SEFI Annual Conference 2025
53rd Annual Conference of the European Society for
Engineering Education (SEFI 2025)
15 - 18 September 2025, Tampere, Finland
Conference Agenda
Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).
🎓 The first author is a student, at least 2/3 of the authors are students -Undergraduate, Master, Doctoral-; may include supervisor as one of the authors.
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Mon15Sept
Main Auditorium
A1 Auditorium
A3 Auditorium
A4 Auditorium
A2a Auditorium
A2b Auditorium
Room Lyhty
Room A32
Room C8
Room Pinni B4113
D13 Auditorium
Tampere Hall
Restaurants: main building, Linna, Minerva (Pinni B)
Tampere Old City Hall
Main Auditorium Foyer
No specific location / location unknown
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
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15:00
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18:00
19:00
20:00
Karl-Erik Michelsen: Political power of technology – should we start teaching political science for engineering students?
9:35am - 10:35am
Main Auditorium
Hannu-Matti Järvinen
Location: Main Auditorium
Session Chair: Hannu-Matti Järvinen
Keynote
Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial comment: “Masculine Energy’ Is Tech’s Power Play Laid Bare” presented in Joe Rogan’s popular podcast in January 2025 sent shock waves through the social media and high-tech industry. Although it has been a well-known fact that both traditional and high-tech industries...
Discussion Session 1-1: Bridging Education and Engineering Practice
11:15am - 12:15pm
A1 Auditorium
Riikka Kangaslampi
Location: A1 Auditorium
Session Chair: Riikka Kangaslampi
Presentations: 3
Discussion Session 1-2: The Social Engineer: Teaching for Inclusion
1:30pm - 2:30pm
A1 Auditorium
Annoesjka J Cabo
Location: A1 Auditorium
Session Chair: Annoesjka J Cabo
Presentations: 3
Discussion Session 1-3: Learning to Collaborate, Collaborating to Learn
2:45pm - 3:45pm
A1 Auditorium
Terhi Maaria Kilamo
Location: A1 Auditorium
Session Chair: Terhi Maaria Kilamo
Presentations: 4
SIG Meeting: Engineering Education Research
4:15pm - 5:15pm
A1 Auditorium
Tinne De Laet, Esther Ventura-Medina
Location: A1 Auditorium
Session Chair: Tinne De Laet
Session Chair: Esther Ventura-Medina
This group forms a European community of engineering education researchers to contribute with research evidence to the advancement of engineering education in Europe and in the world.
Paper Session 1-1-1: Fostering AI Literacy
11:15am - 12:15pm
A3 Auditorium
Mikko Ilari Nurminen
Location: A3 Auditorium
Session Chair: Mikko Ilari Nurminen
Presentations: 4
Paper Session 1-2-1: Approaches to Skills Development in Engineering
1:30pm - 2:30pm
A3 Auditorium
Klara Kövesi
Location: A3 Auditorium
Session Chair: Klara Kövesi
Presentations: 4
Paper Session 1-3-1: Assessment
2:45pm - 3:45pm
A3 Auditorium
Hossein Mokhtarian
Location: A3 Auditorium
Session Chair: Hossein Mokhtarian
Presentations: 4
SIG Meeting: Ethics
4:15pm - 5:15pm
A3 Auditorium
Diana Adela Martin, Mircea Tobosaru
Location: A3 Auditorium
Session Chair: Diana Adela Martin
Session Chair: Mircea Tobosaru
The group aims to build a global community of friends in engineering ethics education. Our projects address policy, research, and education themes related to the ethical and socio-economic dimensions of engineering. We aim to put forward examples of best practices in the teaching of engineering ethi...
SIG Meeting: Digital Learning
5:20pm - 6:20pm
A3 Auditorium
Mikko Ilari Nurminen, Andrew Garrard
Location: A3 Auditorium
Session Chair: Mikko Ilari Nurminen
Session Chair: Andrew Garrard
The SIG will add value by sharing best practices, supporting educators, developing practical guides, building digital material repositories, and offering expertise on current trends like AI, MOOCs, and remote learning. The SIG aims to advance Digital Learning, stay updated on trends, foster collabor...
