Meeting the Growing Demand for Engineers and their Educators 2010-2020
International Conference, Munich, Germany, 9-11 November 2007
International Conference, Munich, Germany, 9-11 November 2007
DAEDALUS Report
DAEDALUS Presentation
The migration of engineering work to developing nations, coupled with the rising demand for engineers
worldwide, has had considerable impact on the global market for engineers. This situation is further
aggravated in many countries by shortages of qualified science, math, and technology teachers at the primary
and secondary levels, with these subjects often taught by general practitioners - when they are taught at all.
Discussion:
Will we be able to recruit and train enough engineers to meet the technical challenges facing our society?
Do we have sufficient numbers of teachers properly prepared to educate future engineers and other
technical professionals in the 21st century?
Participants:
IEEE and VDE will join Engineering societies, industry representatives, pre-university education leaders,
institutions of higher learning and policy makers to discuss strategies for addressing the looming shortages
of engineers and technical educators worldwide.
Objectives:
In bringing together representatives from these diverse public and private sectors, the summit seeks to:
- Establish and expand partnerships and open channels of communication among the constituent organizations
- Make recommendations to the relevant organizations based on best practices identified and agreed upon
by the conferees
- Develop action plans that help those countries and educational sectors most in need of solutions to implement the recommendations
Expected outcomes:
- Agreed upon a set of action items
- Development of roadmaps for instituting best practices identified by the conferees
- Identification of opportunities for future collaboration on these issues
Agenda:
- Presentations held by leading figures from industry, academia, and government
- Moderated panel discussions and group work
- Poster session and other opportunities for sharing ideas
Objectives:
In bringing together representatives from these diverse public and private sectors, the summit seeks to:
- Establish and expand partnerships and open channels of communication among the constituent organizations
- Make recommendations to the relevant organizations based on best practices identified and agreed upon
by the conferees
- Develop action plans that help those countries and educational sectors most in need of solutions to implement the recommendations
Expected outcomes:
- Agreed upon a set of action items
- Development of roadmaps for instituting best practices identified by the conferees
- Identification of opportunities for future collaboration on these issues
Agenda:
- Presentations held by leading figures from industry, academia, and government
- Moderated panel discussions and group work
- Poster session and other opportunities for sharing ideas
- Moderated panel discussions and group work
- Poster session and other opportunities for sharing ideas