General Chairs

Rachida Ajhoun, ENSIAS, University Mohammed V Souissi, Morocco
Michael E. Auer, Carinthia Tech Institute Villach, Austria
Martin Llamas, University of Vigo, Spain

Honorary Chair

Radouane Mrabet, President of University Mohammed V Souissi, Rabat, Morocco

Main Conference Topics

We invite submissions of papers in the categories of: research, development, evaluation and best practices that deal with Engineering Education in academic, organizational, and life-long learning settings including, but not limited to the following areas.
Area 1: Educational Methods and Learning Mechanisms in Engineering Education
Rethinking Pedagogy in Engineering Education • E-Assessment and new Assessment Theories and Methodologies • Active Learning • Learning Models • Pedagogies • Lifelong Learning and Non-traditional Students • E-learning in the Workplace • Study Abroad Programs • Attracting and retaining practices in Engineering Education • Technology Enhanced Learning for students with special needs • Accessibility in On-Line and Technology Enhanced Learning
Area 2: Infrastructure and Technologies for Engineering Education
Learning Systems Platforms and Architectures • Intelligent Learning Systems • Computer Supported Collaborative Learning • Open Source, Open Standards, and Federated Systems • Standardization, Reusability and Interoperability Issues • Learning Objects reusability and digital repositories • Experiences in OpenCourseWare Engineering Education • Computer and Web based Software • Uses of Technology in the Classroom • Semantic Web and Ontologies for Learning Systems • Web 2.0 and Social Computing for Learning and Knowledge Sharing • Data Mining and Web Mining in Education • Synchronous and Asynchronous Technologies • Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technologies for Learning • Standardization, Reusability and Interoperability Issues
Area 3: Innovative Materials, Teaching and Learning Experiences in Engineering Education
Laboratory Experiences: on-site and remote environments • Undergraduate Research Experiences Design Experiences • Innovative Engineering Courses and Labs • Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning • Human-Centered Web Science and its Applications to Technology-enhanced Learning • E-Assessment • Virtual Worlds for Academic, Organizational, Life-long Learning and training • Innovative Competitions and Laboratories
Area 4: Excellence in Engineering Education
Models of Excellence in Education • Attracting, Engaging and Retaining Human Talent to Engineering • Gifted Education • Competencies, Individual Differences, Intervention and Development • Building Creative Climates
Area 5: Knowledge and Competencies in Engineering Education
Knowledge and Competencies Management • Accreditation Issues • Assessment and Feedback • Degree Programs and Curricula • First Year Courses and Programs • General Issues in Engineering Education • Specific Engineering Disciplines • Faculty Development • Globalization: Preparing Faculty and Students • Graduate Curricula and Programs • New Frameworks for Engineering Education • Skills Development: Technical Writing, Presentation, Teamwork
Program Committee Chairs

Local Arrangements & Treasurer: Amine Berqia, IEEE, ENSIAS, LeRMA, E-NGN, Morroco
Technical Program Chair: Danilo Garbi Zutin, IEEE, CUAS Villach, Austria
Special Sessions and Panels Chair: Ahlame Begdouri, IEEE, FSTF, E-NGN, Morocco
Special Activities Chair: Abdelkrim Haqiq, IEEE, FSTS, E-NGN , Morocco
Awards Chair: Russ Meier, IEEE, Milwaukee School of Engineering, USA
Web, Publication and Electronic Media Chair: Sebastian Schreiter, IAOE, Vallon Pont d'Arc, France
Financial Chairs: Manuel Castro, UNED, Sapin and Edmundo Tovar, UPM, Spain
Workshops and Exhibit Chair: Hamadou Saliah-Hassane, Télé-Université/UQAM, Canada
Region 8 - Europe Chair: Arnold Pears, Uppsala University, Sweden
Region 8 - Middle East Chair: Amr Ibrahim, American University-Cairo, Egypt
Region 8 - Africa Chair: Mona Laroussi, Centre Urbain Tunis, Tunisia
International - North America Chair: Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, USA
International - South America Chair: Rosa M. Vicari, UFGRS, Brazil
International - Asia Chair: Diane Salter, University of Hong Kong, China
International - Australia Chair: Vanessa Chang, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
IEEE Morocco Section Chair: Essaidi Mohamed, IEEE, Univ. Abdelmalek Essaâdi, Morocco

International Advisory Board

Rob Reilly, Chair, President IEEE Education Society, MIT CECI, USA • Nicolas Beute, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa • Rafael Calvo, The University of Sydney, Australia • Melany Ciampi, Council of Researchers in Education and Sciences, Brazil • Trond Clausen, IEEE EdSoc, Norway • Paloma Diaz, University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain • Charles B. Fleddermann, Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Education, University of New Mexico, USA • Regina Hannemann, University of Kentucky, USA • Sabina Jeschke, ZLW/IMA der RWTH Aachen, Germany • Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada • Susan Lord, University of San Diego, USA • Akinori Nishihara, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan • Cornel Samoila, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania • Howie Southworth, The George Washington University, USA • Aleksandar Szabo, University of Zagreb, Croatia