AFRICAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION FORUM (AEEF)

An invitation to submit full papers for review and attend the Forum at Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco
12th- 15th December, 2024

Organized by:
AFRICAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (AEEA) and
FEDERATION OF AFRICAN ENGINEERING ORGANISATIONS (FAEO)
in partnership with AFRICAN ENGINEERING DEAN’S COUNCIL (AEDC)
UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, NIGERIA
KING HASSAN II OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY, MOROCCO
MOROCCAN SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE
TAMKINE FOUNDATION

OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE

This Forum is to provide a platform for educators, professional organizations and industry leaders from all over the world in general and the African Region in particular, to discuss and proffer solutions to common problems in engineering education. Also, the Forum will critically examine approaches to teaching, learning and curriculum
structures that would advance engineering education in resource constrained environments like African nations. It is anticipated that the Forum will foster exchange of information, links, and collaboration between member nations on the one hand and the restof the world on the other.

Currently, graduates from most African Universities may find it difficult to compete globally because of the inherent challenges in the training institutions. The major challenge confronting academics is to produce with limited resources global engineers that espouse attributes found in the notions of innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability. The Forum will deliberate on tangible ideas on how to produce with lean resources, engineers with necessary skills and orientation that can compete globally.

SCOPE OF THE FORUM
The scope of the Forum will be broad, covering all aspects of engineering education. The world has become a global community, which now provides more opportunities for collaboration. The increased level of globalization of engineering education has provided academic institutions with new opportunities for cooperation in the international arena by building new and expanding existing, regional and global networks for engineering education. The Forum contributions will focus on the following three sub-themes:

1. GENERAL ISSUES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

• Engineering curriculum for facilitation of human resources development
• Effective methods of training engineering personnel
• Innovation in engineering education and research
• Application of new technologies in engineering education
• Workplace/industry learning and development
• Engineering education for sustainable development
• Engineering education for employment in a globalizing economy
• Future of engineering education
• Funding and capacity building of engineering education
• Techno-entrepreneurship in engineering education
• Innovative pedagogy in digital era
• Infrastructure and Technologies for Engineering Education
• Role of regulatory bodies in the advancement of Engineering Education
• Management of engineering education in tertiary institutions
• Governance, and leadership
• Policy, accreditation, regulation, and mobility
• Diversity and inclusivity

2. ACADEMIA/INDUSTRY COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

• Industry requirements of engineering education
• Social and philosophical aspects of engineering education and its impacts on the society
• Academia/industry interaction programs
• Role of Industry in Curriculum design
• Internship facilities and opportunities
• Industry involvement in the design and development of laboratories related to new technologies in engineering faculties

3. INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION

• Transfer and sharing of experience in engineering education
• Recognition of foreign qualifications
• Accreditation systems for engineering programmes
• International mobility of academic staff and students
• Technology linkage between developed and developing countries
• Regional collaboration in engineering manpower development
• Impact of globalization on engineering education in developing countries:
  It is anticipated that the proposed papers will present findings describing the effectiveness of new approaches to engineering education and industrial training. The implementation of special programs, methods and modern approaches to engineering education and industrial training is of particular relevance to the Forum.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS AND PAPERS:
Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts of 200-250 words long to the Chairman of the AEEF Organizing Committee. Online presentation slots will also be available Intending Authors should note the
following deadlines: `
• Paper submission: 30th September 2024
• Acceptance notification: 30th October 2024
• Camera-ready paper : 15th November 2024
• Early bird registration : :20th November 2024
The abstracts should outline aims, contents and conclusions of the papers. The abstracts should include the title, author’s name, affiliation, mailing address, E-mail address and telephone number. Authors of accepted abstracts will receive instructions on the preparation of full length camera-ready manuscripts.
Updates on the conference can be viewed through:

http://www.aeef.africa or www.aeef.africa

REGISTRATION
The registration fees are as follows:

1. Early-bird fee (before 01/07/19) $200.00(International) / N30,000.00(Local)
2. Author fee (before 01/07/19) $200.00 (International) / N30,000.00(Local)
3. Normal fee (after 01/07/19) $ 250.00 (International) / N35,000.00 (Local)
4. Student fee $50 (International) / N10,00.00 (Local)

This will cover the cost of the Forum proceedings, welcome reception and attendance at the conference dinner. Early registration is encouraged. Only papers of Authors who have registered will be published in the Forum proceedings.

