Engineering Education in Sustainable Development EESD10
Friday, 06 November 2009 15:02
Welcome to the next biannual conference in
Engineering Education in Sustainable Development
EESD10 Göteborg, Sweden, September, 19-22 (+ side event in Stockholm, September 23d), 2010.
Theme:
Learning for transformation Sustainable development requires a shift towards a society that better addresses basic human needs and the limitations of natural systems. A transformation of e.g. mindsets, educational approaches, societal structures, technical systems and economic accounting methods is needed. Engineering education institutions can play an important role in this transformation and in the sustainable society if sustainable development becomes a framework for a redesign of the structure and goal of organizations and of pedagogical, research and cooperation approaches and methods. This conference addresses the role of engineering education in the learning for the required transformation.
Abstracts
We welcome abstracts from all over the world that share results and experiences from research and development efforts related to engineering education in sustainable development, e.g. on: . Learning outcomes and competencies, e.g. the relation between program goals, accreditation criteria and societal needs, and assessment of learning . Teaching and learning activities, e.g. dealing with attitudes and values or with transformative learning, . Pedagogical approaches, e.g. work integrated learning, network-based learning and problem-based learning . Curriculum transformation, e.g. embedding of sustainable development . Professional development of engineers and other groups . Institutional change, e.g. support, training and other incentives for lecturers, ESD in EMS . Campus development, e.g. using campus as a lab bench . Cooperation, e.g. interdisciplinarity, work-integrated learning, entrepreneurship and innovation . Societal change, e.g. governance, policy instruments, future role of engineering education institutions . Student involvement, e.g. student initiatives
Contributions must be reflective and analytical and not mere descriptions of performed activities.
We also welcome contributions from external stakeholders, outside of engineering education institutions, e.g. industry, organizations, state and municipal agencies and other academic institutions.
Cost
Participation fee: 350 Euro.
Where
Chalmers University of Technology: Göteborg, Sweden: http://www.goteborg.com/en/Header/Map/ (About Göteborg: http://www.goteborg.com/en/)
Side event, Stockholm, September, 23 d KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm:
Web page
http://www.eesd10.org/ will continuously be updated. You will soon be able to register via the web site, upload abstracts etc.
Deadlines
Abstract due Jan 31st 2010.
Decision March 15th.
Full paper due July 15th.
Conference in Göteborg, September, 19th -22d (+ side event in Stockholm, September, 23d)
Organising institutions
Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
Previous EESD-conferences
EESD 02
Engineering Education in Sustainable Development Delft, The Netherlands, 24-25 October 2002
EESD 04
Engineering Education in Sustainable Development 2004 Barcelona 27-29 October 2004
EESD 06
Engineering Education in Sustainable Development 2006 Lyon 4-6 October 2006
EESD 08
Engineering Education in Sustainable Development 2008 Graz, Austria, 22-24 September 2008
Contact
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, Chalmers Learning Centre, +46 317721115
Organizing committee
Magdalena Svanström, Director Chalmers Learning Centre
John Holmberg, Vice president, Chalmers
Marie Arehag, Coordinator Chalmers Learning Centre
Ulrika Lundqvist, Chalmers
Andreas Hanning, Chalmers Students for Sustainability (CSS)
Fredrik Gröndahl, Royal Institute of Technology
Nils Brandt, Royal Institute of Technology
Olga Kordas, Royal Institute of Technology
KTH-student, Sustainable Engineering Everywhere - KTH (SEEK), Royal Institute of Technology
See also the EESD10 flyer for the conference (pdf-file).
