGIP, etc., author or co-author of more than 180 publications and leading member of numerous national and international organizations in the field of Online Technologies. His current research is directed to technology enhanced learning and remote working environments.

Besides being a co-chair or member of the Program Committees of several international conferences and workshops, he is especially involved in the following international conferences:

- Founder and general chair of the annual International Conference “Interactive Collaborative Learning” (ICL, www.icl-conference.org) since 1998.

- Chair of the steering committee of the annual International Conference “Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation” (REV, www.rev-conference.org) since 2004.

- Chair of the steering committee and conference co-chair of the annual International Conference “IEEE Engineering Education” (EDUCON, www.educon-conference.org) since 2010.

In 2009 Michael Auer was appointed as member of the Advisory Board of the European Learning Industry Group (ELIG, http://www.elig.org ). Furthermore, he is chair of the Advisory Board of the International E-Learning Association (IELA, www.ielassoc.org ) and member of the Board of Consultants of the International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE, http://www.icieparis.net).

He works as an evaluator and coordinator of European Union funded research projects and is member in expert groups of the European Commission.

Michael Auer has experience in leading of several national and international projects in the fields of remote engineering and technology supported learning.


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IFEES 2015 President Elect & Executive Committee BallotUnder his guidance, international teams developed a Joint European Master Study Program “Remote Engineering” (EU project MARE) and a Joint European Bachelor Study Program “Information Technology” (EU project BIT2010).

Michael Auer is editor-in-chief of the International Journals of “Online Engineering” (iJOE, www.i-joe.org ), “Emerging Technologies in Learning” (iJET, www.i-jet.org ) and “Interactive Mobile Technologies” (iJIM, www.i-jim.org ).

Michael Auer is Founding President and CEO of the “International Association of Online Engineering” (IAOE), a non-governmental organization that promotes the vision of new engineering working environments worldwide. In September 2010 he was elected as President of the “International Society for Engineering Education” (IGIP). His term of office as IGIP President was extended last year until 2017.

Furthermore, he is one of the founders and Secretary General of the “Global Online Laboratory Consortium” (GOLC, www.online-lab.org). GOLC is the result of an initiative started in 2009 at MIT to coordinate the work on educational online laboratories worldwide.

Since 2011 he is a member of the Advisory Board of the “International Institute for Developing Engineering Academics” – IIDEA.

In June 2011 Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania awarded Michael E. Auer with the title Dr.h.c. The laudation was held by Prof. Rob Reilly from MIT, Boston.

During the World Engineering Education Forum – WEEF2014 in Dubai Michael Auer was elected as member of the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES).

Rationale StatementTo begin with, let me tell you that it is a great honor and privilege for me to be considered as a candidate for the 2015 IFEES President Elect election.

As you might know, I have frequently been involved in a number of IFEES activities over the years and have also acted in several functions for IFEES, for example as the co-chair of the Award Committee, as a member of the Nomination Committee, and as a member of the IIDEA Advisory Board. I have also been contributing to the preparation of WEEF2014 and have participated in many other Engineering Education activities.

During the World Engineering Education Forum – WEEF2014 in Dubai I was elected as member of the Executive Committee of IFEES.

We are currently witnessing a significant transformation in the development of Engineering Education. Two essential elements of this transformation process are definitely the challenges that have to be tackled in the fields of

the impact of globalisation on all areas of human life, and the exponential acceleration of the developments in technology as well as of the global markets and the

necessity of flexibilisation arising from itwithin Engineering Education.

I can envisage IFEES as the great community that may play an active role in this transformation process. Who else, if not we as IFEES, could provide the direction and the content with which Engineering Education can help to master future challenges for society.

Over many years, I have been closely connected with many dear colleagues and friends in IFEES through our common work : Hans Hoyer, Uriel Cukierman, Lueny Morell, Krishna Vedula, Claudio Borri, Stephanie Farell, to name but a few.

Together with all IFEES members, I would like to focus my work on the following aspects: As global player, IFEES has a special responsibility for the exchange of the needs, experiences, best practices,

etc. in EE between the regions. In addition, due to the global dimension of engineering tasks we are challenged to increase the support of our colleagues in developing countries.

The requirements for EE coming from emerging technologies as for example online engineering, industry 4.0,


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additive technologies, etc. have to be broadly discussed. The new and future developments in engineering and the resulting new needs for EE require a new quality in

the cooperation between all stakeholders in EE (state and private universities/colleges, industry, governmental and international organizations).

Based on the crucial role of engineering in society IFEES should struggle to enhance the prestige of the engineers and the engineering profession.

I strongly believe that it is of the utmost importance that IFEES will, in the future, listen to and learn more from its members than ever before and that best-practice experiences and innovative methods shall become a more general and universal importance. In addition, IFEES shall organise more common activities, partnerships and co-operations for its members, which would put Engineering Education into a more cross-linked global context and would also create considerable synergies.

As Darwin said: "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but rather the one most responsive to change." Let’s do this change together!

I am more than willing to initiate these changes in Engineering Education together with the members and leaders of the IFEES community, this international group of Engineering Education innovators.