THE VENUE:
The Conference will be held at Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech, Morocco

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation can be secured from the listed places for participants that desire to be accommodated within hotels in Marrakech

CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS

Forum Secretariat:
Faculty of Engineering, Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
Email: aeef@munjani.africa
For further information on abstract submission, contact:
Prof. Funso Falade PhD, FNSE, FAEng, FAEEA. President, African Engineering Education Association (AEEA), University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria

Email: president@aeeaonline.org

Tel: +234 7033052917
Official Language English will be the official language of the Forum

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Prof. Mohamed Essaaidi – Chairman
Prof. Driss Ouazar
Dr. Abdelilah Kadili
Prof Abdelouahab Zeroual,
Ms. Aya Azadou

ADVISORY BOARD

Engr. Yashin Brijmohan Eng. Papias Kazawadi Chair: FAEO ,Engineering Education Standing Technical Committee President Federation of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO) Prof. Aisa Sayed M Jadi Vice-President, AEEA, North Africa. Prof. Alfred Ngowi Vice-President, AEEA, Southern Africa. Prof. Raymond Houé Vice-President, AEEA, Central Africa. Prof. Henry Alinatiwe Vice-President, AEEA, East Africa. Prof. Efe Ikponmwosa Secretary-General, AEEA. Prof. Krishna Vedula Executive Director of the Indo-Universal
Collaboration for Engineering Education (IUCEE) and Past President, IFEES.Prof. Sung-Jin Song Prof. Adagbonyin Obiazi Engr.

Logan Pillay President, Korea Society of Engineering Education President, African,Engineering Deans Council (AEDC) Industry Executive Research and Dev, Chair TESP, AEEF Industry Forum Lead ADVISORY
BOARD contd…Dr Hans J Hoyer Secretary-General, IFEES; Executive Secretary, GEDC, U.S.A PR Tech Eng Jones Moloisane Prof. Wu Qidi Section Head, Tshwane University of Technology, Industry & Academic Consultant Former Vice-Minister of Education, China, Torgji University, Shanghai, P. R. China
Prof. Wang Sunyu Prof. D. J. Simbi Prof. C. A. Bolu Institute of Education, Tsinghua University Vice Chancellor- Chinhoyi University of Technology Pan Atlantic University, Lagos Prof. Jian Lin Institute of Engineering Education, Tsinghua University, China Dr. Jacqueline El-Sayed Dr. Heather Beem Executive Director,
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Ashesi University, Accra, Ghana
Prof. Hamadou SaliahHassane University of Quebec, Canada Prof. J. Redwood-Sawyer University of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone.
Prof. Zhang Wei Secretary General, Chinese Society for Engineering Education.Prof. S. Z. Abubakar Chairman, Committee on Engineering Education, Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Prof. Joseph Ajienka Chairman, Engineering Education Committee, Nigerian Academy of Engineering Prof. Kehinde Taiwo
Nigerian Academy of Engineering Prof. Yacob Astatke Morgan State University, USA. Prof. Samuel Mukasa University of Minnesota, USA. Prof. Jenni Case Virginia Tech, USA Prof. Celestine A. Ntuen North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina USA. Prof. J. O. Uhomoibhi Ulster University, Northern Ireland, UK.
Dr. D. Wolfram Schmidt Prof. E. A. Ajav BAM, Berlin, Germany University of Ibadan, Ibadan Dr. Ahad Ali Executive Director, Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM).

Prof.Sunil Maharaj GEDC President & WEEF Conference Chair Prof. Lidia Brito Engr. Martin Manuhwa Maria Larrondo Petrie LelanieSmith Director of UNESCO ROSA Chair, WFEO Engineering Capacity Building Technical Standing Committee Florida AtlanticUniversity, Florida, USA University of Pretoria, South Africa Prof.Robert Tchitnga Dr. Oludare Owolabi Prof. O. U. Oparaku Prof. M.A. Akintunde Prof. Adesiji Olorunmaiye Dr Esther Matemba Dr. D.S. Nyitamen Prof. G. O. Shonaike Dr. Lucy Agyepong Prof. Hein Teik Chuah Prof. Adisa Bello University of Dschang, Cameroon.
Morgan State University, USA. University of Nigeria, Nsukka Federal University of Akure, Akure University of Ilorin, Ilorin EE Research Network, Tanzania Nigerian Defense Academy, Kaduna Lagos State University, Epe Associate Dean of Engineering Academic City University College, Ghana Chair: Africa Asia Pacific
(AAP) Eng. Council Registrar COREN, and AAP Board Member 2ND