SEFI Handbook on Teaching Transferable Competencies and Skills in Engineering

Gillian Saunders-Smits is a Senior Lecturer at the Cognitive Robotics Department in Mechanical Engineering at Delft University of Technology. She holds a MSc in Aerospace Engineering and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering Education from the same institute. She has extensive teaching experience in engineering and broad experience in curriculum development and educational leadership in aerospace and robotics. Gillian is passionate about online and open education and has developed several MOOCs and Open Educational Resources. Her research interests include engineering education, notably: curriculum development and evaluation, competencies and skills in engineering, preparation for labour market, inclusive education, and online learning. She was recently appointed TU Delft Education Fellow.

Lynn Van den Broeck is a postdoc at the Faculty of Engineering Technology, KU Leuven. She holds a MSc in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in engineering education from the same institute. She is closely involved in education and, more specifically, the inclusion of professional competencies in the study programme. In addition, she is responsible for educational professionalisation and teaching assistant training. She is the chair of the study career guidance theme within LESEC, co-chair of SIG Engineering skills at SEFI. Her research interests focus on study guidance, effectiveness and efficiency of educational interventions, LLL and professional competencies, and feedback. 

Thies Johannsen of TU Berlin teaches and works in the span between humanities, arts, and social sciences on the one end and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics on the other. His research focuses on competences for innovation along with knowledge and technology transfer. After working on various research projects and in research administration, he has developed and coordinated cooperative education programs with practical partners from business and public administration.

Adaramola, AraOluwa (0000-0002-2322-7932) is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the Chemical and Biological Engineering department at Tufts University in Medford, MA, USA. Her research spans student motivation, evidence-based assessments, and faculty development.  

Adetunji, Adesola (0009-0006-8067-8437) is a Graduate Research Assistant in Chemical Engineering at the University of North Dakota, USA. His research focuses on culturally relevant engineering design (CRED) and the zone of self-efficacy development (ZSED) in K-12 engineering education. He is a member of ASEE. 

Ammon, Sabine (0000-0002-0857-563X) is a Professor for Knowledge Dynamics and Sustainability in Engineering Sciences and head of the Berlin Ethics Lab, Technische Universität Berlin. Her work explores the philosophy and ethics of design and technology. It bridges philosophical reflection and engineering practice, focusing on epistemologies of design and responsible technology development.

Anthony, Carl (0000-0002-7729-9843) is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Birmingham.

Azmat, Freeha (0000-0002-2980-8439) is a Reader in Engineering Education at WMG, University of Warwick. Her research focuses on technology-enhanced learning and the pedagogical applications of artificial intelligence. She has led degree apprenticeship programmes in Digital Technology Solutions and was awarded the 2025 Advance HE National Teaching Fellowship for teaching excellence.  

Baradaran, Tina (0000-0001-5573-5088) is an Early Career Academic Researcher and a PhD candidate at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. Her research explores workplace learning and competency development. Tina is leading the creation and implementation of an interoperable and shareable competency framework for engineering disciplines.

Bauder, Deborah (0009-0003-1369-9914) is an Engineering Research and Instruction Librarian at Cornell University Library, Ithaca, USA. She is liaison to engineering departments and programmes across Cornell. Her research interests include student information literacy skills development, first-generation student success, and the effects of generative AI on student research and learning.

Di Benedetti, Matteo (0000-0001-7870-1323) is a Senior University Teacher in Multidisciplinary Engineering Education at the University of Sheffield, UK. His expertise includes large-scale lab-based teaching and the development of teaching assistants. His research focuses on teaching innovation and the professionalisation of teaching roles. He is Principal Fellow of Advance HE.  

Bennett, William (0000-0002-7229-5747) is a Lecturer and Civil Engineering Programmes Director within the School of Aerospace, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at Swansea University. His research interests include professional skills, curriculum design, and the role of accreditation.  

Borobio, Esther Perea (0000-0002-2107-5867) is a Senior Lecturer in Engineering Management at Ravensbourne University London, with 10 years’ industrial experience and over 20 years’ experience teaching professional competencies, engineering design and project management. Her research focuses on curriculum and module design to embed professional competencies in engineering courses using active learning pedagogies.   

Bruneel, Dorine (0009-0008-2332-0652) is a Professor in Chemical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering Technology at KU Leuven Campus Ghent, Belgium. She coordinates internships in Chemical Engineering Technology. As Vice Dean Education, she has overseen the implementation of the curriculum reform, including the faculty-wide learning path for professional competencies.  

Brunhaver, Samantha (0000-0001-8607-5959) is an Associate Professor in the Polytechnic School within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University in Mesa, Arizona, USA. Her research examines engineering career pathways, student persistence, professional competencies, engineering practice, and faculty mentorship.  

Butcher, Jonathan (0000-0002-9309-6296) is a Professor in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, USA. His research focuses on embryonic cardiovascular development and regenerative engineering strategies for heart and valve disease, while implementing BME studio pedagogy to enhance student learning outcomes.

