Educational Activities SubCommittee (EASC)

Members

 

João Costa Freire (Portugal) email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Andreas Luxa (Germany) email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Bakr Hassan (Suadi Arabia) email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Maciek Ogorzałek (Poland) email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Okyay Kaynak (Turkey) email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Saurabh Sinha (South Africa) email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Manuel Castro (Spain) email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

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The goal of IEEE R8 Educational Activities Subcommittee is to provide learning opportunities within the engineering sciences, research and broadly, technology. The objectives of the IEEE R8 education programs is to ensure the growth of skill and knowledge among the technical profession and to foster individual commitment to continuing education among IEEE members, the engineering and scientific community, and the general public.

 

The aim for R8 EASC in 2010 is to motivate more section chairs and engage more Chapter Chairs/Student Branches on IEEE EAB existing programs and establish networks and explore contacts to keep the image of IEEE as a high quality professional society.

Our actions program is mainly based on the following two objectives:

Pre-University education – To inform the Sections on available IEEE EAB programs and support those wanted to implement them.

Continuing education – Increase the number of Sections/Chapters using eLibrary and Technical English Programs. Continue to participate on ICED initiative.

More detailed information on our planned actions with web links for further details and the sub-committee members in charge is presented below.

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On Pre-university education

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Teacher In-Service Program Training (TISP)

http://www.ieee.org/education_careers/education/preuniversity/tispt/

Contact-Bakr Hassan, Saurabh Sinha or João Costa Freire

- Following the successful implementation of TISP in South Africa Section a TISP workshop sponsored by IEEE EAB was hosted in Lusaka, Zambia 24-25 September with 75 delegates from 7 African countries: Uganda, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Tunisia. Shortly (December) we will have a TISP in Tunisia.

- A TISP was organized in Porto, Portugal on 13-14 November 2010 with 99 participants with volunteers from all over Portugal and Spain, including student branches members. Some secondary school teachers and representatives from Ministry of Education local authorities were attending also. The event financing was supported by IEEE EAB PECC. Next year we will have local events in several areas of Iberia.

- East Saudi Arabia Section with the support of Saudi Aramco and Tunisia Section are starting the organization of TISP workshops for 2011 1st quarter. For the near future also a TISP program is planned by EAB in Scotland.

 

TryEngineering- http://www.tryengineering.org/

Contact- João Costa Freire, Saurabh Sinha or Bakr Hassan

- South Africa Section is adding new lessons.
- Translation of the lessons to Arabic and Italian are foreseen.

 

Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)

http://www.ieee.org/education_careers/education/preuniversity/epics_high.html

Contact- Saurabh Sinha

An IEEE pre-university education effort, was recently started with the participation of IEEE Sections from different Regions including 4 from Region 8: Botswana Sub-section (George Anderson); Israel Section (Ofer Barnea); South Africa Section (Saurabh Sinha); Zambia Section (Reuben Munungwe)

 

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On Continuing Education

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Industry Continuing Education Development (ICED)

We are cooperating with IRSC on the (ICED) initiative leaded by Ghaleb Al-Dandan. The goal is to provide industrial subject matter experts (SME) who can provide continuing education at conferences, chapter and section seminars and meetings throughout the IEEE community in region 8 (Europe, Middle East and Africa) on topics of great interest to industry community. Several speakers were already selected.


Elearning Library - http://www.ieee.org/education_careers/education/elearning_library

Contact - Maciek Ogorzałek and Okyay Kaynak

Support Sections/Chapters in using Elearning Library continuing education courses. For the identification of useful additional subjects for R8 members to be included on future Elearning we need the support of R8 Sections/Chapters. If local IEEE units (chapters , student branches or student branches chapters are interested in running a course presentation as an activity there will be no charge. Interested IEEE OUs are requested to reach Jill Bagley ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Steve Welch ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Technical English – http://www.ieee.org/education_careers/education/technical_english/

Contact - João Costa Freire

Following the Russian experience, started 2007, Hungary had already started this year its implementation. Tunisia Section is planning it for near future. We will support Sections that want to implement the program.

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On Accreditation
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Southern and East Africa
Contact- Saurabh Sinha
EAB CGAA (Accreditation Committee) holds a meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, September 26th, leaded by Moshe Kam the chair of CGAA. The Accreditation on Southern and East Africa was discussed.

Gulf Area
Contact- Bakr Hassan
With EAB CGAA, a plan to start Accreditation Activities is being studied. The first meeting was organized prior to the Region 8 Committee in Prague, October 8th.