'Gender and interdisciplinary education for engineers', Paris, France
23 June 2011 - 23 June 2011
France
An event entitled 'Gender and interdisciplinary education for engineers' will be held from 23 to 24 June 2011 in Paris, France.
Attracting more young people, particularly women, to careers in engineering and technology (ET) is a major concern in Europe today. Their participation in engineering occupations appears to be a key issue for European economic and technical development, as well as a central achievement towards gender equality and social justice.
Increasing interest by young people in the sciences and mathematics and underlining the importance of engineering and technology developments in shaping Europe's collective future is an ongoing project in the education sector.
The EU-funded 'Higher education leading to engineering and scientific careers' (Helena) project has been examining engineering and technology degree courses in different European countries. The aim has been to measure the effectiveness of existing pilot projects, developing and quantifying indicators on the relationship between perception and study choice. The results will help spread best practices and produce recommendations on the reorganisation of university curricula at European level. This event will be the final conference of the project.For further information, please visit: http://www.fp7-helena.org/conference2011/(opens in new window)
Attracting more young people, particularly women, to careers in engineering and technology (ET) is a major concern in Europe today. Their participation in engineering occupations appears to be a key issue for European economic and technical development, as well as a central achievement towards gender equality and social justice.
Increasing interest by young people in the sciences and mathematics and underlining the importance of engineering and technology developments in shaping Europe's collective future is an ongoing project in the education sector.
The EU-funded 'Higher education leading to engineering and scientific careers' (Helena) project has been examining engineering and technology degree courses in different European countries. The aim has been to measure the effectiveness of existing pilot projects, developing and quantifying indicators on the relationship between perception and study choice. The results will help spread best practices and produce recommendations on the reorganisation of university curricula at European level. This event will be the final conference of the project.For further information, please visit: http://www.fp7-helena.org/conference2011/(opens in new window)