About WEEF

BACKGROUND

As communication and mobility barriers disappear and individual behavioral patterns transform, engineering educators and researchers are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of international dialogue. Global collaboration serves as a means to discuss common challenges and new approaches to deal with them, and to share examples of good practices with the global engineering education community. Singapore's role as global leader in economical and technological innovation makes it a strategic location for these international meetings. Connecting local and international stakeholders will not only add value to the global dialogue on how to positively contribute to the solution of the world's engineering grand challenges, but also to serve the strategic objectives of the region's engineering communities and institutions.

From research and innovation, engineering education, to continuing education, WEEF will bring together engineering faculty, deans and students as well as industry representatives, government officials and other interested parties in science and technology from all over the globe to discuss Engineering Grand Challenges of the 21st Century and nurture and enhance partnerships to address these.

GOAL

The World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) provides a cutting edge and effective platform for communication and collaboration among the world's stakeholders in engineering education, locating itself strategically in a key strategic locale. The Forum will unite five engineering education international conferences/forums:

* Ninth ASEE Global Colloquium – www.asee.org
* Twelfth IACEE/WCCEE Meeting - www.wccee2010.org
* Fourth IFEES Summit- www.ifees.net
* First Conference of the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) – www.gedcouncil.org
* Seventh Global Student Forum – www.worldspeed.org

OBJECTIVES

The Forum's objectives are to:

Assess the global status of engineering education issues through an overview of the major challenges in the field;
Forge and advance collaborations that address local, regional and global engineering and engineering education challenges;
Envision the future of engineering education, innovation and continuing education worldwide in 10-20 years, in order to support and improve current efforts and partnerships.

TARGET GROUP

The event serves as a gathering of those individuals and organizations from throughout the world that have an interest in engineering education and a desire to advance the global dialogue in the field, to forge long-term collaborations, and to enhance the quality of engineering education, scientific research and continuing education.

WORKING LANGUAGE

English

VISITING SINGAPORE

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2010 WEEF Program

Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

Monday October 18^th 2010

Time	Session
9:30 – 12:00	Sponsor Workshops	Exploratory Meeting – East Asian Engineering Deans Council
12:00 – 2:00	Open Time for Lunch [not provided]
2:00 – 5:00	Sponsor Workshops	GEDC Programming Orientation for new and potential members General Assembly Vote for 2011 – 2013 Chair GEDC Strategic Planning Report
6:00 – 8:00	Opening Reception of World Engineering Education Forum [First event where all five groups will convene] Marina Bay Sands Possible: Video Message from Chuck Vest [Outlining the Grand Challenges, relating to roles & responsibilities of engineering deans??]
7:30 – 9:30	GEDC Dinner

Tuesday October 19^th 2010

Time	Session
8:00 – 9:00	Breakfast Keynote – Autodesk
9:15 – 10:30	Welcoming Remarks: Renata Engel, Associate Dean for College of Engineering - Pennsylvania State University, on behalf of WEEF Organizations Recognition of Frank Huband’s 20 Years Service to Engr Edu Community Plenary I and Keynote Presentations *The Engineering Grand Challenges [Working Title]* MODERATOR: Eng Soon CHAN, Dean of Engineering, NUS or Paul Peercy, Dean of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Grand Challenges and the AP Region, Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Environment and Water of Singapore Facing the Challenges of the 21^st Century: What does this mean for engineering education, innovation and economic development Transformation of Engr Education, Rick Miller, President, Olin College
10:30 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 12:30	GEDC Led Session *Transforming Engineering Education to Meet the Grand Challenges* MODERATOR: David Garza, Dean of Engineering, Tecnologico de Monterrey Addressing the Water & Energy Challenges and the Need to Change from the Academic Perspective: What does it mean for universities, colleges, curricula, research? Al Soyster, Division Director: Division of Engineering Education and Centers, NSF Phase two of Paper w/Leah Jamieson, Dean of Engineering, Purdue University Q&A and interaction with audience
12:30 – 2:00	Lunch Keynote Speaker – Dassault Systemes
2:00 – 3:30 THREE Parallel TRACKS	ASEE Global Colloquium Track Sessions (Breakout into 3 Tracks) Three parallel sessions with themes: *Keeping the engineering pipeline filled- Attracting young talent to engineering in the new economy* *Engineering education in the age beyond engineering disciplinary boundaries* *Advancing engineering careers through lifelong learning in an interdisciplinary world*
3:30- 6:30	GEDC Water & Energy Sustainability Workshop MODERATOR: Tom Katsouleas, Dean of Engineering, Duke University *The Water & Energy Grand Challenges: How can engineering deans and other stakeholders address these challenges and changes needed in engineering education?* Keynote: “Water Sustainability & Power Generation in Our Global Communities” Raimund Klein, Division Lead for Industry, Industrial Automation & Drives Technologies, Singapore; Division Cluster Lead, Drives Technologies, ASEAN Siemens Presentations on best practices on academic responses to Water Grand Challenges Panel Shiyi Chen, Dean of the College of Engineering, Peking University David Garza, Dean of School of Engineering, Tecnológico de Monterrey Madam Qidi Wu, Vice Minister of Education of the People's Republic of China (need to confirm with GEDC leadership) Student? Break out groups (questions about best practices, partnerships, etc) Plenary – break out groups sharing outcomes of discussions and agreement on next steps Final Word – Tom Katsouleas

