Thursday – November 16th – Sala de Atos, Rectory Building, University of Aveiro
9:30h – Opening session
Paulo Jorge Ferreira, Rector of University of Aveiro (tbc)
Cláudia Figueiredo (University of Aveiro)
9:45h – Keynote speaker: Rethinking engineering curriculum: Engaging multiple perspectives
Jennifer Case (Head of Engineering Education Department of Virginia Tech, USA)
Moderator: Victor Neto (University of Aveiro)
10:35h – Coffee break
11:00h – 1st Roundtable Future engineer’s profile: the role of Higher Education Institutions and stakeholders
Rosa Vasconcelos (University of Minho – Portuguese Society for Engineering Education)
Isabel Lança (Ordem dos Engenheiros)
Joel Pereira (Bosch Aveiro)
Cláudia Figueiredo (University of Aveiro)
Moderator: Gil Andrade-Campos
12:15h – Lunch
14:00h – 2nd Roundtable: The Engineering curriculum: challenges, future paths, and good examples
Bill Williams (SPEE; IST)
Tomás Ramos (NOVA FCT) (tbc)
Carla Ferreira (University of Aveiro)
Rita Araújo (Bio engineering student at the University of Porto & member of BEST Porto)
Moderator: João Dias Oliveira (University of Aveiro)
15:15h – Coffee break
15:45h – 3rd Roundtable: Towards more inclusivity in the Engineering Curriculum
Teresa Carvalho (University of Aveiro)
Inês Direito (University of Aveiro)
Paula Alexandra Silva (University of Coimbra)
Moderator: Robertt Valente (University of Aveiro)
17h Closure: Conclusions
Cláudia Figueiredo & Bárbara Coelho Gabriel (University of Aveiro)