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Ivan E. EsparragozaLatin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI)

United StatesBiographyIvan Esparragoza was born in Barranquilla, Colombia. He obtained his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1987 from Universidad del Norte (Colombia). He completed his Master and PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Florida International University (USA) in 1993 and 1998 respectively. After completing his PhD, Dr. Esparragoza spent three years as Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Florida International University. In 2001, he joined the Pennsylvania State University - Brandywine Campus (USA) as an Assistant Professor of Engineering where he is currently an Associate Professor and the Director of Engineering Technology and Commonwealth Engineering.

Dr. Esparragoza has a strong interest in engineering design education, innovative design, global design, and global engineering education. He has been invited by universities in Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Panama to deliver courses, seminars, workshops and talks in those areas. As a scholar, he has received several recognitions for his excellence in engineering education including the prestigious The Pennsylvania State University Teaching Fellow Award in 2010 and The Penn state Brandywine Distinguished Teacher Award in 2014. He was also recognized by the International Society for Engineering Pedagogy (IGIP) receiving the title of International Engineering Educator Honoris Causa “Ing.Paed.IGIP h.c.” in 2012.

His academic excellence is well complemented with his leadership skills. Dr. Esparragoza is a very active member in his university where he has occupied leadership positions such as Chair of Penn State Brandywine Strategic Planning Committee (2005-2006), member of the Master Plan for Penn State Brandywine (2011), and Chair of the Penn State Brandywine Faculty Senate and Executive Committee (2010-2011). Currently he is the Director of Engineering Technology and Commonwealth Engineering in the College of Engineering where he coordinates engineering and engineering technology programs offered across several campuses at Penn State. Dr. Esparragoza also has a solid record of service to professional organizations. He has been involved with the Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions (LACCEI) since 2004 where he has served as Vice President for Region I, Vice-President of Research, Vice-President of Finance, member of the Administrative Board, Liaison and Conference Chair, and Associate Editor and Editor of the Latin American and Caribbean Journal of Engineering Education (LACJEE). In the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), he has served on the Boards of the ASEE International Division and the ASEE Minority Division, and has represented ASEE in several international conferences. In the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), he has been member of the Executive Committee since 2011 and has been the Vice-President for the Americas (2012-14) and First Vice-President for the past three years. As member of the Executive Committee, he has contributed to several initiatives including the development of the IFEES Summit Proposal Guidelines, the IFEES Americas Strategic Plan (2010), and the IFEES Americas – Engineering for the Americas (EftA) Encuentro 2010. He was member of the Financial Committee that supervised the transition of the IFEES Secretariat office and accounts to the current location and has continued


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serving in the Finance Committee working closely with the IFEES Secretary.Rationale StatementI am honored to be nominated for the presidency of IFEES. I have accepted this nomination because I strongly believe in the potential of IFEES to be a powerful force and a respected global voice to enhance and transform engineering education around the world continuously, and because I think I am prepared to provide the strategic leadership to advance the organization in fulfilling its mission and vision.

As President, I will align the strategic plan of the organization with ongoing initiatives to continue positioning IFEES as a leading global organization in engineering education. I will also work in leverage on the diversity, talent and expertise of its members to be an influential force in engineering education globally. My plan to accomplish this encompasses three main areas:

1. IFFES initiatives: review and redefine the following IFEES working lines to be aligned with the strategic plan:a. Academic Initiatives (IIDEA, GEL, On-line/blended learning, Engineering Pedagogy)b. Students Initiative (SPEED and GSF)c. Regional Initiatives (Africa, Central Asia, Latin America, Eastern Asia, Oceania, others)d. Organization Management (planning conferences protocols, finances, administration, awards protocols,

fundraising)2. Communication: enhance internal and external communication to become a global voice for engineering

education3. Partnership: promote and enrich collaboration among different stakeholders (educational organizations,

students’ organizations, corporate and industrial members, government agencies, funding agencies, NGOs) for the advancement of initiatives under the umbrella of IFEES.

This is an ambitious plan that will be possible with the contribution of all members of IFEES. Together we can build a strong organization that uses the knowledge, expertise and dedication of diverse stakeholders to enhance engineering education, promote capacity building, facilitate global collaboration, and provide opportunities for future generations. I am eager to work with all affiliates in carrying out this plan.

I have been member of IFEES Executive Committee for four years and the past three as First VP. I have served IFEES with passion and dedication and I am ready and motivated to assume the highest leadership position to continue serving the IFEES community.

Thanks for the opportunity of letting me serve you in the past and I am asking for your support to allow me to serve you in the future as President of IFEES.


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Candidates for Executive Committee Membership

Françoise CômeEuropean Society for Engineering Education (SEFI)

Belgium

BiographyBorn in 1960, Françoise Côme (B/F) has a Master Degree in Philosophy and Arts (1983), a Specialized Master in Socio-Psychology and Management (1985) and a Post Graduate Degree in International Cooperation (1986), all from the Université Libre de Bruxelles . She is the Secretary General of SEFI, an organisation that she joined in 1988 after having served in Amsterdam (NL) for two years as Director of the Grants Department of the European Cultural Foundation. Before this position, she had a traineeship position at the European Commission (Educational and Employment Directorate General) in Brussels. For the period of 2004-2006, she was the Executive Director of the WFEO, the World Federation of Engineering Organisations, based at UNESCO in Paris.