Carthy, Darren (0000-0002-9810-1189) is Academic Affairs Officer at Engineers Ireland and has worked in quality assurance and standards development as well as in higher education for the past decade. His career has spanned policy and standards development to portfolio management of accredited pre-professional and professional programmes.   

Chen, Juebei (0000-0003-1056-2157) is an Assistant Professor at Aalborg University and member of the UNESCO PBL Centre and IAS-PBL. Her research focuses on professional identity, academic well-being, teacher development, and Q-methodology. She has authored over 45 publications examining pedagogy, student development, and systemic educational transformation.  

Cicek, Jillian Seniuk (0000-0002-3349-9704) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Manitoba, Canada. She teaches technical communication, teamwork, and professionalism to undergraduate engineering students and works to understand how instructors teach and students learn decolonized and Indigenous engineering curricula.

Ciriello, Francesco (0000-0003-1288-3114) is a Deputy Head of Department for Education for Engineering at King’s College London, UK. He manages education programmes and leads the faculty’s industry-skills strategy, serving as Associate Vice Dean for Student Experience for the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences.

Cooke, Neil (0000-0003-2247-0663) is a Professor of Engineering Education at the University of Birmingham, UK. He served as SEFI Board member from 2017-2022 and chairs its Special Interest Group on Engineering Skills. Since 2022, he co-hosts the SEFI podcast European Engineering Educators, presenting case studies through expert interviews with researchers and practitioners on the current state of engineering education.

Coppens, Dimitri (0009-0003-2532-7878) holds an MSc in Engineering Architecture. He explores the intersections of mathematics, science, technology and art. At KU Leuven Campus Ghent, Belgium, he teaches calculus, algebra, and programming, and supports research groups in technical assistance and design advice. He is faculty expert for the Creativity and Innovation competency cluster.  

Coppens, Kurt (0000-0003-3371-5734) is an Educator at the Faculty of Engineering Technology, KU Leuven, Belgium, specializing in mathematics education and professional communication. His research interests focus on study guidance, including students’ ability to understand and utilize feedback effectively, fostering a lifelong learning mindset crucial for future engineers. 

Craps, Sofie (0000-0003-2790-2218) is a doctor in Engineering Technology and in Social Sciences at KU Leuven, Belgium. Her research focuses on professional identity development, professional competencies, and inclusion and belonging in engineering education. Since 2021, she chairs the Teacher’s Team Professional Competencies at the Faculty of Engineering Technology.   

Dahl, Bettina (0000-0002-1340-3939) is Associate Professor at the Aalborg UNESCO PBL Centre and Professor of Mathematics Education at the University of Bergen, Norway. Her research spans mathematics education, STEM learning, assessment, and PBL. She has led international projects, advised global organizations, and published extensively on vocational education and capacity building.

Davies, Aled W. (0009-0008-9972-117X) is Director of Postgraduate Teaching and Reader at the School of Engineering at Cardiff University, UK. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is active in pedagogical research concerning inclusivity, feedback, teamwork, transdisciplinary collaboration, and PBL. 

De Laet, Tinne (0000-0003-0624-3305) is Professor at the Faculty of Engineering Science at KU Leuven, Belgium, member of the Leuven Engineering and Science Education Centre (LESEC), and head of Tutorial Services of Engineering Science. Her research interests include learning analytics, metacognition, self-regulation, and support for first-year engineering and STEM students. 

de Lima, Joelyn (0000-0001-9235-9704) is a Pedagogical Advisor at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland, and author of the book Teaching Transversal Skills for Engineering Students. Trained in the biological sciences, her current research and practice are focused on enhancing the higher educational experience for students. 

Devaney, Thomas (0009-0003-5226-821X) is the Entrepreneurship and Employability Lead at the University of Strathclyde, UK, working across the Careers and Employability Service and Strathclyde Inspire. He holds degrees in Entrepreneurship and Education, with seven years of teaching experience. His primary interest is enabling all students to develop entrepreneurial mindsets. 

Direito, Inês (0000-0002-8471-9105) is an Assistant Professor (Research) in Engineering Education at the Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation (TEMA), University of Aveiro, Portugal, and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Engineering Education, University College London, UK. Her current research is focused on empathy in engineering education.   

Douglas, Kerrie (0000-0002-2693-5272) is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA, and Honorary Professor of Engineering Sciences at University College London, UK. She studies ways to prepare engineering learners for the modern workplace and assessment approaches that enable all learners to demonstrate what they know and can do.  

Du, Xiangyun (0000-0001-9527-6795) is Professor and Director of the Aalborg UNESCO PBL Centre, Aalborg University. Her research examines systemic educational transformation through problem- and project-based learning across diverse disciplines and cultures. She has published over 280+ works and leads international capacity-strengthening initiatives in educational change.  