Paper Session 1-1-2: Tutoring and Mentoring
11:15am - 12:15pm
A4 Auditorium
Sonia M. Gomez Puente
Location: A4 Auditorium
Session Chair: Sonia M. Gomez Puente
Presentations: 4
Paper Session 1-2-2: Active and Experimental Learning
1:30pm - 2:30pm
A4 Auditorium
André Baier
Location: A4 Auditorium
Session Chair: André Baier
Presentations: 4
Paper Session 1-3-2: Guidelines for Course Design
2:45pm - 3:45pm
A4 Auditorium
Rola Saad
Location: A4 Auditorium
Session Chair: Rola Saad
Presentations: 4
SIG Meeting: Engineering Skills
4:15pm - 5:15pm
A4 Auditorium
Neil Cooke, Lynn Van Den Broeck
Location: A4 Auditorium
Session Chair: Neil Cooke
Session Chair: Lynn Van Den Broeck
The SIG’s purpose is to inform educators on emerging engineering skills through discussing, developing, and sharing best practices.
SIG Meeting: Sustainability
5:20pm - 6:20pm
A4 Auditorium
Aida Olivia Guerra, André Baier
Location: A4 Auditorium
Session Chair: Aida Olivia Guerra
Session Chair: André Baier
Sustainability principles have become an important aspect of the engineering curriculum. The group investigates the field of sustainability with respect to its impact on engineering education.
Paper Session 1-1-4: Innovations in Online Learning and Evaluation
11:15am - 12:15pm
A2a Auditorium
Zheying Zhang
Location: A2a Auditorium
Session Chair: Zheying Zhang
Presentations: 4
Paper Session 1-2-4: Building Modeling Competence in Engineering Science and Practice
1:30pm - 2:30pm
A2a Auditorium
Gareth Thomson
Location: A2a Auditorium
Session Chair: Gareth Thomson
Presentations: 3
Paper Session 1-3-4: Digital Innovation in Engineering Education
2:45pm - 3:45pm
A2a Auditorium
Patrik Mottl
Location: A2a Auditorium
Session Chair: Patrik Mottl
Presentations: 3
Paper Session 1-1-5: Preparing Students for Real-World Challenges
11:15am - 12:15pm
A2b Auditorium
Madeline Polmear
Location: A2b Auditorium
Session Chair: Madeline Polmear
Presentations: 4
Paper Session 1-3-5: Communication Skills
2:45pm - 3:45pm
A2b Auditorium
Jani Hirvonen
Location: A2b Auditorium
Session Chair: Jani Hirvonen
Presentations: 3
Workshop 1-1-1: Mind the Gap! Students, Society and the Future of Engineering
11:15am - 12:15pm
Room Lyhty
Location: Room Lyhty
Presentations: 1
Workshop 1-2-1: Understanding Student Motivation in Engineering Education
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Room Lyhty
Location: Room Lyhty
Presentations: 1
Workshop 1-3-1: Ethical Engineering: Co-Creating Classroom Innovations
2:45pm - 3:45pm
Room Lyhty
Location: Room Lyhty
Presentations: 1
SIG Meeting: Attractiveness
4:15pm - 5:15pm
Room Lyhty
Hanne Deprez, Sofie Craps
Location: Room Lyhty
Session Chair: Hanne Deprez
Session Chair: Sofie Craps
The Attractiveness SIG aims to provide a forum open to students, practitioners, researchers, industry, and other interested parties to understand how prospective students perceive the attractiveness of engineering (education) and to recommend ways of improving it.
SIG Meeting: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
5:20pm - 6:20pm
Room Lyhty
Fiona Truscott, Natalie Wint
Location: Room Lyhty
Session Chair: Fiona Truscott
Session Chair: Natalie Wint
The group aims to: make SEFI accessible and welcoming; bring the issues associated with the lack of diversity within engineering to the attention of the wider community; amplify practices that foster diversity, equity, and inclusion across engineering education contexts; promote research on diversit...
Workshop 1-1-2: Open Educational Resources (OER) in Engineering Education: From Awareness to Action
11:15am - 12:15pm
Room A32
Location: Room A32
Presentations: 1
Workshop 1-2-2: How authentic are authentic assessments in engineering education?
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Room A32
Location: Room A32
Presentations: 1
Workshop 1-3-2: Taking the Leap from Traditional to Transformative: Implementing Alternative Grading in Engineering Courses
2:45pm - 3:45pm
Room A32
Location: Room A32
Presentations: 1
SIG Meeting: Physics
4:15pm - 5:15pm
Room A32
Arjan Lock
Location: Room A32
Session Chair: Arjan Lock
The Physics SIG is a network of physics teachers and people who are interested in how to teach and learn physics in engineering education. The group discusses challenges and shares solutions, and every two years, the Physics Teaching in Engineering Education (PTEE) conference is organised.