In the context of higher engineering education, and since the early 90s, she participated and/or coordinated numerous EU and UNESCO international education projects such as H3E, E4, TREE, ECCE, EU-Drivers, MODERN, EUGENE, Techno TN/STECET 2012, ECDEAST, Ready Stem Go, EPICES and QUEECA in the context of EU ERASMUS, SOCRATES, TEMPUS, Strategic partnerships programmes.

She also contributed to the organisation of 27 annual conferences of SEFI all over Europe (average number of participants: 300), and in the context of her WFEO position she supervised the organisation of the WEC (World Engineering Convention) 2005, in Shanghai (5000 participants).

She also held leadership positions in different SEFI partners’ organizations such as the European Engineering Deans Council (EEDC), the Réseau Cartagène d’Ingénieurs (RCI), the European Network for the Accreditation of EE. At the global level, she is involved in the International Institute for the Development of Engineering Academics (IIDEA) and she is Vice President for Europe and member of the Executive Committee of IFEES, the International Federation of EE Societies (until September 2015). Françoise speaks French, English, Italian and Dutch, she is member of the American Society for Engineering Education. She lives and works in Brussels and is the mother of Nathan (21).

Rationale StatementIn agreement with the SEFI President, Prof. Kamel Hawwash, I would like to inform you that I would be honoured to serve for a second two-year mandate in the IFEES Executive Committee. Over the last two years, I have had the pleasure to be involved in several activities of IFEES and to regularly cooperate with IFEES officers. This was always very interesting and I would be delighted to continue cooperating and working for the development of global engineering education, with this group of dedicated and enthusiastic colleagues. Since the creation of IFEES, I have


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had the pleasure to attend several IFEES summits and related meetings. Together with IFEES top leaders and the former President of SEFI, Dr. Anette Kol mos, I gladly contributed to the creation of the International Institute for the Development of Engineering Academics - IIDEA -, an organisation from which I still enthusiastically ensure the representation in Europe. In the letter of motivation I sent to IFEES two years ago, I had written that, "without being presumptuous, I thought that IFEES President and Secretary General were convinced of my personal support and strong dedication toward IFEES". After two years of service within the IFEES Executive Committee, I can say that my motivation remains intact and is even strengthened. I also hereby reaffirm the support of my organization, SEFI, relating to IFEES and its activities.

Furthermore, as you may know it, SEFI has recently incorporated the European Engineering Deans Council, and in the context of our deans activities, I am presently coordinating, together with my relevant SEFI colleagues, the two sessions (a plenary session and a round table) organised for deans in Florence next September in the context of WEEF 2015, in cooperation with Copi (the group of Italian deans) and with GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council).

Through my involvement in SEFI over the last 27 years, combined with my managerial experience in other engineering organisations such as the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) and the European Engineering Deans Council (EEOC), I have grappled many relevant issues that the Executive Committee of IFEES addresses. Over the last 27 years I also had the privilege to actively cooperate with international bodies and organisations such as the European University Association (EUA), UNESCO, the European Commission, the Council of Europe, and with many others more specifically active in engineering such as BEST, ASEE, IGIP, IACEE, ENAEE, KSEE, JSEE, GEDC, ASIBEI, ACOFI, LACCEI, ABET, ... and several corporate partners, many of them being now also members of IFEES.

I am therefore ready to offer IFEES my experience and strong dedication in contributing to the visibility of IFEES in general and in Europe in particular. For completeness, please find below a short biography. The necessary endorsement letters from other IFEES members will be sent to the IFEES head office by separate mail, and I hereby would like to thank those who accepted to support my candidature.

I look forward to the opportunity to continue to serve IFEES on the Executive Committee, because I am committed to, and most excited about, taking part in raising engineering education at the global level.


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David DelaineIbero American Science and Technology Education Consortium and the Global Innovation Network for

Entrepreneurship and Technology (ISTEC-GINET)Brazil

BiographyDavid A. Delaine has completed his first tenure as an executive member of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), as Vice President for Student Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion. He is seeking to be reelected to another term on the executive committee to continue to serve the entire IFEES committee, while focusing on Global Diversity and Inclusion within engineering education.

He has received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Drexel University, in Philadelphia, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from Northeastern University, in Boston. He has previously served as the president of the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED). He has recently completed his tenure as a Fulbright Scholar and is currently performing research as a FAPESP postdoctoral researcher with Prof. Dr. Jose Roberto Cardoso at the Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo. He has ambitions to significantly diversify and broaden the global pipeline of STEM talent and help guide the evolution of the methods used to develop engineers.

Rationale StatementDuring his tenure he has worked closely with the IFEES executive team on various initiatives including: IFEES Strategic Plan, IFEES 10 year publication, Global Diversity and Inclusion initiative.

Moving forward he will continue to support IFEES through continued close partnership with IFEES member societies and executive committee. Additional focus will be placed on finalizing the IFEES 10 year publication and analysis and moving forward to establish a unified global voice for Diversity and Inclusion. While the prominence of D&I has increased, international learning outcomes and collaborations within these efforts are limited. Within our global community a common platform allows for the sharing of best practices and maximizes learning opportunities will be developed.