Dujardin, Rani (0000-0003-4584-8446) is a Doctoral Student at KU Leuven, Belgium, in the ETHER research group (Faculty of Engineering Technology) with a background in theoretical and experimental psychology. In the TRAINeng-PDP project, she studied the impact of portfolios on the preparedness of engineering students for lifelong learning.

Engelbrecht, Erna (0000-0001-8731-347X) is pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, where she is also a Learning Developer participating in diverse projects related to improving education. Her current research focuses on developing a framework for evaluating educational innovations.  

Evans, Rick (0000-0001-6937-1721) is a sociolinguist and Director Emeritus of ECP, at Cornell Duffield College of Engineering in Ithaca, USA, serving on the steering committee of The Forum for the Philosophy of Engineering and Technology. He is also primary investigator in the NSF-funded project “We are Thriving: Challenging negative discourse through the voices of women in project teams.”

Favero, Claudia (0000-0001-9869-2970) is a Teaching Fellow and Learning Designer in the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK. She led the creation of the Engineering Student Belonging model.

Figard, Rachel (0000-0002-1524-5778) is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Transformations Institute and School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering within the University of Georgia’s College of Engineering in Athens, Georgia, USA. Her research focuses on the student experience in undergraduate engineering and sociotechnical design.  

Foss, Holly (0000-0002-3749-488X) is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK. She specialises in diversity and inclusion in engineering and engineering education and works on student belonging. 

Franco, Annaluisa (0000-0002-4734-1107) is the Manager of educational affairs at the Faculty of Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. She is responsible for the implementation of both the bachelor and master curriculum of Industrial Design. 

Fuchs, Stephanie (0000-0001-9264-3094) is an Active Learning Initiatives Postdoctoral Fellow at the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, USA. Her research focuses on the implementation of studio pedagogy in biomedical engineering classrooms and investigating the complex feedback dynamics of these spaces.  

Galey, Lucas (0000-0003-0139-135X) is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Engineering Education and Leadership department at The University of Texas at El Paso, USA. His research focuses on cost-effective prosthetic knee systems, integrating machine learning, and adaptive control to improve mobility for amputees.  

Garcia-Souto, Pilar (0000-0002-8222-8329) is a Professor (Teaching) at University College London, UK. Her primary research interest is teamwork; she led the system development for the Individual Peer Assessment of Contribution to teamwork (IPAC). She co-led the Biomedical Engineering programme development 2014-2020 and directs the Medical Physics bachelor and master programmes since 2021. 

Gibson, Adam (0000-0001-9650-5983) is a Professor of Medical Physics and Heritage Science at University College London, UK. He led the creation of the Biomedical Engineering Programme in 2014, which has grown from 12 students to 120 students per year. His research focuses on medical and heritage imaging.

Goldfinch, Tom (0000-0001-5506-136X) is an Associate Professor in Engineering Education at the University of Sydney, Australia, with 70+ peer-reviewed papers in engineering education on sociocultural aspects of engineering education and practice, project-based learning, and mechanics. He served as AAEE president, (2016-18), associate editor for the Journal of Engineering Education, and on multiple conference technical committees.

Golding, Peter (0000-0002-0103-4355) is a Professor in Engineering Education and Leadership at The University of Texas at El Paso, USA, and the Center for Research in Engineering and Technology Education (CREATE). His research focuses on preparing higher education engineering and technology students for leadership in industry and public service.

Gonzalez, Roger V. (0000-0003-0516-4437) is a Professor and inaugural chair of Engineering Education and Leadership at The University of Texas at El Paso, USA. His work advances engineering education, leadership development, and inclusive professional formation through curriculum innovation, scholarship, and student engaged humanitarian engineering programs.

Grammenos, Ryan (0000-0002-4203-0094) is a Visiting Academic at University College London, UK, where he previously served as Associate Professor (Teaching). He is a Senior Fellow of Advance HE with expertise in blended learning, e-learning innovation, and peer assessment, with nationally and internationally disseminated impact.

Green, Zena (0009-0004-2134-5769) is a Teaching Fellow in the Rail Research Group in the School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK. She is conducting PhD research into student belonging and psychologically safe teamwork.    

Griffiths, Jennifer (0000-0003-3624-4835) is an Associate Professor and Associate Director at University College London, UK, leading staff educational development and Advance HE accredited recognition. With a background in Medical Physics and Engineering Education, she specialises in capacity building, authentic learning, and feedback engagement, and contributes internationally to engineering education development. 

Guerra, Aida (0000-0003-0800-4164) is Vice-Director of the Aalborg UNESCO PBL Centre. Her research focuses on integrating sustainability into engineering education through problem- and project-based learning (PBL) and academic staff development. She publishes widely on sustainability competencies and student agency and serves as co-chair of SEFI’s Sustainability Special Interest Group.

