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10th AECEF Symposium "Cooperation between Universities and Industry in the Education and Employment of Civil Engineers: Current Expectations, Future Challenges"

20-23 November 2019, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology Poland

The 10th AECEF Symposium "Cooperation between Universities and Industry in the Education and Employment of Civil Engineers: Current Expectations, Future Challenges" will be held from 20 to 23 November 2019, at the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in Poland. The 10th AECEF Symposium is organized by the Association of European Civil Engineering Faculties and the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering.

Presentation 

The development of a knowledge-based economy requires stronger and continuous cooperation between the spheres of education, science and industry. The universities create their surroundings through transfer of technology and scientific staff, and through graduates' preparation. Benefits of scientific institutions, including higher education ones, in this type of cooperation consist mainly of increasing their recognition among employers and candidates for study, improving the quality of education and research, receiving financial benefits and fulfilling legal obligations. As the other main partner, the industry can achieve, among others, the following benefits: improving the quality of human capital, using the university as a source of ideas, promoting the company's image as an attractive partner, creating a network of contacts with the academic environment. Because of the benefits mentioned the relationships between universities and the socio-economic environment are becoming more and more intensive. Research conducted at technical universities always had influence on what and how students were taught. Good and valuable education process cannot exist without the scientific research in the field of study represented. From the other side, there must exist synergy between research and industry, and what is nowadays extremely important, the learning outcomes such as knowledge and competences of graduates, have to fulfill the needs of industry.

The scientific program will include Keynote, Plenary and Parallel Sessions over two days. The official language of the Symposium is English.

 

The Call for Papers is now open until 31 March 2019.

AECEF 2019 Call for Papers

 

For further information please visit http://aecef2019.pwr.edu.pl/

 

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