As an IFEES executive member David intends to continue to build bridges with existing and new IFEES members to increase output and leverage the global diversity to improve outcomes. Through working on transparency and structure of working initiatives attempts will be made to provide easy access into ongoing projects and needs to attract more members into the active core of IFEES.


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Pratapsinh K DesaiIndian Society for Technical Education (ISTE)

India

BiographyProf Pratapsinh Kakasaheb Desai completed his Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master of Business Administration. He is pursuing PhD from Shivaji University. He is the son of Shri. Krantiveer Kakasaheb Desai the most sought freedom fighter.The Desai family rendered five freedom fighters to nation and he was raised with strong values and principles. .He has a prominent background of Social Reforms, Patriotism and Education.

Prof Pratapsinh Kakasaheb Desai is working on design and development of femur bone prosthesis research. He delivered key note addresses in India and abroad in conferences. Especially his deliberation on opulent Indian Education and its history is Highly Revered. He has Numerous National and International Research Papers to his credit.

Prof Pratapsinh Kakasaheb Desai has actively participated as member of All India Federation for Polytechnic Teachers Association. During his tenure in various organizations he was Instrumental in advocating the issue of granting pay band-4 to all Engineering and Polytechnic Colleges. Currently he is working on salaries to be paid by State Government to self financed Engineering Institutes. He is also a member of various committees and task teams constituted by government of Maharashtra.

Prof Pratapsinh Kakasaheb Desai attended and Participated as member of Indian delegation on various International meets such as World Engineering Education Forum(WEEF),International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES),Global Engineering Dean’s Council (GEDC) in Countries like US, Argentina, China, Japan,Dubai. He is associated with numerous technical Education associations.

Prof Pratapsinh Kakasaheb Desai is youngest ever President of the prestigious organization ISTE, New Delhi, Past Vice President of ISTE, New Delhi, Executive Council member for two terms ISTE, Member representing India in Global Deans Council, Chairman, Indian Engineering Dean’s Council, Convener, Maharashtra State Technical Teachers Association, President, Mouni Vidyapeeth Staff Association.

Rationale StatementThe institutions of higher learning like, our colleges and universities have a great opportunity and responsibility to design their educational system leading to a knowledge society. Today the cry is for degrees which are sustainable across the globe. The educational institutions are facing the problem largely of academic resources and the


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universities receiving the foreign students are looking for credible sources to assure the quality of degrees.The increasing universal concern for advancing more sustainable development presents considerable challenges to both education and research. The kind of innovation likely to be managed successfully by industrial corporations is relevant to the differences between current and sustainable technology agendas. There is a strong need for talent development to strengthen the competiveness of companies and technology development in India. It is also essential to build research collaboration between institutions and industry to foster innovative ecosystems and strengthening entrepreneurship.

Since 1968, the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), one of the largest professional bodies in India, have been working for the development of standards of technical education in the country vis-à-vis improving quality of technical manpower continuously. Many government reports from the National Knowledge Commission, Planning Commission as well as the RUSA Initiative have suggested comprehensive reforms; however, the key obstacle is the lack of ability to implement the suggested reforms in the engineering education system.The ISTE will focus on recommendations and action points for engineering education in India to be undertaken over the next 10 years in the areas suggested by the World Bank Workshop on "Implementing Strategies for Engineering Education in India Towards 2025" (EEI 2025) held during January 2015 t Bangalore. It is also expected that the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) will be linked to IFEES and other member societies and work together to bring the benefits to the engineering fraternity in general. The presence of a representative of ISTE in the Executive Committee of IFEES would help improve the quality of the large number of faculty in engineering colleges in India to reap the benefits in a win –win situation.


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Tuncay DöğeroğluTurkish Engineering Deans Council (TEDC)

Turkey

BiographyProfessor Dogeroglu is the Dean of Engineering Faculty at Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey. She served as Associate Dean in the Engineering Faculty from 2003 to 2010. She is also a Professor of Environmental Engineering Department. She received her BSc in Chemical Engineering (1985), MS in Chemical Engineering (1988), PhD in Chemical Engineering 1993) at Anadolu University, respectively. She has conducted research and teaching in the area of air quality management and pollution control, environmental management and engineering statistics for over 25 years at Anadolu University, and is the author of numerous research publications. She has been also involved in numerous projects. She was an International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) Scholar at CNR Air Pollution Institute in Rome during 2000-2001 and she is an associate member of ICTP. She was ExCom Member and an elected Secretary Treasurer of the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) between 2012-2014. Dogeroglu is the current Secretary General of the Turkish Engineering Deans Council and also one of the current Board of Directors of SEFI.

Rationale StatementI am delighted to be nominated for the IFEES Executive Committee so that I can serve our community, Turkish Engineering Deans Council, including engineering deans, students and academic staff better. The IFEES is a critically important organization as we move forward towards solving global grand challenges and transforming the delivery of engineering education and research. I support the IFEES vision to bring together a global collection of educational, industrial, and other organizations interested in engineering education who are committed to educating engineers who are committed to positively impacting global development and socio-economic growth. I intend to use my experience to contribute IFEES grow its influence, membership and effectiveness.


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Gudrun KammaschScientific Society of Engineering Education (IPW)

Germany

Curriculum VitaeInternational and national activitiesUNESCO

Member of the German UNESCO Committee since 1996. Special contacts to the “MAB, Man and Biosphere” Programme and to the field of Engineering Education.

