Programme – European Convention for Engineering Deans (ECED) 2017

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Sunday, 02.04.2017

18:30 – 20:00	Registration and Welcome Reception
	Immatriculation Hall, TUM, Arcisstrasse 21, D 80333 Munich

Monday, 03.04.2017

08:30 – 09:00	Registration
	Foyer Theresianum, TUM, Arcisstrasse 21, D 80333 Munich
09:00 – 09:15	Opening Session
	Theresianum, TUM, Arcisstrasse 21, D 80333 Munich

Session 1 Harvesting Innovation in Crossing Boundaries

Theresianum, TUM, Arcisstrasse 21, D 80333 Munich

Moderator and organizer: Mads Nygard, NTNU, Rapporteur: Luis Manuel Sanchez Ruiz, Director Research & Innovation Area, UPV

Are departmental borders prohibitive for crossing boundaries?
Do we appraise professors the best way with the current metrics system?

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09:15 – 10:00	YouTube Session: Ways to cope with the challenge of crossing boundaries
	David Fitzpatrick, Dean of Engineering and Principal, UCD College of Engineering & Architecture, University College Dublin
	Andreas Mortensen, Vice President for Research, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
	João Falcão e Cunha, Dean, University of Porto
	Plenary Discussion
10:00 – 10:20	Coffee
10:20 – 11:40	Keynotes
	Jan Gulliksen, Dean School Computer Science and Communication, KTH How to tackle the delimiters of departments and integrate scientists from different disciplines in integrative research?
	Marianne Thellersen, Senior Vice President - Innovation & Entrepreneurship, DTU Metric systems for professors – past, present, future.
	Panel Discussion
	Jan Gulliksen, Dean School Computer Science and Communication, KTH
	Marianne Thellersen, Senior Vice President - Innovation & Entrepreneurship, DTU
	Dave Wilson, Vice President, Product Marketing – Software, Academics & Customer Education, National Instruments
	Alex Tarchini, MathWorks
	Rudolf F. Schwarz, Managing Director IABG mbH and Honorary Professor at TUM
11:40 – 12:30	Break-out groups
12:30 – 13:00	Report, Wrap up
13:00 – 14:30	Lunch Break

Session 2 Recognition and Accreditation of Engineering Degrees across Europe

Theresianum, TUM, Arcisstrasse 21, D 80333 Munich

Moderator and organizer: Gerhard Müller, TUM, Rapporteur: Ralph Bruder, TU Darmstadt

Is diversity of engineering curricula an asset, or does it hinder recognition and meaningful comparison of engineering degrees? What should be compared?
To what extent do accreditation and common frameworks contribute to improving the quality of engineering education, and to what extent can they limit innovation in curricula and pedagogy?

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14:30 – 15:15	YouTube Session: What is an engineer? How does the community monitor and supervise?
	Seweryn Spalek, Faculty of Organisation and Management, Silesian University of Technology
	Zbynek Skvor, Vice-rector for Research and PhD Programmes, Czech Technical University in Prague
	Francesc Gine de Sola, Dean of engineering, University of Lleida
	Alexia Spyridonidou, BEST (Board of European Students in Technology)
	Plenary Discussion
15:15 – 16:40	Keynotes
	Bernard Remaud, President ENAEE (European Network for the Accreditation of EE) Innovation versus frameworks: A contradiction?
	Sophie Weisswange, European Commission (DG Growth) Common training frameworks: A cross national tool to facilitate European professional life
	Panel Discussion
	Bernard Remaud, President ENAEE (European Network for the Accreditation of EE)
	Sophie Weisswange, European Commission (DG Growth)
	Peter Kilpatrick, Chair GEDC, Dean University Notre-Dame USA
	Hans-Joachim Bargstädt, Bauhaus-Universität, President 4ING
16:40 – 17:30	Break-out groups
17:30 – 18:00	Report, Wrap up
19:30 22:00	Dinner at "Ratskeller München"

Tuesday, 04.04.2017

Session 3 Governance of Research & Education

Theresianum, TUM, Arcisstrasse 21, D 80333 Munich

Moderators and organizers: Martin Vigild, DTU, Manfred J. Hampe, TU Darmstadt, Rapporteur: John Mitchell, UCL London

What consequences do the findings from Sessions 1 and 2 have for university governance, and what advice might be given to leaders in engineering?
What competences does modern university management require to be resilient and to adequately cope with the complexity of the academic environment?

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09:00 – 10:40	Keynotes
	Karel Luyben, Rector Magnificus, TU Delft University-leadership
	Mike Hounslow, Vice-President and Head of Faculty (Engineering) University of Sheffield Management & Leadership. People & Mission. Freedom & Constraints.
	Panel Discussion
	Karel Luyben, Rector Magnificus, TU Delft
	Mike Hounslow, Vice-President and Head of Faculty (Engineering) University of Sheffield
	Natacha DePaola (incoming Chair GEDC and) Dean Illinois Institute of Technology
	János Levendovszky, Deputy Dean (Scientific and International Affairs), BME
10:40 – 11:30	Break-out groups
11:30 – 12:00	Report, Wrap up

Session 4 Conclusion and closing the convention

Theresianum, TUM, Arcisstrasse 21, D 80333 Munich

Moderators: Mike Murphy, Director DIT, Dublin Institute of Technology, Martin Buchschmid, TUM, Eskild Holm Nielsen, Dean Faculty of Engineering and Science, AAU

12:00 – 12:45	Conclusion and closing the convention Wrap up of the three Sessions by Chairpersons and Rapporteurs: Towards the “Munich Direction”
12:45	Lunch on request