Transcript Education IC 05-06 - Engineers Without Borders UK
Education IC 05-06
Promote the teaching of international development issues in the university curriculum
Core: Education Working Group
• Dr Heather Cruickshank – EWB UK Trustee • Ronan Kavanagh – EWB Cambridge • Andrew Lamb – Professional Network & Core • Olivier Mills – Professional Network
Development Awareness
• EAP RedR EWF • Dept for International Development, Development Education Association • Phase 1 – Launch university level dialogue – Learning needs analysis – Develop frameworks for development awareness • Phase 2 – Pilot modules in engineering courses • £60k from DfID, £100k from partners
Role of EWB UK
• Continuing to work at university level • Continue research scheme as we are planning • Be represented in the discussion meetings planned to take place
IC Branch Level
• Julia King – Faculty of Engineering – Yet to make formal approach – Specific agenda – Detailed proposal • Aims • Difficulties • Financial considerations
Solar Cooker Preliminary
• 1 st Year Mech Eng DMT • Awareness, Publicity, Education • Appropriate Energy Course • Time constraints on Dave Robb
Contacts
• Core Working Group: • IC Principal of Engineering: [email protected]
• Dev Tech: [email protected]
• Course Leader, 1 st Yr Mech Eng: • Quinton Stowell: [email protected]
• Elizabeth Gomez: [email protected]
Websites
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Solar Cooker
http://www.sunspot.org.uk/ewb/ • • •
Royal Academy
http://www.raeng.org.uk/education/default.htm
http://www.raeng.org.uk/education/default.htm
http://www.google.com/u/raeng?q=+sustainable+development http://www.google.com/u/raeng?q=+sustainable+development http://www.raeng.org.uk/education/vps/pdf/Engineering_for_Sustainable_Developme nt.pdf
http://www.raeng.org.uk/education/vps/pdf/Engineering_for_Sustainable_Developme nt.pdf
ICE
http://www.ice.org.uk/about_ice/aboutice_sustainability.asp
http://www.ice.org.uk/about_ice/aboutice_sustainability.asp