Hadgraft, Roger (0000-0002-0480-7456) is a civil engineer who has led major curriculum reform at several Australian universities, based around problem- and project-based learning (PBL), most recently introducing design studios at the University of Technology Sydney.

Hansen, Søren (0009-0004-6353-1738) is an Associate Professor at Aalborg University and member of the UNESCO PBL Centre and IAS-PBL. His research centres on creative learning environments, academic well-being, and transdisciplinary STEM education. He develops professional development initiatives promoting team creativity and psychological safety.

Harrison, Tom (0000-0002-2767-465X) is Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education Innovation) at the University of Birmingham and Director of the Jubilee Centre. He is a Professor of Education, and his research focuses on character education, graduate attributes, and digital wisdom. He led the creation of the Birmingham Graduate Attributes.

Hatten, Eve (0009-0004-5483-3988) is a Lecturer (Teaching) of Biomedical Engineering at University College London, UK. She has a cross-disciplinary background with a focus on professional skills and practical teaching. She is the Design & Professional Skills lead for the Biomedical Engineering programme.

Hayes, Brendan (0000-0003-3907-1482) is an Assistant Professor within the School of Electronic Engineering at Dublin City University, Ireland. He researches in electronic engineering with a particular interest in the specific challenges and support required for international students.

Hermsen, Pleun (0009-0006-7747-1865) used to be a surgeon and is now a versatile Education Professional at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. She has extensive experience in teaching, instructional design, and educational management in (medical) technical education. She is interested in creating conditions to make inner authentic reflection emerge within engineering education.

Hitt, Sarah Jayne (0000-0002-0176-6214) is founding Professor of liberal studies at the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering in Hereford, UK, serving as lead for transferable skills at the Centre for Advanced Timber Technology and Programme Lead for the BSc Construction Management. She is Visiting Professor at Edinburgh Napier University.

Holgaard, Jette E. (0000-0002-9418-8969) is Associate Professor at the Aalborg UNESCO PBL Centre. Her research explores PBL competencies, interdisciplinarity, and societal challenges in engineering education, grounded in sustainability science and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She has published more than 140 works in these fields.

Houghtalen, Lori (0009-0008-6382-1101) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and Leadership at The University of Texas at El Paso, USA. Her research interests include career transitions, the transferability of skills from non-engineering to engineering contexts, and engineering leadership assessment. 

Hutchison, Allison (0000-0003-2432-0802) is the Associate Director of the Engineering Communications Program and Associate Teaching Professor in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering in Ithaca, USA. She is invested in studying the effects of authentic communication instruction in the engineering curriculum as well as training engineering communication consultants. 

Isaac, Siara (0000-0002-1527-8510) is based at the EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she teaches transferable skills, designs evaluations, and investigates learning. Her recent work includes Facilitating Experiential Learning in Higher Education (Routledge, 2022) and Teaching Transversal Skills for Engineering Students (EPFL Press, 2024).  

Jaber, Ali is a PhD candidate at King’s College London, UK, working on developing a behavioural marking system for assessing non-technical skills of engineers.

Jalali, Yousef (0000-0002-1311-2058) is a Research Associate in the Engineering Technology Education Research group at KU Leuven, Belgium, with a PhD in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. His research includes redesigning learning environments to promote more flexible learning pathways and investigating effective and innovative approaches to teaching professional competencies.

Jiang, Dan (0000-0002-7053-0731) is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Aalborg University and member of the UNESCO PBL Centre and IAS-PBL. Her research addresses PBL, engineering education, learner agency, sustainability, and intercultural learning. She contributes to international projects on student-centred learning and publishes on pedagogical development and sustainable design competencies.  

Josa, Irene (0000-0002-1538-4567) is an Assistant Professor at The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction of University College London, UK. Her research examines the environmental and social impacts of construction and is interested in researching ways to effectively embed sustainability, ethics, and inclusion in engineering education.

Joshi, Rucha (0000-0002-0456-233X) is an Associate Professor at Plaksha University, India, and specialises in biomedical engineering and education research. A Vanderbilt MS graduate and Purdue PhD, she has authored two books, holds three patents, and integrates experiential and pedagogical innovations, advancing research on biomaterials and women’s leadership in Indian education.

Kadi, Anthony (0009-0003-8626-6183) has a BE in electrical engineering and a ME in telecommunications engineering from the University of Technology Sydney, Australia (UTS). He has a strong interest in engineering education, particularly in the area of development of professional practice. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. 

Kalmár, Éva (0000-0003-4616-8047) is an Assistant Professor in Communication Design for Innovation in the Faculty of Industrial Design at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. She researches the dynamics of transdisciplinary collaborations in the context of innovation and is involved in competency-related education design. 

Kam, Angeniet E. (0000-0002-2635-7038) is Education Fellow and Lecturer of communicative skills at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. She co-founded the Dutch association for teachers of academic communicative skills NACV (Netwerk Academische Communicatieve Vaardigheden).