President of the “Berliner Komitee für UNESCO-Arbeit”, initiation of the “Berlin- Brandenburgischer Salon”, focused on the dialogue between ‘Berlin and its surrounding aerea’.

1998 official member of the German delegation at the UNESCO “World Science Conference” in Budapest.

IPW, Ingenieurpädagogische Wissenschaftsgesellschaft / Scientific Society of Engineering Education, founded 2011 Founder member, current president

Organisation of the annual conferences “Avenues to engineering education”and Co-editor of the proceedings:

Regional Conference on Engineering Education 2013: “Is the „concept of competence” in crisis?Regional Conference on Engineering Education 2014How much scientific fundamentals Engineering education does require?

International Society for Engineering Education Founder member of the “Internationale Gesellschaft für Ingenieurpädagogik, IGIP” Initiation of working groups „Man and Technology“, „Women in professional careers“, “Research

in Engineering Education and Engineering Pedagogy” Member of the Executive Committee of IGIP 1992 – 2010; President of the “German Monitoring

Committee” Vice President of IGIP 2006 to 2010. In cooperation with other colleagues, development of the

- “Curriculum in engineering education (pedagogy)”, a modularised handbook for professional training of all lecturers and teachers in engineering education

IFEES , International Federation of Engineering Education Societies Presentation of the German-Ethiopian ecbp programme in Cape Town 2008, Participation at IFEES conferences in Singapore 2010, Dubai 2014.

University reform in Ethiopia


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2007-2009 Curriculum development of Food Technology at the universities of Bahir Dar, Haramaya, and Awassa – taking into specific account endemic growing plants and indigenous Ethiopian culture of food-preparing methods

With support by the ecbp organisation (engineering capacity building programme) of the giz (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit):Short-term engagement of graduates from the TFH Berlin. The meat technology in Bahir Dar started. Internships for students of Food Technology from Berlin. E.g., elaboration of a monograph on “Musa ensete”, false banana, with all analytical data and technological parameters.

Supporting the organisation of supervisors for ecbp PhD scholarships Consultant for architectural master students in planning a town in Ethiopia: „MASTER Urban Design –

Made in Ethiopia“, under the guidance of Prof. Marc Angeli and Prof. Franz Oswald of the ETH Zürich. Comprehensive contacts to the food industry and to state institutions concerning problem solving in

support of sustainable development in agriculture and food technology in Ethiopia.

giz Programme “Professional Education and Training in Central Asia (PBBZ)” in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

Professional Education Programs – Curriculum Development and Accreditation (following ‘Bologna criteria’):

1. Reference Curriculum B. Sc. Food Technology with five specialisations, accredited by ACQUINUS (German accreditation agency)Implementation at KSTU, Kyrgyz State Technical University, full accreditation by ACQUIN

2. Implementation at KSTU, Kyrgyz State Technical University, full accreditation by ACQUIN

3. Current development of a M. Sc. Programme in Food Technology with three specialisations

4. Current development of a M. Ed. Programme in TVET Education / Food Technology Reference Curriculum B. Sc. Food Technology with five specialisations, accredited by ACQUINUS (German accreditation agency)

5. Current development of a M. Ed. Programme in TVET Education / Food Technology Consultation of the whole programme Workshops in Laboratory Didactics

Organisation of specialised Study tours in Germany

Beuth Hochschule für Technik Berlin(former Technische Fachhochschule Berlin, TFH)Professional contribution

Former head of the laboratory “food chemistry and analytical chemistry” In cooperation with food enterprises, the foundations of food technology as a new study

programme were worked out. The study programme as such started for the first time in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1971:

An appropriate curriculum was developed, laboratory exercises deducted, and manuals (student textbooks) elaborated

Forced by the food industry, all efforts focused on the goal to reach the approval as an engineering study programme – in particular by the VDI (association of German engineers)

In cooperation with specialists and graduates of the food industry, introductory phases for freshman and women were developed. From the start of their studies, students should face and discuss their professional field


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Until this day, supervision of numerous theses’ (Diploma, Bachelor, and Master) on different fields of food chemistry and analytical chemistry – the later ones on phytochemicals, sea buckthorn, parameters of food quality, mycotoxines: using methods of instrumental analytics (GC-MS, HPLC, LC-MS, and AA etc). Studies on nutritional behaviour of students were worked out as well, in cooperation with the “Studentenwerk Berlin “ (i.e. organisation providing social, financial and cultural support services to students in Germany)

Participation in the academic self-administration, didactical issues Member of the Task Force for Didactics in Engineering Education in Berlin. Contribution for implementing the “programme for student tutorials” at the TFH Efforts to increase the women proportion in engineering study programmes: Launching of a

taskforce “Women at Universities for Applied Sciences” in Berlin (West) as well as the first task force at the TFH

Representative of the TFH at the board of the Studentenwerk Berlin (see above) Long time member of the Department Council and vice dean of the Department 1991 – 1994 vice president for research and technology transfer at the TFH Intensification of the

cooperation with the “Foundation for Technology of Berlin” (TSB) as well as with the industry in general (chamber of industry and commerce, association of entrepreneurs)

During these years, the reunification of the two Germanys and of the two parts of Berlin in particular, were on the political agenda – and today’s “Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft” in the eastern part of Berlin started as a department of the TFH Berlin.

