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IRANIAN SOCIETY OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION (ISEE)



The Iranian Society of Engineering Education (ISEE) (http://www.isee.ir/en), is a non-political and non-for-profit scientific association founded in April 2009 with the partnership of Department of Engineering Sciences of Iran Academy of Sciences. ISEE fundamentally focuses on improving the quality of engineering education in all engineering disciplines.

Introduction

In the last few decades, significant development in science and technology has seriously challenged modern engineering. Nowadays, a professional engineer is expected to master a wide variety of complex and multidisciplinary knowledge and take many additional considerations such as sustainable development and environmental impacts of engineering activities and artifacts into account as well. Transferring from the dominant quantitative development in engineering education to that of qualitative enhancement in Iranian universities has been a major challenge for policy makers of education over the years. Fortunately, efforts towards this change have resulted in a better balance between the number of university applicants and the admission capacities of universities and higher education institutions. In the current competitive atmosphere and in the near future, engineering education applicants will definitely look for better quality of education. To respond to these changing demands, a fundamental change in all aspects of the engineering education is unavoidable. Accordingly, ISEE aims to play a pioneering role in this transition. Recently, ISEE has joined the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES), to contribute to the promotion and improvement of engineering education at both national and global scales.

Aims


 * Promoting the quality of engineering education in Iran;
 * Supporting research projects on engineering education;
 * Monitoring the engineering education status in Iran;
 * Introducing innovative methods in engineering education;
 * Developing engineering education assessment in national level;
 * Promoting the internationalization of engineering education;

Selected Activities


 * Monitoring the engineering education status in Iran and publishing its annual report.
 * Participating in the establishment of Iranian Accreditation Institute for Engineering Education (IAIEE), and collaboration with it in several accreditation activities.
 * Collaborations with the UNESCO chair on engineering education.( http://ucee.ut.ac.ir/)
 * Participating in the establishment of degree programs on engineering education, e.g. the master program on engineering education at the University of Tehran.
 * Holding relevant round-table meetings, workshops and specialized seminars.
 * Holding biennial international conferences on engineering education.
 * Issuing annual declarations on important topics relevant to engineering education and promoting public awareness of these issues.

Committees

In order to achieve the aims and carry out the activities mentioned above, ISEE has formed the following nine committees:


 * Assessment of Engineering Education;
 * Awards & Recognition;
 * Branches & Membership Development;
 * Communications and Publications;
 * Educational & Professional Activities;
 * International Relations;
 * Nominations and Appointments;
 * Planning & Monitoring;
 * Student Activities;

University Branches

ISEE has also established its branches at a number of Iranian universities including:


 * Amirkabir University of Technology;
 * Ferdowsi University of Mashhad;
 * Iran University of Science and Technology;
 * Isfahan University of Technology;
 * K.N.Toosi University of Technology;
 * Sharif University of Technology;
 * Shiraz University;
 * University of Tehran;