Uriel R. Cukierman

President

www.ifees.net

• Founded in 2006

• A global membership organization of Engineering Education Organizations, Professional Societies, Student Organizations, Policymakers, Industry and Government Entities with an interest in advancing engineering education throughout the world

• Vision • Be the collective voice and change agent for achieving relevance, excellence,

equity, access and diversity in engineering education worldwide

• Mission • Advance and advocate for engineering education and engineers worldwide by

connecting, sharing resources and leveraging strengths of members and stakeholders

Some of our members

Corporate partners

Our related organizations

• Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC)

• Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED)

• International Institute for Developing Engineering Academics (IIDEA)

Our annual main events

• World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF)

• Global Student Forum (GSF)

• GEDC Annual Conference

• Other events organized by regional chapters or local institutions

Previous events

• 2006 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• 2007 – IFEES Summit – Istanbul, Turkey

• 2008 – IFEES Summit – Cape Town, South Africa

• 2008 – GEDC Conference – Paris, France

• 2009 – IFEES Summit – St. Petersburg, Russia

• 2009 – GEDC Conference – Budapest, Hungary

• 2010 – WEEF – Singapore First Event in Asia-Pacific Region

Previous events

• 2011 – GEDC Conference – Beijing, China

• 2011 – IFEES Summit – Lisbon, Portugal

• 2012 – WEEF – Buenos Aires, Argentina

• 2013 – WEEF – Cartagena, Colombia

• 2013 – GEDC Conference – Chicago, USA

• 2014 – WEEF – Dubai, UAE

• 2015 – WEEF – Firenze, Italy

2nd Event in A-P Region

Next events

Future events

• We are now receiving proposals for • WEEF 2017 – Deadline on December 2015

• GEDC 2017 – Two proposals receive so far (Canada & Hong Kong)

• WEEF 2018 – Deadline on August 1st, 2016

• Decisions are made by Executive Committee

Uriel R. Cukierman uriel@ifees.net

President

www.ifees.net