Kendall, Meagan (0000-0002-9940-4405) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education and Leadership at The University of Texas at El Paso, USA. Her research focuses on engineering identity formation, holistic student development using the CELD framework, and fostering educational change through faculty leadership development.

Kolmos, Anette (0000-0002-0186-2839) is Professor in Engineering Education and Project-based Learning (PBL) at Aalborg University, Denmark. Her advanced global PBL practices have received major awards for their impact on engineering education. Her main research interests are transformation, generic competencies, PBL curriculum, and educational change.

Kovacs, Helena (0000-0003-2183-842X) is an Education Scientist and Project Manager for transversal skills at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. Her current work focuses on creating evidence-informed institutional structures and mechanisms that allow for skills development for all students. 

Krivoshchekov, Vladislav (0000-0003-1213-0884) is a social psychologist at EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. His research links masculinities, social emotions, and the ethics of care to engineering education, by designing norm- and pedagogy-based interventions that reduce exclusionary cultures and promote socially responsible engineering.

Lane, Suzanne (0000-0002-2350-8101) teaches engineering communication as an Associate Teaching Professor at Cornell Duffield College of Engineering in Ithaca, USA. Her research focuses on applying rhetorical theories of genre, argumentation, and discourse to understanding how engineering communication practices, especially research genres, change over time. She also develops innovative tools and strategies for teaching engineering communication.

Langie, Greet (0000-0002-9061-6727) is a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering Technology, KU Leuven, Belgium. She’s a physicist by training and focuses on engineering education research, specifically on the issues surrounding the transitions from secondary education to higher education and from higher education to professional life.

Lievens, Jeroen (0000-0003-0995-9317) is an Associate Professor at KU Leuven, Campus Diepenbeek, Belgium, and member of Engineering Technology Education Research (ETHER). He teaches communication skills to engineering students. His research focuses on student-driven action research investigating the workplace relevance of communication competencies.

Lillington, Richard (0009-0008-9558-4884) is Head of Learning and Teaching at the New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE), Hereford, UK. Before academia, he spent many years in industry and is an advocate of learning which builds confidence based on authentic tasking. He is active in supporting career ownership, personal professional registration, and institutional accreditation.

Lindeck, Jeremy (0000-0002-1724-7291) is a Lecturer in the School of Professional Practice and Leadership in the Faculty of Engineering and IT at the University of Technology (UTS), Sydney, Australia. His research interests include team formation, generative AI, and work-integrated learning. He coordinates the Professional Practice Program and a core first-year subject for IT students.

Maverick Lorilla, Franch (0000-0001-6424-4600) is a Professor at the College of Technology and Energy Management Systems at the University of Science and Technology of the Philippines (USTP). He currently serves as the Director for Innovation Centers and Technology Business Incubation Manager of CDObites.

Lowe, David (0000-0002-6777-8955) is Professor of Software Engineering at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is passionate about engineering education, particularly student engagement with professional practice. He is a Principal Fellow of the HEA and received the 2019 Australian Council of Engineering Deans National Award for Engineering Education Excellence.

Lu, Yuan (0000-0003-2480-2051) is the Programme Director of both the bachelor and master programme of the Department of Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. She is responsible for the design and development of the educational innovation strategies and curriculum at Industrial Design.

Lucas, Claire (0000-0003-2284-272X) is a Professor of Engineering Education and Dean of the School for Engineering and Innovation at Aston University, Birmingham, UK. Her research focuses on engineering skills, policy, and education; she is a member of several national committees and has carried out funded work addressing skill gaps in the UK.  

Lunn, Stephanie J. (0000-0003-3840-1822) is an Assistant Professor in Computing and Engineering Education in the Multidisciplinary Engineering and Computing Education, Systems and Management Department and the STEM Transformation Institute at Florida International University, USA. Her research is focused on students’ professional and technical development. 

Machet, Tania (0000-0003-1963-898X) is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Professional Practice and Leadership at the University of Technology (UTS), Sydney, Australia. She is committed to developing students’ capacity to manage complexity and advancing diversity and women in STEM. She received the 2024 Australian Council of Engineering Deans National Award as a lead facilitator of the AAEE Research School team.

Mahomed, Aziza (0000-0002-6804-9383) is a Professor of Engineering Education and Deputy Head of the School of Engineering, and Head of Education at the University of Birmingham, UK.

Male, Sally (0000-0001-9852-3077) is a Professor in engineering and technology education, and Director of the Teaching and Learning Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and IT, at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests include curriculum development, employability, and gender inclusion in engineering education. She is Editor of the Australasian Journal of Engineering Education.

Manzini, Raffaella (0000-0003-2998-2784) is a Professor in the School of Industrial Engineering at the LIUC-Università Cattaneo, Italy. She teaches courses on the management of technology and innovation for bachelor, master, PhD and executive students. Her research interests are R&D and innovation management, sustainable and circular innovation, and teaching innovation management to engineers. 

