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Engineering
schools in regions around the world are engaging in a critical and comprehensive
examination of their undergraduate and graduate education systems. In
order to meet the development needs of the 21st Century, new efforts
have been implemented that seek to improve the quality of the education
experience for students. Among the many issues of concern are the application
of information technology as a teaching aid, hands-on experience for
undergraduate students, and distance and life-long learning. Unlike
past engineering education reforms, the current activities have involved
an increasingly wide range of engineering schools around the world working
in partnership with each other, and with industry, government, and professional
organizations. These efforts are put in place in recognition of the
need for a structural change in how and what engineering students should
be taught.
The collaborative or partnership approach in engineering education is central to many of the ongoing efforts. Examples include the engineering education coalitions that began in Europe through the Erasmus Program in the mid 80's. Similar programs are now quite common worldwide. ICEE Conferences have taken place since 1994 when they started in Tapei (Taiwan) and since then the Conference has met in Chicago, Rio de Janeiro,Ostrava and Prague, Oslo, and Manchester. More details. Organized as an information exchange forum, ICEE emphasizes the importance of advancing the state of the art through collaboration, partnership and networking. It is a conference series that highlights the worldwide progress and experiences in engineering education; it is also a platform for creating mutually beneficial collaborative efforts. While each ICEE is identified with the host institution and city but not with the country, the venue is rotated to different regions of the world, so that the same region will not play host more than once every five years. In this ICEE2003, organized by the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Valencia, Spain) on the Mediterranean coast, well known for its agricultural and industrial products and with an important tradition of commerce and trade.
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