29 June 2010
Winner of the 2010 IFEES Global Award for Excellence in Engineering Education
 The IFEES Executive Committee and Award Committee are pleased to announce Dr. Richard Mark Felder as the winner of the 2010 Inaugural IFEES Global Award for Excellence in Engineering Education. IFEES recognizes him for his outstanding and original contributions to engineering education worldwide. All representatives of IFEES member societies are invited to the IFEES Award & Reception Banquet on Tuesday, 19 October 2010 in Singapore, part of the 2010 IFEES Summit & week of the World Engineering Education Forum, where Dr. Felder will be honored with the Award and give a presentation on his work. Many thanks to our sponsors of this year’s Award, Hewlett-Packard, Infosys, and Dassault Systèmes.
10 June 2010
LACCEI Annual Conference Held in Arequipa, Peru
Several IFEES member societies gathered in Arequipa, Peru at the beginning of June. IFEES President  Lueny Morell, IFEES Executive Committee Members Maria Petrie (LACCEI) and Ramiro Jordan (ISTEC), and Luiz Scavarda (EftA, ABENGE) were represented. Member societies Ibero-American Association of Institutes of Engineering Education (Asibei) and the Council of Deans of Engineering Faculties of Chile (CONDEFI) were represented as well.
Lueny Morell was the recipient of the 2009-2010 LACCEI Academic Merit Medal is given for leadership and global impact on engineering curriculum innovation and fostering industry-university partnerships in support of economic development. Paulino Alonso of CONDEFI and Luiz Scavarda of EftA (pictured above) are past recipients of this Award.
 One noteworthy outcome of the meeting was the formation of a Latin American Engineering Deans Council - a platform for Latin American engineering deans to gather and share ideas and innovations in engineering education research in the Latin American region. GEDC member Leonardo Alcayhuaman Accostupa of Universidad Ricardo Palma in Peru was present in the formation of this council.
IFEES Welcomes New Member - Chinese Taipei; ATEEM
We are pleased to announce that the IFEES Executive Committee has approved the membership application of Chinese Taipei; Association of Taiwan Engineering Education & Management, an organization based out of HungKuang University in Taichung, Taiwan.
IFEES President Makes Visit to Venue of Upcoming IFEES Summit 
IFEES President Lueny Morell and Dr. John Lamancusa of Pennsylvania State University recently offered a curriculum innovation workshop at the National University of Singapore. They were hosted by IFEES member, Insitute of Engineers Singapore, at IES headquarters to discuss the upcoming IFEES Summit during the week of the World Engineering Education Forum in Singapore in October 2010.
While in Singapore, Ms. Morell had the opportunity to visit the venue of this year's Summit, the newly constructed Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center. Ms. Morell and IES Representative, Dr. Soon Hoe Chew, are working together on making the October event a highly successful one.
Pictured here: Eicher Low, CHEW Soon Hoe, ONG Ser Huan, Lueny Morell, John Lumancusa, NG Say Cheong, and LIM Chu Sing. Picture taken at IES Headquarters.
15 May 2010
Now Accepting Nominations for 2010-2012 Executive Committee
A Committee has been assembled to organize the nominations for the 2010-2012 IFEES Executive Committee. In accordance with the IFEES Bylaws, five Executive Committee members will be elected in October 2010, at the General Assembly during the IFEES Summit in Singapore. Each nominee will be asked to submit a biography, a statement articulating their motivation to serve, and the contribution they hope to make while on the Executive Committee, and to make a short (2-3 minute) presentation during the General Assembly Meeting in Singapore. The call for nominations will close on 30 June 2010.
Peking University College of Engineering Celebrates Fifth Anniversary; IFEES Secretary General Meets with Chinese Society for Engineering Education
 On the 2nd day of May 2010, Peking University celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Engineering College in Beijing, China. IFEES Secretary General, Dr. Hans J. Hoyer, was invited to attend and speak with the audience. Shiyi Chen, dean of the Engineering College, is a member of the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC); Peking University will be the host of the 2011 GEDC Conference in Beijing. Dean Chen will be partnering with colleagues from Tsinghua University to make the 2011 Conference a successful one.
While in Beijing, Dr. Hoyer also took the opportunity to meet with Yu Shouwen and Lei Qing, IFEES representatives of the Chinese Society for Engineering Education at Tsinghua University, located just across the street from Peking University. The CSEE has recently worked with Funso Falade, the IFEES Representative of the African Engineering Education Association, bringing over 25 African Colleagues to China for training. These two groups plan to continue growing their partnership in addressing engineering education issues.
BEST General Assembly at Warsaw University
On April 30th, the Board of European Students of Technology (BEST) held a General Assembly at Warsaw University. Jose Carlos Quadrado, of the High Institute of Engineering of Lisbon, had the honor to be the keynote speaker at this celebration, the largest European gathering of students in Europe.
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