Mapaling, Curwyn (0000-0003-2731-9081) is an Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist in the Subject Group Psychology, and a member of the Optentia Research Unit at North-West University, South Africa. His research focuses on resilience, well-being, and strengths-based interventions in educational settings.

Marshall, Stephen (0000-0001-7079-5628) is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Strathclyde, UK. His primary research interest is in hyperspectral imaging. In 2011 he implemented the first vertically integrated project program outside of the US.

Martens, Linda (0000-0002-5208-8281) is the Bachelor Programme Coordinator of Industrial Design at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. She coordinates the implementation of the bachelor's programme at Industrial Design.

Martin, Diana Adela (0000-0002-9368-4100) is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for Engineering Education, University College London, UK. She is co-chair of the SEFI Ethics SIG and Europe board representative in the Research in Engineering Education Network. Her research focuses on the integration of ethics, sustainability, and societal responsibility in engineering education.

McNamara, Greg (0000-0003-1150-5111) is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Dublin City University, Ireland. Key research interests include water and energy systems, and he is chair of a flagship engineering programme that has embedded transversal skills and CBL as part of its learning strategy.

Meyer, Jennifer (0000-0002-5714-3198) is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for Teacher Education at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her research focuses on determinants of the effective use of artificial intelligence in education, especially in the context of formative feedback, and students’ individual prerequisites in educational contexts.  

Mitchell, John E. (0000-0002-0710-5580) is a Professor of Communications Systems Engineering, and Head of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and co-director of the Centre for Engineering Education at University College London, UK. He led the implementation of the IEP at University College London and has published widely on curriculum form and the implementation of PBL. 

Morris, Ceri (0000-0001-8127-1010) is Lead for the Senior Fellowship Programme at Cardiff University, UK. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, having interests in post-compulsory education and education development, inclusive pedagogy, assessment and feedback, and disability. She is passionate about enhancing inclusive education in HEIs.

Mozafari, Cameron (0009-0008-4601-6733) is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Engineering Communications Programme at Cornell Duffield College of Engineering in Ithaca, USA. He works at the intersections of rhetoric, cognitive linguistics, and writing. His current research examines communication and learning in engineering education, drawing on rhetoric and the language sciences, including cognitive and corpus linguistics and emotion science. 

Murto, Virve (0009-0000-8075-2189) is a Researcher at the Academic Engineers and Architects in Finland (TEK), where she is responsible for the TEK Graduate Survey. Her primary research interests focus on engineering education and educational policy.

Murzi, Homero (0000-0003-3849-2947) is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Texas A&M University, USA. His research examines engineering learning, competency development, and emotions and motivation in engineering education. He serves in the American Society for Engineering Education and as Chair of the Research in Engineering Education Network (REEN).

Nathans-Kelly, Traci (0000-0003-4478-521X) is Director of the Engineering Communications Program at Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, Ithaca, USA. Her work focuses on engineering communication best practices, including writing, presenting, and pedagogical/program innovation. She co-authored the book Slide Rules: Design, Build, and Archive Presentations in the Engineering and Technical Fields.

Naukkarinen, Johanna (0000-0001-6029-5515) is an Associate Professor at Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT), Finland, as well as a Docent of engineering education research at Tampere University, Finland. Her primary research interests are technology and society, gender diversity, and engineering education.

Newton, Will (0000-0001-8753-8409) is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Programme Director at Swansea University, UK. His research focuses on how design is taught and learned, with emphasis on teamwork, design thinking, visualisation, and sketching. He has contributed to engineering education through programme leadership and curriculum development.

Nightingale, Faith (0009-0006-3157-7816) is a Senior Lecturer in Skills for Science and Engineering Transnational Education at Queen Mary University, London, UK, working in Xi’an, China. She is interested in developing professional skills and is expert in international engineering education. She aims to provide practical education solutions to teaching professional skills.

Nørgaard, Bente (0009-0002-7331-0854) is Associate Professor in Continuing Engineering Education Research at the Aalborg UNESCO PBL Centre. Her work combines PBL and engineering education research to design tailor-made continuing education. She coordinates international capacity-building projects and chairs SEFI’s SIG on continuing engineering education and lifelong learning.

Nweke, Mauryn C. (0009-0000-4867-175X) is an Associate Professor (Teaching) of Biochemical Engineering, University College London, UK. Her primary research interests include bioprocess purification and engineering education. She led the IEP’s Design & Professional Skills 1 module from 2017-2026, co-ordinating six departments, thirty members of staff and approximately 900 students annually. 

Nyamapfene, Abel (0000-0001-8976-6202) is a Professor at University College London, UK, whose work focuses on engineering education, active learning, and inclusive, evidence-informed pedagogy. His research and teaching explore how curricular design and learning environments can better support diverse student cohorts in developing key engineering competencies.