Cooperation in working out “guiding principles” and statutes for the TFH Member of the Professional Group in Didactics at the TFH. Organisation of events, discussions, and

professional training of quality in teaching 2008 Appointment as a member and current head of the scientific council at the “Berliner Zentrum

für Hochschullehre” (Teaching and Learning Centre for all 13 Universities of Berlin) 2001/02 until today, work as “representative for foreign students”: Organising the integration of

international students at Beuth University

Innovation of the “Food Science and Technology” at the Beuth Hochschule Berlin 2000 – 2008 Head of the “Food Science and Technology” study programme

2000 – 2004 Vice Dean and Dean of the Department V (consisting of five professional fields with more than 1000 students)

Renovation of new laboratories: Removal of the Food technology department to the Campus in Wedding, organisation of two huge core programmes for new modern machineries and laboratory equipment for “food technology”

2003 Initiation of the new Bachelor and Master Study programmes in “Food Science and Technology” in cooperation with Prof. Dr. Peter Krause, financed by the special “Strukturfonds” of the Land of Berlin.Consultation and expert reports of large-, small- and middle-sized enterprises of food industry as well as of the TSB (see above).Implementation of modern didactical ideas of engineering education (project work, laboratory didactics etc) supported by special funding (Programme of the Berlin government: women in engineering, innovations in didactics).

2005 Full accreditation of both study programmes /ACQUIN 2004/2005 Start of the new study programmes 2004-2009 Organisation of the appointments of nine new professors

Current Didactical activities


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Besides my current engagement at Beuth Hochschule and in Central Asia

Workshops on “Laboratory Didactics” and “Sustainability in engineering education” at numerous German Universities

Organisation of events, workshops in the frame of UNESCO and “Berliner Komitee für UNESCO-Arbeit”

Lectures on Scientific Conferences Comprehensive engagement in engineering education, including lectures at German high schools.

Honours July 2010

Award “Bundesverdienstkreuz 1. Klasse” from the President of the Federal Republic of Germany – in particular for the engagement in implementing the“dialogue of the cultures of the world” as well as improving the situation of women in technical studies and professions - industrial and academic careers.

March 2015Awarded with the degree “Honorable professor of KSTU” by the Academic Council of Kyrgyz State Technical University

Schooling, Academic StudiesBorn in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany“Abitur“ at the Wildermuth Gymnasium, science branch, graduation with honours Academic studies in food chemistry at the Philips-Universität MarburgAdvanced Academic studies in food chemistry at the Technische Universität Berlin Laboratory exercises at the Federal Institute for Pharmaceutical, Foodand Forensic Chemistry.State Certification Examination “excellent”

Doctorate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry“magna cum laude”, supervisor Prof. Dr. Fritz Eiden, Freie Universität Berlin , in cooperation with pharmaceutical enterprises

Rationale StatementThe philosophy of the IFEES mission is that it gathers under its roof experts in engineering education and professional engineers from all over the world—a unique opportunity for mutual exchange of ideas and also learning from differing experiences and backgrounds. Everywhere, the improvement of human welfare is a true need and since engineering sciences contribute a great deal to this, the development of engineering education is a crucial challenge.

I would like to propose enhancing these initiatives under the umbrella of IFEES to

Gather and present examples of “Good Practice” in engineering education—especially for those with very different backgrounds and limited local facilities.

Make sure we do not suppress cultural diversity but to encourage different avenues of engineering education.

Develop specific didactical concepts for teaching and learning of student teams with growing cultural diversity.

Implement ethically based didactical concepts of “ENGINEERING Education for Sustainable Development” in the curricula of engineering studies:


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This September, a new Sustainable Development Agenda will be adopted by the UN in the frame of new post-millennium-goals.

Include the aim of “saving biodiversity” in the development of engineering sciences and technologies. Increase the attractiveness of “engineering studies” for young people e.g. by increasing the visibility of the

importance of the role of engineering and technology to human welfare, including sustainable development and ethical issues.


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Rohit KandakatlaStudent Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED)

IndiaBiographyRohit is currently pursuing his Masters in Embedded Systems at Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. He is the Founder and CEO of FOOTSTEPS (www.footsteps.in), a social venture that works towards improving the learning and understanding of engineering for students across India. He is currently also serving as the President of Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED).

Rationale StatementMy journey in the field of Engineering Education (EE) began in 2012 with the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED). It began with me facilitating student workshops for SPEED in India through which we used to establish EE dialogues among engineering students. In 2013, I was elected as the President of SPEED in India after which I founded the Indian Student Forum (ISF), a replica of the Global Student Forum (SPEED’s annual event) to reach out to more students. Since the collaboration with IUCEE in 2013, we have successfully reached out to more than 5000 students in India and engaged in EE discussions.

In 2013, I was also elected as the Internal Affairs Officer (IAO) of SPEED globally through which I got the opportunity to interact with SPEED members across the globe. During my tenure as the IAO, I worked with the IFEES Student Vice-President on their global student strategic thrust and developed a global student survey to collect data related to engineering education across the globe.

