Welcome from the Chair!
Sarah Rajala
Chair of GEDC
The Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) was initiated in 2008 when twenty deans came together in Paris and signed the ‘Paris Declaration.’ Since then, the GEDC has grown into an organization with more than 90 deans from over 20 countries. In October 2011, the GEDC held its second conference in Beijing, China with an attendance of more than 250 deans from around the world.
The mission of the GEDC is to serve as a global network of engineering deans, and to leverage these deans’ collective strengths for the advancement of engineering education, research and service to the global community.
The GEDC has developed a strategic plan with four main objectives:
1. Institutional Leadership: To provide a world-wide forum for exchanging information, discussing experiences and challenges, and sharing best practices in leading an engineering school.
2. Curriculum Leadership: To provide a means for engineering deans to partner with one another in curriculum development and innovation, and to collaborate with industry and other stakeholders.
3. Policy Leadership: To build a network that would support engineering deans to play a leadership role in the development of regional, national and international policies to advance societies.
4. Accreditation Leadership: To actively participate in the development and maintenance of a global system of quality standards for engineering education.
2. Curriculum Leadership: To provide a means for engineering deans to partner with one another in curriculum development and innovation, and to collaborate with industry and other stakeholders.
3. Policy Leadership: To build a network that would support engineering deans to play a leadership role in the development of regional, national and international policies to advance societies.
4. Accreditation Leadership: To actively participate in the development and maintenance of a global system of quality standards for engineering education.
Our priorities for 2012 include: (1) Active engagement of the entire executive committee in the operations of the GEDC. (2) Enhanced communication among the officers, executive committee and the membership of the GEDC through more effective use of the website and other communications media. (3) Establishment of four implementation task forces for each of the GEDC objectives with leadership from the executive committee and active participation from all our members. (4) Continued growth of the GEDC by ensuring value to both individual and chapter members.
In October 2012, I look forward to having you join us for our third GEDC conference in conjunction with the World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF 2012) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sarah A. Rajala is dean of the Bagley College of Engineering at Mississippi State University. Previously, she served as president of the American Society for Engineering Education. She has received numerous awards including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring in 2000, and she is a Fellow of AAAS, ASEE, and IEEE. She has an extensive record of leadership to professional and volunteer organizations including ABET, ASEE, IEEE, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma Xi.
News & Announcements
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Brian Yoder of ASEE contributed a chapter to the highly praised book entitled, “Crossing Borders in East Asian Higher Education.”
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A newly published book, “International Accreditation Perspectives. International Conference on Accreditation. ICA 2011,” was written and edited by members of both IFEES and GEDC.
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WHO
GEDC members are deans, rectors, or principals of engineering colleges and faculties.
The GEDC is an initiative of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES).
WHERE
GEDC members represent over 20 countries, spanning the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
The American Society for Engineering Education is currently serving as the Secretariat for the GEDC. Their office is located in Washington, DC.
WHAT
Our goal is to provide a space for leaders of engineering institutions to connect – to share the successes and challenges of providing world class engineering education programs in an increasingly interconnected and fast-paced world community.
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