The theme of ISEE2010 is “Educating Engineers
for a Changing World - leading transformation from an unsustainable global
society”. Full details can be found at: http://www.ucc.ie/isee2010/
The Symposium incorporates 52 paper presentation and 24 poster
presentations. All papers have been selected following an extensive peer review
process conducted by an invited International Advisory Panel, comprising over
50 experts spanning 13 countries.
The Symposium, whose main sponsor is Bord Gáis, also features
a number of eminent keynote speakers.
These include Professor David Wood, honorary professor at Tianjin
University, China and 2010 President Elect of the Royal Australian Chemical
Institute (RACI), Associate Professor David Shallcross of University of
Melbourne and editor the IChemE/EFCE transactions journal “Education for
Chemical Engineers”, John Mullins,
CEO of Bord Gáis, whose presentation will argue that it is “A Time for
Universities to Develop and Market Engineering”, and Cheryl Desha, who will
also oversee the international launch of a publication entitled “Engineering
Education & Sustainable Development - A Guide for Rapid Curriculum Renewal”
by Cheryl Desha and Charlie Hargroves, of the Australian based engineering
sustainability think tank ‘The Natural Edge Project’ (http://www.naturaledgeproject.net/).
Desha will also facilitate a Delegate Workshop during the Symposium on “Accreditation
and Sustainable Engineering”. There will also be a Professional Engineering
Institutions (PEI) Forum, where high level representatives from Engineers
Australia, Engineers Ireland, the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the
Institution of Mechanical Engineers will discuss with delegates their
conception of future trends in accreditation guidelines in the context of some
higher level sustainability initiatives they have taken in recent times.
ISEE2010 promises to be a hugely topical and
interesting few days on emerging issues surrounding engineering education
through the twenty first century.
Picture: John Mullins, CEO, Bord Gáis and keynote speaker at the Symposium
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