I got elected as the President of SPEED in December 2014. Since then I have been working towards increasing the student reach of SPEED across different continents by planning and organizing national student forums. I also founded the Global Entrepreneurship Challenge in collaboration with IFEES, ISTEC and GINET to provide a global platform for young student entrepreneurs.

In order to continue by my contribution to EE further, I would like to apply for the role IFEES VP for Student Affairs. Through this role, I plan to increase the awareness among engineering students about the field of EE and the opportunities available to take it up as a career option. I also would like to continue working on the student strategic thrust to collect data from students and determine the various areas to focus for improvement in the coming years. I plan collaborate with IFEES member organizations and establish more student centric activities locally and reach out to a wider student community.

In the view of IFEES mission, “To enhance the effectiveness of member organizations and to contribute to the improvement of engineering education around the world”, I feel the contribution of students who are the key stakeholders is very much essential. Students are critical to the success of all the work that is being done. Bringing in


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more students into the process through collaboration with student organizations worldwide is important.

Keeping in mind my past experiences and interest in the field of EE, I feel I am very suitable for this role and would contribute to IFEES mission if given a chance.


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Kwang Sun KimKorean Society for Engineering Education (KSEE)

South Korea

BiographyDr. Kwang Sun Kim is presently the president of Korean Society for Engineering Education(KSEE) and the Honorary Chairman of Korea Association of Industry, Academy, and the Research Institutes (KAIARI). He is also a professor of School of Mechatronics Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education (KOREATECH). He initiated founding the Korea Society for Semiconductor Display Technology Society, whose current registered members are more than 1500, in 2015 and served for the Society as a Chairman for four years from 2003 to 2007. He also served as a dean of planning affairs of KOREATECH from 1996 to 2000, and as a dean of graduate school of KOREATECH during 2000-2002 and 2004-2006. He also founded the Semiconductor Equipment Technology Education Center (SETEC) in 1996, which has been financially supported by the Korean Ministry of Industry, Energy, and Trade for 13 years. SETEC has educated and trained more than 30,000 industrial engineers since 1996. Before he joined KOREATECH as an assistant professor in 1992, Dr. Kim had various experiences in working at the Ministry of Defense of Korea during 1978-1984 as a deputy section chief and a research faculty at the chemical engineering department at Yale University in 1988. He has also industrial experiences both at Gibbs and Hill Inc., USA, and at Samsung Aerospace Inc., Korea, as a system engineer from 1986 to 1992. He was awarded the National Medal by the President of Korea for his contributions to scientific and technological education and fields in 2006. Dr. Kim was also nominated by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as a fellow of ASME in 2007 and has been a vice president and auditor of Korea Society for Engineering Education (KSEE). He has been a chair of Semiconductor Equipment Commercialization Committee of Korean Semiconductor Association from 2006 to 2009. He is presently a general chair of WEEF/GEDC2016-Seoul, which is to be held during November 7th to 11th in 2016. Dr. Kim had served for IFEES as an executive committee member at the early stage of IFEES. He is a member of SEMI International Standard Committee and was awarded the Distinguished Engineering Service Award by the School of Engineering, University of Kansas in 2009. Dr. Kim received B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Hanyang University (1978), M.S. (1983) and Ph.D. (1986) degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas, USA. Both as an IFEES executive member and as a general chair of WEEF/GEDC2016-Seoul, Dr. Kim intends to contribute more for IFEES members and to increase the globally strong cooperation in engineering education societies.

Rationale Statement(1) As a general chair of WEEF/GEDC2016, I would like to communicate more closely with executive committee members for the success of the conference next year.(2) My executive committee membership will relay the latest updates of WEEF/GEDC2016 more effectively to the core members of IFEES.(3) I am personally interested in working the with the executive committee members for more efficient and successful IFEES and global engineering education community in the coming years.


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Mitar PitzekGlobal Education: Exchanges for Engineers and Entrepreneurs Network (Ge4)

AustriaCurriculum Vitae

WORK EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PERSONAL SKILLS

Rationale StatementIt would be a honor to share my expertise, energy, enthusiasm and education to serve on the Executive Committee of the IFEES community.

In the last 15 years, I contributed creatively and comprehensively with my activities in the international and national academic exchange programs in the field of Engineering. Between 2002 and 2014, I was employed in the International Office of the Vienna University of Technology, where I was in charge of different academic exchange programs (Erasmus, Joint Study, Tempus, ATHENS, Ge4 and many bilateral agreements). Between 2002 and 2013, I was managing the Ge4 program at the Vienna UT, focusing different regions: ASE3 (Asian Universities), LAE3 (Latin American Universities) and AE3 (US Universities). I participated actively in many bilateral and multilateral projects, university agreements, conferences, curricula development projects and visited engineering schools all over the world. Exchanging experiences with the colleagues from different cultural backgrounds and academic cultures and learning together from them is one of the most important results I would link to bring to the Executive Committee. My activity in the VUT International Office was focused on the US, Asian, European, Russian and Latin American Engineering Schools by supporting students, academics and international offices in different aspects of their academic activities.


