Newsfeed 2015 May

IACEE Newsfeed 2015 May 22

• Updates from the May 2015 IACEE Council Meeting in Beijing, China
• IACEE Workshop in Online Learning in CEE Held at Beijing Institute of Technology May 14-15, 2015
• Mark your calendar for IACEE 2016 and participate!
• IACEE Quality Program -- Take a Moment Today to Benchmark and Improve Operations and Programs!
• CEE Manager's Training Program Update
• Universities and Business: Can They Work Together To Bring Economic And Social Changes?

The IACEE Council held its summer meeting in Beijing on May 13^th at the headquarters for the China Association for Continuing Engineering Education (CACEE).  Council members from 10 countries attended the meeting to discuss relevant issues of global development of continuing engineering education in schools and enterprises. At that meeting, updates were provided on plans for the 2016 IACEE World Conference, the IACEE Quality Program, and IACEE’s CEE Manager Training Program.  The vacant position on the Executive Committee was also filled with the election of Ricardo Gutierrez-Mercado from ITESM - Tecnológico de Monterrey to the position of Vice President for Products.  Welcome, Ricardo to the Executive Committee!  Other discussions centered around updates planned for the website, a webinar series for the 2015-2016 academic year, activities of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs), the next solicitation for IACEE awards, and regional events at which IACEE will have a presence in the coming year.  The Council also approved the formation of a Think Tank concept where members and non-members can gather to discuss significant ideas, put forth ideas and actions that are meaningful for bringing about continuing engineering education. More information will be forthcoming soon. Look for ongoing updates and information about all of this and more on the IACEE website.
 

Following the Council Meeting, IACEE Council members joined IACEE and CACEE members from industry, government, and academic institutions in China for a Workshop on Online Learning of Continuing Engineering Education on May 14^th and 15^th at the Beijing Institute of Technology.  The workshop featured keynote speeches from Nelson Baker, IACEE Secretary General and Past President, and Dean of Professional Education at Georgia Institute of Technology, and from Mr. Sun Jianli, Director General,  Department of Professional and Technical Personnel Management, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.  Presentations were also made by several IACEE Council members and leaders within China on topics ranging from the expanded use of the internet for online learning to technical professionals in China, issues around quality assurance for online learning, scaling online learning to meet workforce development needs, and innovations in online learning. Throughout the workshop, there was a great exchange of ideas on how the global CEE community can work together to improve and expand online learning in CEE. There were about 60 participants from relevant government departments, commissions, associations, large state owned  enterprises and universities. The three sessions featured Current Situation and Practice of On-line Learning of CEE; Issues, Options and Challenges of On-line Learning of CEE; and Future Development Vision of On-line Learning of CEE. For each session two presentations from IACEE members and two presentations from CACEE members exchanged their experiences and proposed ideas for improvement. 
 

“It was a great opportunity to network, learn from each other, and strengthen the relationship between IACEE and CACEE, one of IACEE’s three regional leader organizations.  Thank you to our gracious hosts, CACEE, the Beijing Institute of Technology, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security for organizing the workshop and hosting the IACEE events.”   - Kim Scalzo (State University of New York, USA), President, IACEE

IACEE QUALITY PROGRAM -- TAKE A MOMENT TODAY TO BENCHMARK AND IMPROVE OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMS! 
 - Ed Borbely (University of Michigan, USA), IACEE Council Member

IACEE Institutional members can now use a quick and easy way to see how we are doing in key areas of strategy and operations, AND compare and learn from other outstanding organizations.  Just visit the IACEE Quality Program web site and complete the brief survey with current information.  Take a few minutes to do this today, and take another step toward the critical self-evaluation and benchmarking that is essential to great management and continuous improvement!  This all starts with you, but it continues and builds momentum as you engage others in your organization in responding and sharing with your peers in IACEE.  And the progress continues as you learn more about others who have mastered aspects of operations and strategy where you want to improve.

Visit www.iacee.org/quality

This is your first step toward accessing greater detailed benchmarking information about specific aspects of some of the best run professional and continuing education organizations in the world.  Join or redouble your progress toward excellence by entering your current information today!

A Knowledge Share Moment from Daniel Kuenzle (ETH Zurich: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), IACEE Council Member

Click here to view all previous KSMs which provide tips on various areas of interest to CEE operations. As an IACEE member, do you have a special tip you would like to share with others to help us perform our jobs more efficiently or effectively?  If so, please contact Council Member Pat Hall at patricia-hall@utulsa.edu.

Next Opportunities to Earn A Badge in CEE Manager's Program

1. Workshop: Building and Marketing CEE Programs for Global Engineering Workforce, World Engineering Education Forum, Florence, Italy, September 20-24, 2015
2. Workshop: Building and Marketing International CEE Programs and Strategies in Forming Partnerships, Conference on Industry and Education Collaboration, Austin, TX, USA, February 3-5, 2016

As part of the agenda of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, an international forum on “Universities, Businesses and Co: Together We Can - Strategic Inter-sectorial Partnerships for Economic & Social Change & Growth” was organized by the European Commission and the Italian Rector's Conference, and took place in Rome on 2nd and 3rd October 2014.This forum, organized in a wonderful renovated palace of the Piazza della Pilotta, near the Fontana di Trevi, was structured around the three following round tables:

1. Rethinking and opening up education: new and innovative approaches for delivering education more suitable to prepare graduates for the job market and to continuing education, upgrading and re-qualification of employees.
2. Business creation and employability: quality education and entrepreneurial skills boost growth and competitiveness and we have to define which transversal skills can be taught in cooperation with enterprises to strengthen employability, creativity and new professional paths.
3. Strategic alliances and the creation of ecosystems: the role of the public sector, of enterprises and universities in the implementation of local smart specialization strategies for a greater impact on regional development.

• “It is necessary to redefine the role of universities, passing from what they are good for” to “what they are good at, because what they do has more impact than what they are.”  - Ellen Hazelkorn, Policy Advisor to the Higher Education Authority, Ireland
• “Trust is essential for building strong and long-lasting relationship.” - both Maria Helena Nazaré, President of the European University Association, and Allan Gibb, Professor Emeritus of entrepreneurship and Small Business, University of Durham, United Kingdom
• “Let’s not forget to train the trainers.” - Marina Ranga, Senior Researcher, Stanford University, USA
• “Machines and computers are taking an always larger part of the jobs. That’s why interpersonal skills, creativity and flexibility are becoming more and more important.” - Ida Sirolli, Head of Research & Education, Telecom Italia
• “The best universities of the world for “producing” entrepreneurs are, for me, Aalto University in Finland, with their “Design factory,” and Stanford University in USA, with their design courses.” - Carlo Alberto Pratesi, Professor, University of Rome Three
• “Universities must not be Museums of the Past, but Labs of the Future.” Patrizio Bianchi, Councilor, Professional Education, University, Research and Employment
• “You need money to change the minds.” - Carlo Calenda, Vice Minister, Ministry for Economic Development, Italy
• “SMEs are learning by doing and play a little role in R&D.” - Donato Iacobucci, Professor, Università Politechnica delle Marche, Italy
• “There has to be a dialogue between science and society, which is easier within an ecosystem.” Hank Kune, Director, Educore, The Netherlands