20 Nov 2019
MENAREES leader named president-elect of IFEES
During the November 15, 2019, General Assembly of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (
IFEES) in Chennai, India, IFEES members voted for MENAREES leasder, Alaa Ashmawy, founder as the next President. Dr. Ashmawy is dean of the School of Engineering at the
American University in Dubai. He will will serve as President-Elect until 2020, when he will take over the role of President at the completion of Ramiro Jordan’s term, and will serve in this role until 2022. The elections committee was chaired by Michael Milligan, Executive Director and CEO of
ABET, and included Eleonore Lickl from Austria, K. Manivannan from India, and Ariela Sofer from the USA.
IFEES was founded in 2006, at the American Society for Engineering Education’s Global Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Engineering education leaders from around the world had gathered the previous year to explore to possibilities of creating an international organization for engineering education societies. IFEES is proud to be leading the effort in connecting the world’s engineering education societies and leveraging our members’ collective strengths in order to improve engineering education worldwide. IFEES members represent a diversity not only in cultures, but in engineering education interests, from quality assurance to engineering education, from pedagogy to the role of technology in the classroom. IFEES member societies are expanding their global reach, and new relationships and collaborations are created all the time through IFEES’ global network.