Mother tongue(s) Serbian, German

Other language(s) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING

Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production

English C1 C1 C1 C1 C1

Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient userCommon European Framework of Reference for Languages

Communication skills ▪ Many years of networking experience in the higher education

Organisational / managerial skills EU Projects (ERASMUS, TEMPUS, Joint Study Programs u.a.), team work, cross-cultural competence

Other skills Sailing

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In 2012, I founded INNES – International Network for Educational Support in Higher Education. The main motivation for this step was the idea of establishing a high quality platform for academics coming from all world regions, where they shall be able to promote their academic field in the form of intensive academic programs (Summer Schools). After only three years INNES is the leading Austrian and one of the leading European Summer School organizations offering hundreds of students a dynamic space for deep education and dialogue. INNES is evolving already into a sophisticated space for creative and compassionate open minded academics from all over the world to advance knowledge and being a good place for creative and open minded academics from all over the world.

In 2013, I took the position of the Ge4 Executive director. Ge4 stands for ”Global Education: Exchanges for Engineers and Entrepreneurs“. Ge4 has been working worldwide since 1996 as a non-profit network of universities, offering students an opportunity to study, research, or even do internships in another country. In the last three years, we have restructured and improved the Ge4 network and are on the best way to establish a modern structure and good frame conditions for all Ge4 members by working closely with more than 60 engineering schools worldwide. We are developing tight links between HEI through network services.

The main purpose of my current efforts within the Ge4 network is bringing the engineers and engineering schools all over the world together, supporting them in exchanging ideas, establishing contacts and promoting their own institution in the best way. Within the Ge4 Network we support a continuous exchange between all member institutions, we organize an annual conference, rotating every year in another region. Next year, in 2016, we are celebrating 20 years of Ge4 in Vienna, which is the next big opportunity within the network to bring many excellent engineering schools together putting the focus on the better exchange between engineering, entrepreneurship, start-up scene and last but not least the industry and the companies.I look forward to share my specific skills and savvy strategies to be a contributing leader to foster global education on the Executive Committee. I am determined and dedicated to continue my career to transform higher education for future generations.


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Miguel Angel SosaConsejo Federal de Decanos de Ingeniería (CONFEDI)

ArgentinaBiographyEng. Miguel Ángel Sosa serves as Dean of Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineer at the Universidad Tecnológica Nacional – Facultad Regional Delta. In 2009, he joined CONFEDI as Dean and in 2010 entered the Executive Committee in which he has been working to scheme the development of new graduate programs and educational projects for a major expansion of the engineering world. The Consejo Federal de Decanos de Ingeniería (Federal Organization of Engineering Deans of the Argentine Republic - CONFEDI) was formed in March 1988 because of the concerns of a group of Deans hoping to create an area, based on personal experiences, for debating and solving University problems that were noticed by the Academic Units of Engineering. For over twenty years, its work has been developed with a high participation from the Public and Private Universities of the country and within the framework of respect that has overcome barriers of rivalry, allowing the achievement of the proposed aims.

Mr. Sosa was President of CONFEDI in 2012-13 and at the same time he was the active Vice President of ASIBEI. Besides regular collaboration nationwide between CONFEDI and the Argentinean Ministry of Education, he has also been an active collaborator in ASIBEI (Ibero-American Association of Engineering Schools), CAI (Argentinean Center of Engineering) and an editor in several documents known nationwide.

Miguel served as an Academic Secretary during the period of 1989 – 2009 where he is now a Dean. Furthermore, he was a Member of the Scientific Committee of the World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) in 2012, and in the same year he participated, together with the Ministry of Education, in the Advisory Council of Higher Education of Engineering for the sustainable development.Since 2013, Miguel is the Academic Headmaster and President of the Academic Committee of the Engineering Congress 2014 – Latin-American and Caribbean organized by Centro Argentino de Ingenieros (Argentinean Center of Engineers - CAI). In 2014, he joined the International Commission of CONFEDI where he has been boosting several projects and documents until today.

In ASIBEI (Ibero-American Association of Engineering Schools), Miguel is the Coordinator of the Sixth Topic: Innovation and Development of the Ibero-American Association of Engineering. He is also a member of the Scientific Committee in the National Mobility and International Exchange Program for Students, Teachers and Researchers of ASIBEI in agreement with the OAS (Organization of American States).As well as managing university functions, Mr. Sosa is always discerning what could be done in order to improve engineering and its education, campus facilities, institutional research and planning, measurement and testing, community relations, students’ necessities and national and international enhancements. His primary professional interests are in engineering project of education, international higher education improvement.


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Rationale StatementAfter having experienced national and international higher education, I began to honestly appreciate the tremendous necessity that Engineering Education needed and this brought to my mind the opportunity to research and study different advances in engineering education around the world.

Before thinking about how to improve education around the world, I had to think about how together we could improve education in my country, Argentina. I belief that with all of our national and international projects we, as colleagues, can change education and engineering education specifically. Additionally, education shapes young people and it makes them be better informed and able to choose appropriately in their professions. These made me focus on national and international education and the necessity to serve the needs of society, government policies, bilateral agreements, personal accomplishments, and a wide variety of other dimensions of life.The roles of IFEES are to enhance the effectiveness of member organizations and to contribute to the improvement of engineering education around the world. In order to fulfill these missions it is needed the collaboration between people and institutions in our global world. This is the reason why I would like to offer my knowledge, share any of my experiences, plus participate in the development of new and effective ways to improve engineering higher education.


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