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    The World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF), organized by International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), is a global event that brings together educators, industry leaders, and policy makers to collaborate on improving and advancing engineering education. The forum serves as a key platform for exchanging ideas, addressing global challenges, and developing innovative approaches to engineering education.

    Complementing WEEF, the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) Annual Conference emphasizes leadership and innovation, engaging deans from institutions worldwide to address key challenges in engineering education.

    In 2007, IFEES members gathered for the first annual IFEES summit in Istanbul, Turkey. The first official World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) was held in 2010 at the National University of Singapore and, in 2012, WEEF became an official trademark. 

    In 2016, WEEF was held jointly with the annual Global Engineering Deans Council Conference. Both events were held jointly every two years until 2020, when leaders from both organizations decided to hold the two events collaboratively annually. The WEEF-GEDC conferences are among the world’s largest gathering of stakeholders and leaders in engineering education, with representatives from institutions, industry, nonprofits, and governments coming together to promote pedagogy and impact engineering education on a global scale. 

    WEEF-GEDC 2026

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    WEEF - GEDC 2026

    WEEF (IFEES & GEDC) 2026 offers the following options for paper presentations: 

    Key Dates (Updated)

    In line with the extended deadline for abstract submission, please note the updated key dates:

    Important Information

    • Registration will only be official once the corresponding payment has been made within the indicated deadlines. For presentations in any category, the final payment deadline is August 5, 2026.
    • The fees indicated in the table above already include the 19% taxes (IVA).
    • To have a paper published in the WEEF (IFEES & GEDC) 2026 proceedings in any of the categories (Engineering Education, Research Advances, Undergraduate Students, Doctoral Students), at least one author must pay the registration fee by August 5, 2026. One registration covers a maximum of two papers.
    • An author may participate in a maximum of two papers.
    • The Undergraduate Student Presenter fee applies only to presentations in the “Undergraduate Student Projects” section. If participating in another category (Engineering Education or Research Advances), the Professional Presenter fee applies.
    • Registration for Professional presenter and Undergraduate student presenter will be open starting June 10, 2026, when the results of the call for papers are announced.
    • Payments made for registration to WEEF (IFEES and GEDC) 2026 may be eligible for a refund under the following conditions:
      • Cancellations submitted on or before August 15, 2026: a refund of 60% of the amount paid will be issued.
      • Cancellations submitted between August 16 and September 12, 2026: a refund of 50% of the amount paid will be issued.
      • As of September 13, 2026: no refunds will be granted.
      • Refund request procedure: all refund requests must be submitted exclusively via email to weef2026@acofi.edu.co
      • Authors of accepted papers: participants who are authors of accepted papers are not eligible for refunds under any circumstances
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