Wednesday October 20^th 2010

Time	Session
8:00 – 9:00	Breakfast Keynote – MathWorks
9:15 – 10:30	Plenary II and Keynote Presentations *Water and Energy Grand Challenges: The Transformation of Engineering Education [Working Title]* MODERATOR: Eng Soon CHAN, Dean of Engineering, NUS or Paul Peercy, Dean of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison Christian Cardenas, Energy Efficiency and Chile National Policy, Dr. Christián Cárdenas Chilean Deputy Minister of Energy and Director of Energy Efficiency National Program Speaker from Asia? Hong Kong University or HKUST Engr Dean (to be confirmed by Eng Soon) or President from Peking University or Tsinghua University
10:30 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 12:30 THREE Parallel TRACKS	WEEF-GCEE Led Session Three parallel sessions with themes: *Keeping the engineering pipeline filled- Attracting young talent to engineering in the new economy* *Engineering education in the age beyond engineering disciplinary boundaries* *Advancing engineering careers through lifelong learning in an interdisciplinary world* GCEE will request GSF, WCCEE, GEDC and IFEES to recommend, at the minimum a speaker each, but no more than two speakers for the three sessions. GCEE will select Chairs for each of the sessions. Recognizing that we will need a total of nine speakers for the three parallel sessions, GCEE identify any additional speakers necessary to populate all the sessions
12:30 – 2:00	Lunch Keynote Speaker City 2.0 and Engineering Education Chandrakant Patel, HP Labs Fellow (confirmed)
2:00 – 3:30	Intergenerational Panel (organized by SPEED)
3:30- 6:30	GEDC Energy & water Sustainability Workshop MODERATOR: John Beynon, Dean of Engineering, Swinburne University *The Energy & Water Grand Challenges: How can engineering deans and other stakeholders address these grand challenges and the need to change engineering education?* Keynote: “Energy Sustainability Issues Affecting Malaysia and Southeast Asian Region,” Zaini Ujang, Vice Chancellor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Short Presentations on best practices on academic responses to Grand Challenges Joe Mook, Program Manager, NSF Office of International Science and Engineering Student Leader (SPEED) (to be confirmed by HH) Ramiro Jordan, Executive Vice President ,ISTEC – IFEES Latin America Plans for Eng Edu, Energy and Entrepreneurship, Break out groups (questions about best practices, partnerships, etc) Plenary – break out groups sharing outcomes of discussions Plenary – agreement on next steps
6:30 – 7:30	Dassault Systemes Sponsored Event with Students for GEDC

Thursday October 21^st2010

Time	Session
8:00 – 9:00	Breakfast Keynote – Quanser	Concurrent Breakfast for WEEF Declaration Working Group
9:15 – 10:30	Socio Economic Panel MODERATOR: Ashraf Kassim, National University of Singapore, Faculty of Engineering *Singapore: A History [title TBD]* Transformation of Singapore, Education Speaker: ProfessorTan Tai Yong, Vice-Provost NUS (confirmed)
10:30 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 12:30	IFEES Led Session MODERATORS: Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard and Soon Hoe CHEW, NUS *Theme:*R&D and Innovation Partnerships: Addressing Future Needs in Challenging Times Description: Government, University, Industry and Civil Society partnerships are key vehicles to develop and sustain economic and social development. This IFEES led session organized in collaboration with WEEF organizations and Singapore hosts will bring together presentations successes and challenges in building and nurturing R&D partnerships that respond to the engineering grand challenges of the 21^st century. The session will provide an opportunity for IFEES members and attendees to engage in a dialogue and discussion to catalyze and sustain R&D and innovation partnerships in the next decade. The role of engineering education associations, government entities and industry will be highlighted. Panel: Innovation policy and the new developments needed by engineering universities- the European frame, Markku Markkula, Team Leader for Social, Cultural and Economic Impact, Aalto University, Finland Research policy, universities and national research institutes, LOW Teck Seng, Deputy Managing Director (Research) and Executive Director (SERC) ASTAR, Singapore Research and Development for a Global Economy: the UK case,* Ian White, Provost and former Dean of Engineering at Cambridge University Brokering High Level Research Partnerships in the US, Susan Sloan, Executive Director of the Gov’t Univ Industry Research Roundtable, US National Academy of Engineering 12:05 – 12:30 Q&A and General Discussion
12:30 – 2:00	Lunch Keynote Speaker – National Instruments
2:00 – 3:30 THREE Parallel TRACKS	ASEE Global Colloquium Track Sessions (Breakout into 3 Tracks) Three parallel sessions with themes: *Keeping the engineering pipeline filled- Attracting young talent to engineering in the new economy Engineering education in the age beyond engineering disciplinary boundaries* *Advancing engineering careers through lifelong learning in an interdisciplinary world* *Advancing engineering careers through lifelong learning in an interdisciplinary world*	IFEES General Assembly For IFEES Members and Invited Participants Only Election Final Report from President VP Reports
3:30 – 4:00	Break
4:00 – 5:00	Closing General Session Jim Melsa, Past ASEE president, to present Summary of GC Proceedings President Zhang Jie of Shanghai JiaoTong University to give presentation - “SJTU’s Excellent Engineers Project,” & Welcome to 2011 GC
5:00 – 7:00	(IFEES Executive Committee Meeting for IFEES Executive Committee Only)
8:00 – 9:00	Closing Banquet