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PhD. candidates in Engineering Education
The PREFER project is set to kick off on 1 January 2017. It will be a EU Knowledge Alliance project coordinated by KU Leuven including universities, industry and other stakeholders (SEFI, FEANI,...) in the engineering profession within the Netherlands, Ireland and Belgium.
KU Leuven and TU Delft are looking for PhD candidates in the field of engineering education as part of a Knowledge Alliance on the Professional Roles and Employability of Future Engineers in the Erasmus+ programme. For more details please refer to job adverts at: KU Leuven website and TU Delft website
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Editor in Chief
EJEE
We are looking for an Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Engineering Education. You may apply until 31 January 2017!
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Enhancing your mechatronics lab 
Increasingly engineering education can no longer focus on a singular domain area. Complex systems that combine electrical circuits, controllers, mechanical sub-systems and heavy computational power means that students need to be educated in what were previously separate engineering disciplines. It is at the intersection of many of these areas that we have seen the development of the field of mechatronics.
The NI ELVIS RIO Control Module brings the industrial standard NI Reconfigurable I/O architecture to the NI ELVIS teaching lab station, enabling students to learn and apply concepts in mechatronics, robotics, hardware-in-the loop and power systems.
The surrounding ecosystem including the Qnet Mechatronics Systems Board and Qnet Energy Conversion Board provides all new ways to bring engaging and exciting experiments into the laboratory.
See full article for a Complete Mechatronics Laboratory Experience.
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The Global Engineering Education Leader Conference
5-7 December 2016 - Shenzen, China. The new University SUSTech (Southern University of Science and technology) organized together with UNESCO , GEDC and IFEES this manifestation. It was founded in 2012 and has the ambition to lead the higher education reform in China and serve as a test ground for building high-level research universities through innovation while supporting the sustainable development of China. Many deans (many of which SEFI 's EEDC Deans) had been invited to present their vision on innovation and innovative pedagogies in an interactive way (for example, we had to play with Lego!); this was a good occasion to see the very different levels on universities on that subject and encourage cooperation with SEFI.
SEFI was represented by Prof. A. M. Jolly, French Commission des Titres, and by Prof. Manfred Hampe, TU Darmstadt. We thank Prof. Anne-Marie Jolly for this article.
SEFI BEST Cooperation 
SEFI has been in contact with BEST in order to outline the future cooperation. We informed each other about the upcoming events and suggested a possibility to cooperate on common topics. BEST will be present at the SEFI EU Debate and at the Annual Conference. SEFI will participate at the 26 April 2017 - BEST General Assembly, and at the Presidents meeting in November. SEFI may cooperate on local level on numerous Local Events on Education.
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European University Association: Roadmap for European Universities in Energy
EUA has published the “Roadmap for European Universities in Energy.” It outlines a path forward for universities to coordinate their contributions to energy and climate challenges.
The document was presented on 1 December 2016 at the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) Conference in Bratislava, Slovakia. More than 300 university leaders contributed to the vision, objectives and actions outlined in the document.
The Roadmap was developed by EUA, through its European Platform of Universities in Energy Research & Education (EUA-EPUE), and KU Leuven, which represents the universities in KIC InnoEnergy, in the context of the UNI-SET project.
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Transnational Accreditation by ENAEE Authorized Agencies: A Good Practice Guide
The document aims at providing good practice guidelines which ENAEE Authorized Agencies (agencies authorized by ENAEE to award the EUR-ACE label) should follow when performing Transnational Accreditation. including Accreditation of International Double or Joint Degrees.
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Commissioner Navracsics answers written questions from EP
What steps has the Commission taken pursuant to Parliament's resolution of 28 April 2015 on the follow-up on the implementation of the Bologna Process?
Since the adoption of the European Parliament’s resolution of 28 April 2015, members of the Bologna Process, including the Commission, have adopted the Yerevan Communiqué establishing priorities for the European Higher Education Area for 2015-2018.
Three working groups and four advisory groups are now following up on different objectives and commitments set out in the Communiqué. The Commission actively participates in all groups in order to help drive the European Higher Education Area forward.
To invigorate and accelerate efforts to achieve the Bologna goals, the Commission is supporting reforms on the ground. Under a EUR 3 million Erasmus+ Call in 2016, 24 Erasmus+ Programme Countries have been awarded funding for projects which address national gaps in implementing Bologna priorities. The projects will run from 2016 to 2018.
The Commission continues to provide financial support to the Bologna Secretariat and through the Eurydice network with a view to monitoring the state of play of reforms. This will feed into the Bologna Implementation Report that will be prepared for the 2018 Ministerial conference.
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SEFI thanks its corporate partners:
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