AFRICAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION FORUM (AEEF)

An invitation to submit full papers for review and attend the Forum at Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria

Date: 2nd – 5th October 2023

Organized by:
AFRICAN ENGINEERING EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (AEEA) and
FEDERATION OF AFRICAN ENGINEERING ORGANISATIONS (FAEO)
in partnership with AFRICAN ENGINEERING DEANS’ COUNCIL (AEDC)
& UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, NIGERIA

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 rest of 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:
Receipt of abstracts: 17th April 2023
Notification of acceptance of abstract: 12th June 2023
Receipt of final manuscripts (camera-ready copy) 17th July 2023
Acceptance of papers notified: 14th August 2023

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.aeeonline.org

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 the University of Lagos , Lagos, Nigeria

ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation can be secured from the listed places for participants that desire to be accommodated within or around the University:

Unilag Guest Houses, University of Lagos
Tel: +234-01-81156177; e-mail: unilagguesthouses@yahoo.com
Lagoon Hotel & Suites
65, St. Finbarr’s College Road, Akoka Yaba, Lagos; Tel: 234-01-7359866, +234-01-7645380, e-mail: lagoonhotel&suites@yahoo.com

Johnson’s Hotel
368, Herbert Macaulay Road,
By St. Dominic Catholic Church, Yaba, Lagos
Tel: +234-01-7747494, 2347044465039
Yaba College of Technology Royal Guest Houses & Conference Centre
Yaba Tech GRA, Abule Ijesha Road, Yaba, Lagos
Tel: +234-01-7947532, 07029546981

NSPRI Guest House
32/38, Barikisu Iyede Street, Abule Oja-Onitiri, Yaba, Lagos
E-mail: infor@nspriguesthouse.com, website: www.nspriguesthouse.com
Tel: 234-01-7339223, +2347066447152

The Novelty Place Hotel
1A, Ibikunle Close, off Harvey Road, Behind St. Dominic’s Church, Yaba, Lagos
Tel: +234-01-7733953, 2348064382715, 2348023568173

De Royal Delight Kitchen & Suites
13, Lawani Street, off Unilag Road, Onike Yaba, Lagos
Tel: +2347086610999, +23401-7430851,
E-mail regnigeria@gmail.com

ECWA Guest House
17, Montgomery Road, P. O. Box 134 Sabo Yaba, Lagos
Tel: 2347098008763, 2347098119589

Sheraton Hotels and Towers
17, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja, Lagos
Website: www.sheraton.com, reservations@sheraton.com
Planet One Hospitality
3, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Maryland, Ikeja, Lagos
Website: www.planeting.com, info@planeting.com

The AHI Residence
19, Lawal Street, Jibowu Yaba, Lagos
Tel: +234-01-7602218, 01-7602254
Website: www.ahiresidence.com, e-mail: ifo@ahiresidence.com

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 Conference

LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE

• Prof. Funso Falade – Chairman
• Prof. Efe Ikponmwosa
• Dr. Lawrence Osoba
• Dr. (Mrs.) Olayinka Adewunmi
• Dr. Oluwafemi Ipinnimo
• Dr. (Mrs.) Esther Makinde
• Dr. Ademola Agbeleye
• Dr. (Mrs.) Mercy Ogbonnaya
• Dr. Adegboyega Ehinmowo – Secretary

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 Saliah-Hassane
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
Lelanie Smith
Director of UNESCO ROSA
Chair, WFEO Engineering Capacity Building Technical Standing Committee
Florida Atlantic University, 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