Odunsi, Ademola (0009-0009-8321-9406) is an Associate Professor (Teaching) in Chemical Engineering at University College London, UK, and Programme Director for the MSc in Sustainable Chemical Process Engineering. His pedagogical research spans sustainable teaching and learning, teamwork, peer assessment, and ethics. He also reviews for the journal Education for Chemical Engineers. 

Oliveri, María Elena (0000-0002-7606-5324) is an Associate Research Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA. Her research is in topics of fair assessment and workplace readiness. She has more than ten years’ experience working in large-scale testing environments and with multicultural and multilinguistic learners.

Olorunlambe, Khadijat (0000-0002-8192-7101) is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK. She coordinates the Integrated Design Projects.

Penlington, Roger (0000-0002-5928-0145) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering, Physics & Mathematics at the University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. His research focuses on learning, assessment and inclusion in engineering education. He is Chair of the UK & Ireland Engineering Education Research Network.

Penny, Grant (0009-0005-1957-3030) is a PhD candidate and Project-Lead at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. His research focuses on transdisciplinary education and change management in the context of European higher education. He leads the ENHANCE Alliance’s work package on Future Skills for Engineers and Scientists.

Peters, Ina (0000-0003-2399-7483) is an educational and technology ethics Researcher at the Berlin Ethics Lab, Technische Universität Berlin. Her work in engineering education links competence-oriented teaching, learning cultures, and transdisciplinary learning to socio-psychological processes, developing reflective and participatory approaches for responsible decision making.

Pierrakos, Olga (0000-0001-8171-4862) is a STEM Education Program Director at the US National Science Foundation and Founding Leader of Engineering at Wake Forest University, USA. Her research focuses on educating the whole engineer by integrating identity, motivation, character, authentic problem solving, learning theories, student-centred pedagogies, and organizational change models.

Prisutova, Jevgenija (0000-0002-3806-1939) is a Senior University Teacher in Professional Skills at the University of Sheffield, UK. Her primary research interest is effectively integrating professional skills into engineering education, in particular teamworking and professional development skills.

Puente, Sonia María Gómez (0000-0003-3714-0843) is Strategic Advisor in Innovations in Teaching and Learning at the General Academics Affairs department at the Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. She has broad experience in research in engineering education, SoTL, curriculum design, coaching and professionalisation of teachers, and development of educational programmes.

Quadrado, José-Carlos (0000-0002-5560-347X) is President of ENAEE and the ENTER Network, and a prominent leader in engineering education and accreditation worldwide. As senior engineer and academic, he has led international projects across four continents, authored 150+ publications, and held leadership positions in many international organisations, earning several distinguished international honours and recognitions.

Ramirez, Nichole (0009-0006-3066-4993) is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education and Leadership at the University of Texas at El Paso, USA. Her work focuses on access to and persistence in engineering through a variety of experiences. 

Ridgway, Leah M. (0009-0006-9296-9231) is an Assistant Professor within the School of Electronic Engineering at Dublin City University, Ireland. They specialise in teaching and research in electronic engineering involving early-stage undergraduate cohorts with a particular interest in conceptual understanding and spatial abilities.

Rottmann, Cindy (0000-0003-3291-095X) is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice at the University of Toronto, Canada. Her research focuses on engineering leadership, ethics, equity, and policy in educational and professional practice contexts. 

Routhe, Henrik Worm (0000-0001-7368-99780) is an Assistant Professor at Aalborg University and member of the UNESCO PBL Centre and IAS-PBL. With 30 years of industry and leadership experience, his research focuses on interdisciplinarity, leadership, project management, and PBL competencies in engineering education, bridging professional practice and educational development.  

Ruijten-Dodoiu, Peter (0000-0003-1900-3415) is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Industrial Engineering & Innovation Sciences at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. He is curriculum chair of the Psychology and Technology Bachelor and Human-Technology Interaction master programmes. His research interests include AI-supported learning, self-reflection, growth mindset, and process-based learning.

Rutagangibwa, Vicent (0009-0009-2017-9654) is Assistant Lecturer in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda. His research interests include sustainability in engineering education, reflective learning, and industry-academia collaboration. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa.

Sachenkova, Oxana (0000-0002-3238-6011) is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Linnaeus University (LNU), Sweden, where she is actively involved in teaching engineering and web development students. Oxana is a facilitator of the 3T-PLAY method and is currently working on adapting it for software engineering and distance learning contexts.

Shah, Rehan (0000-0002-5025-3503) is a Lecturer in Mathematics and Engineering Education at Queen Mary University, London, UK. His research interests include threshold concepts, concept inventories, and embedding diversity, sustainability, and ethics in STEM curricula through methodologies such as systematic literature reviews, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and survey design.  

Shiraz, Arsam (0000-0003-1732-1401) is an Associate Professor (Teaching) in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University College London, UK. His pedagogical research interests include problem and project-based learning in teams. He is currently the Chair of Undergraduate Board of Examiners and the Postgraduate Teaching Assistant Coordinator in the Department.

