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Birgit Oberer, who habilitated in 2015, is Professor of Management Information Systems. She is Secretary General of the International Society for Engineering Pedagogy (IGIP) and founder and member of the Board of Directors of the ETCOP Institute for Interdisciplinary Research. With more than 20 years of experience in research, teaching and international project coordination, she specializes in engineering pedagogy, educational innovation, artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship education.
Dr. Oberer is a certified International Engineering Educator (Ing.Paed.IGIP) by the International Society for Engineering Pedagogy (IGIP) and holds additional certifications in Entrepreneurial Mindset Development from Eckerd College (USA), PERMA TEACH from the European Positive Psychology Academy (EUPPA), and Open Educational Resources (OER) from Forum Neue Medien in der Lehre Austria (fnma). She is member of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE), and the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
As a keynote speaker, peer reviewer, and member of various scientific committees, she actively contributes to global discussions on digital education, sustainability, and innovation. Dr. Oberer has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching and research, including the prestigious Media Literacy Award (mla) from the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research.
Tiia Rüütmann is Associate Professor and Head of Estonian Centre for Engineering Pedagogy at Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia. She is also the Head of the Centre for Teaching Excellence at School of Engineering (TalTech). She has MSc in chemical engineering and cybernetics (1982), and her second MSc in chemical technology (1992). Her PhD in engineering pedagogy is from University of Hradec Králové, Czech Republic (2007).
She is a member of International Society for Engineering Pedagogy (IGIP) since 2003 and has received the qualification of International Engineering Educator in 2004. Her current research is in the field of Engineering Pedagogy, STEM Teacher Training, Curriculum Design, STEM Didactics and Methodology, and Laboratory Didactics. She serves as the President of International Society for Engineering Pedagogy (IGIP) since 2021 and is a member of IEEE-Education Society, NORDTEK Network, and Nordic-Baltic Network in Higher Education Development.
She has been awarded Adolf Melezinek Meritorious Service Award (IGIP, 2020) and IEOM Global Engineering Education Award (2021). She and was invited to share her journey to professional success by writing her chapter in a book published by IFEE/GEDC “Rising to the Top” where global women engineering leaders share their best experiences.
We are honored to announce that our Rising to the Top book series has added TWO new volumes!
Rising to the Top provides an intimate and inspiring look into the experiences that have shaped the lives and careers of women engineering leaders from around the world. By openly sharing their personal journeys in these pages, the authors hope to not only inspire the next generation of engineering leaders, but also provide valuable insight into the challenges facing women engineers around the world, and the opportunities that are theirs for the taking.