SIG Meeting: Mathematics
5:20pm - 6:20pm
Room A32
Deolinda Maria L. Dias Rasteiro
Location: Room A32
Session Chair: Deolinda Maria L. Dias Rasteiro
SEFI Mathematics Special Interest Group (MSIG) is primarily focused on finding answers to many questions arising in connection to the challenges of teaching effective courses in mathematics for all engineering students developing their mathematical competencies and skills.
Workshop 1-1-3: Unlocking Success: Digital Escape Rooms in Math – Storytelling, Gamification, and “Inclusive” Engagement
11:15am - 12:15pm
Room C8
Location: Room C8
Presentations: 1
Workshop 1-2-3: Impacting Higher Education to Drive Societal Change: Leveraging MATLAB and AI for Enhanced Teaching
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Room C8
Location: Room C8
Presentations: 1
Workshop 1-3-3: Calculus Legacy: a Ludo Didactical Learning Experience for Mathematics in Engineering Education
2:45pm - 3:45pm
Room C8
Location: Room C8
Presentations: 1
SIG Meeting: Curriculum Development
4:15pm - 5:15pm
Room C8
John Mitchell
Location: Room C8
Session Chair: John Mitchell
This group provides a forum to support all colleagues who are engaging in the review, definition and revision of engineering curricula. It highlights innovative curriculum models, showcase tools to support curriculum development and to nurture and empower the leadership needed to implement curriculu...
SIG Meeting: Quality Assurance and Accrediation
5:20pm - 6:20pm
Room C8
José Carlos Quadrado, Raja Toqeer
Location: Room C8
Session Chair: José Carlos Quadrado
Session Chair: Raja Toqeer
Join our group to elevate your institution’s engineering programs with innovative tools and strategies for international accreditation, enhance institutional quality assurance and support professional development and recognition for engineering educators. Contribute to a dynamic framework for contin...
Workshop 1-1-4: Storytelling for Impact: Resources to Support Communication for Globally Responsible Engineering
11:15am - 12:15pm
Room Pinni B4113
Location: Room Pinni B4113
Presentations: 1
Workshop 1-2-4: Using Roleplay Case Studios Based on Real Scenarios to Teach Relevance of Ethics and Decision Making to Undergraduate Engineering Students
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Room Pinni B4113
Location: Room Pinni B4113
Presentations: 1
Workshop 1-3-4: Addressing Social and Academic Integration Challenges of STEM Students: Co-Creating Interventions for First-Year Minority Students
2:45pm - 3:45pm
Room Pinni B4113
Location: Room Pinni B4113
Presentations: 1
Workshop 1-1-5: Reviewing Manuscripts in Engineering Education Journals - Reflections and Advice
11:15am - 12:15pm
D13 Auditorium
Location: D13 Auditorium
Presentations: 1
Workshop 1-2-5: Exploring Student Co-Design of Final Year Major Project Modules
1:30pm - 2:30pm
D13 Auditorium
Location: D13 Auditorium
Presentations: 1
SIG Meeting: Continuing Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning
4:15pm - 5:15pm
D13 Auditorium
Christopher Smith, Aniko Kalman
Location: D13 Auditorium
Session Chair: Christopher Smith
Session Chair: Aniko Kalman
The group focuses on researching, evaluating, and advancing frameworks, policies, and practices around Continuing Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning that respond to the needs of society and industry. In particular, consideration of why and how innovative educational offerings, such as short...
SIG Meeting: Capacity Building
5:20pm - 6:20pm
D13 Auditorium
Jennifer Ann Griffiths, Madeline Polmear
Location: D13 Auditorium
Session Chair: Jennifer Ann Griffiths
Session Chair: Madeline Polmear
This SIG aims to empower the pedagogical development of educators in engineering Higher Education through building a community of practitioners and researchers in education development.
Newjoiners Lunch
12:15pm - 1:30pm
Tampere Hall
Location: Tampere Hall
Directions to lunch venue: 1)Exit the main venue through the front doors.
You will see Tampere Hall (large white building) in front of you. 2) Cross the street and walk straight ahead about 2 minutes...
You will see Tampere Hall (large white building) in front of you. 2) Cross the street and walk straight ahead about 2 minutes...
Lunch break
12:15pm - 1:30pm
Restaurants: main building, Linna, Minerva (Pinni B)
Location: Restaurants: main building, Linna, Minerva (Pinni B)
Welcome Reception hosted by the City of Tampere
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Tampere Old City Hall
Location: Tampere Old City Hall
Welcome reception hosted by the City of Tampere and Fellowship Awards
