IFEES GEDC IUCEE Global Webinar

“Youth Engagement: A Multi-Stakeholder Challenge”

Engineering students and young engineers are often said to be “the future of engineering”. We are deemed valuable assets for the development of the discipline in the coming decades. But why not start engaging now? Despite a “lack of experience”, young engineers and students have a remarkable potential to influence the engineering education environment today. We are capable (and eager!) to be part of the present of engineering and STEM development. Students (bachelors, masters, and doctoral) and recent engineering graduates need to participate within the engineering education community actively, a voice that other stakeholders regard as an agent of change, capable of shaping the evolution of engineering according to current societal values youth live and embody.

However, we can’t do it alone. To achieve meaningful youth engagement within the engineering community, we must identify who are the relevant stakeholders involved, as well as what interest and capacity they may have to collaborate in this endeavor. Today, increasing youth engagement requires integration between academia, industry/corporations, and engineering associations. We must also evaluate the current needs and aspirations of young engineers. Together, this may provide a roadmap for effective action.

As a non-profit global organization, the Student Platform for Engineering Education Development works to advance engineering education (EE) by providing a platform for international communication about EE among students and between students and other stakeholders. Action points include:

Connect different stakeholders of education

Provide input and create change

Promotion of Student involvement in EED issues

Improvement of EE on all levels of influence

Our goal is to bring students, educators, industry, and society together through dialogue and action in engineering education development. Come join us!

Speakers:

Felipe Gómez Gallo; Environmental Engineer

Maria Laura Polo González, President Elect 2022, SPEED

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