Wednesday: "Transformations in and through engineering education in Africa and Sweden"
This seminar will be delivered by Associate Professor Anders Rosén, KTH.
When: 12:15 to 13:00 (CET). A 45 minute seminar followed by a short break, allowing those who need to depart to do so. We will then continue with a Q&A session until 13:30.
Where: Teknikringen 1, KTH Campus.
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This presentation takes a starting point in the two UNESCO reports ‘Engineering for sustainable development’ and ‘Imagining our futures together’. Needs and opportunities for transformations in and through engineering education are identified and discussed in relation to challenge-driven education activities at KTH and in collaboration with University of Dar Es Salaam and other African partner universities through the KTH Global Development Hub (GDH).
The presentation intends to inform about GDHs education activities, invite associates, and open up for discussions on issues such as transformative change, decolonization, and mutual learning.
About
Anders Rosén is an Associate Professor in Engineering Education at the KTH Department of Learning. Involved in research, development, and teacher education, with a special focus on sustainability education, challenge-driven education, and educational transformations. He has a leading role in enhancing sustainable development and transformation in KTH's education programs and in updating the international engineering education framework CDIO with regard to sustainable development and transformation. He is one of three initiators and coordinators of a new research group on sustainability and education at KTH.
As deputy director of the KTH Global Development Hub, he has a leading role in developing a challenge-driven education concept and supporting teachers at KTH and African partner universities in implementing such learning approaches. Hereby, they are creating conditions for our students to collaborate with each other and various external stakeholders in Sweden and the African partner countries in projects addressing the Sustainable Development Goals in the UN's 2030 Agenda.