Global Engineering Education
IEOM Global Engineering Education
Engineering education plays a critical role in preparing the next generation of professionals to address complex global challenges, drive innovation, and support sustainable economic development. However, the readiness of engineering graduates varies significantly across regions, institutions, and disciplines. Rapid technological change, industry transformation, and evolving workforce expectations have further widened the gap between academic preparation and industry needs.
The IEOM Global Engineering Education special sessions address these challenges by providing a global platform for educators, academic leaders, industry experts, and policymakers to examine the preparedness of engineering graduates for today’s and tomorrow’s workforce. A central theme of these sessions is **reducing the global readiness gap** through curriculum modernization, innovative pedagogy, effective assessment, and stronger alignment between academia and industry.
Building on the success of the Global Engineering Education series at previous IEOM conferences, the IEOM conference will feature dedicated sessions focusing on Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering Management, and related disciplines. Distinguished speakers from around the world will share best practices, research findings, and practical experiences that highlight challenges, opportunities, and scalable solutions in global engineering education.
These sessions aim to foster dialogue, collaboration, and actionable insights that can enhance teaching and learning outcomes, strengthen accreditation and assessment processes, and better prepare engineering graduates to thrive in a rapidly changing global economy.
Topics of Interest (include but are not limited to)
- Engineering accreditation and quality assurance
- Learning outcomes and student learning assessment
- Problem-based learning and project-based learning
- Active, collaborative, and experiential learning methods
- Teaching and learning innovation in engineering education
- Pedagogy and instructional design
- Curriculum development and continuous improvement
- Industry–academia collaboration
- Innovation, entrepreneurship, and engineering education
- Digital transformation in engineering education
- Global engineering education challenges and best practices
- Workforce readiness and employability skills
- Industrial Engineering education
- Manufacturing Engineering education
- Systems, Integrated, Reliability, and Quality Engineering education
- Engineering Management education and leadership development
Speaker Participation
Each speaker is required to submit:
- Title of the presentation
- A professional photo
- A short biography
- PowerPoint presentation slides
All accepted materials will be included in the IEOM 2026 Milwaukee Conference proceedings.
If you are interested in being recognized as a Distinguished Feature Speaker, please contact info@ieomsociety.org for additional details.
All speakers are required to register for the conference.
Distinguished Speaker Sessions
Global Engineering Education I
Global Engineering Education II
Global Engineering Education III
If you have any questions regarding the IEOM Conference and/or IEOM Society, please contact: info@ieomsociety.org