UK Workshop: New Models in Engineering Education

Located in the UK or Europe? You might be interested in a workshop happening October 18th the UK called New Models in Engineering Education hosted by the Women’s Engineering Society.

This free one day workshop will take place in October at the Warwick Manufacturing Centre and will look at the various new models in engineering education that are appealing to a more diverse range of applicants.

Date: 18 October 2016
International Digital Laboratory, Warwick Manufacturing Group, Warwick University
10am-4pm

Draft Programme

• Electronic Engineering – a new course for a new intake Professor David Howard, Royal Holloway
• The Accelerated Integrated Masters Liberal Engineer ‎Degree (AIMLED) – a new approach to Engineering Education Karen Project Co-leader, NMiTE, Hereford.
• Restructuring the BEng and MEng Courses at the Open University, Carol Morris Deputy Head of School of Engineering and InnovationThe Open Universit
• Women Into Engineering Courses Douglas Morrison, Curriculum Head STEM Industry Academies, City of Glasgow College
• Inclusive Teaching and Learning Jan Peters, Univeristy College London
• Inclusive Engineering  Dawn Bonfield, CEO Women’s Engineering Society
• Big Ideas for Education  Peter Finegold, Institution of Mechanical Engineering
• Humanitarian Engineering  Georgia Kremmyda, Civil Engineering Course Leader, Warwick University

A number of new courses are springing up in the UK with one common feature – they are all appealing to a more diverse range of applicants.

This one day seminar will explore the various different courses and ideas that are currently in the planning with a view to sharing best practice and creating a new type of inclusive engineering education.

You may also be interested in watching this video:http://letmedoitmovie.com/

For further details or to be included in the programme please contact Dawn Bonfield, WES Chief Executive on office@wes.org.uk.

Interested? Register here