Siefker, Justin (0009-0009-9599-0337) is a Lecturer (Teaching) in Chemical Engineering at University College London, UK. His pedagogical research explores the learning of engineering in-practice, with particular interest in project- and team-based learning and curricular integration. He implements diverse peer-assessment methods and champions the Individual Peer Assessment of Contribution (IPAC) methodology.

Sivagnanamoorthy, Ilanthiraiyan (0009-0006-4117-2556) is an Undergraduate Student pursuing an MEng in Aerospace Engineering at Queen Mary University of London, UK. His research interests centre on the role of mathematics in engineering education, with a particular emphasis on threshold concepts and the development of concept and skill inventories.

Soete, Eef (0009-0002-8196-4014) is a Librarian at the Library 2Bergen at KU Leuven, Belgium, and faculty expert for information literacy. She develops and monitors learning objectives, including AI literacy, and teaches information literacy and academic writing skills at the KU Leuven campuses Bruges and Ghent. 

Sterling, Mark (0000-0003-2119-592X) is Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He led the creation of the University of Birmingham School of Engineering, and then from 2019 as Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor for staffing led the creation of the Birmingham Academic Career Framework.

Strachan, Scott (0000-0002-2690-496X) is Associate Dean (Learning Enhancement) in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, UK. His primary research interests are energy for development and education for sustainable development. He is also the Director of the University’s Vertically Integrated Projects for Sustainable Development programme.

Taiwo, Folashade Akinmolayan (0009-0008-6830-1455) is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Engineering Education at Queen Mary University, London, UK. Her current research focuses on enhancing student experiences through inclusive pedagogies that embed support mechanisms in group work and foster positive team dynamics in collaborative learning environments.

Thomson, Gareth (0000-0002-7104-4348) is a Reader in Mechanical Engineering at Aston University, Birmingham, UK. He is a UK National Teaching Fellow. A proponent of authentic and active learning and involved with both the CDIO and SEFI engineering education communities. He is founding Editor in Chief of SEFI’s practice-based journal, the Journal of Engineering Education Advancement.

Tilley, Emanuela (0000-0003-3312-1899) is a Professor of Engineering Education at University College London, UK. She is the current SEFI President leading curriculum design and strategic development within higher education, including cultural change management required to foster innovation in engineering education. 

Tripon, Cristina (0000-0002-4019-3041) is an Associate Professor at the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania, with expertise in curriculum development, 21st-century skills, learning design, and assessment. She leads teacher professional development; her research interests include curriculum development, pedagogy, and education for sustainable development.

Truscott, Fiona (0000-0001-9153-2077) is an Associate Professor (Teaching) at University College London, UK, working with the IEP in the Centre for Engineering Education. She leads the large-scale, cross-faculty Engineering Challenges module for over 1,000 first-year students, and researches teamwork, sociocultural integration in engineering, and academics’ evolving roles in active learning at scale.  

Trzaskowska, Anna Maria (0000-0002-0911-945X) is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Management and Economics, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland. Her research focuses on digital transformation in education, data-driven decision making, artificial intelligence in higher education, and innovative learning environments through international interdisciplinary collaboration.

Tuyaerts, Shan (0000-0001-5107-7524) is a PhD candidate in the ETHER research group at KU Leuven, Belgium. She combines her background in engineering science with her passion for education in the topic of engineering education. In the context of the REFL³ECT project, she researches lifelong learning for engineers, focusing on self-regulation.

van Delft, Patrick (0009-0005-1376-9526) is a Lecturer in Communication Skills at the Centre for Languages and Academic Skills at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. His research interests include argumentation theory and rhetoric. He co-developed TU Present, Delft University of Technology’s online learning environment for presentation skills.

van Hattum-Janssen, Natascha (0000-0002-2373-191X) is a Policy Advisor on the quality of research at Saxion University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands. She worked in EER at the University of Minho, Portugal, for more than two decades, mainly on PBL and curriculum development. Her research interests include professional identity and professional socialisation in engineering education. 

van Putten, Oscar P.J (0009-0002-6046-7086) is a Lecturer in communication skills at the Centre for Languages and Academic Skills at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. He has a background in chemistry and science communication and currently teaches academic writing and oral presentation skills.

Van Riet, Bart (0009-0009-5708-2768) holds a MSc in Chemical Engineering Technology and teaches at KU Leuven, Belgium, Group T Campus. He specialises in team dynamics and project management, organises seminars, and coaches student teams across bachelor programmes in both Dutch and international pathways.

Vellinga, Erik (0009-0006-8418-6317) is a Lecturer of Academic Skills at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. He specialises in argumentation theory, specifically in argumentation in academic communication, in reconstructing argumentation in implicit texts, and in education of argumentation skills.

Ventura-Medina, Esther (0000-0002-1041-945X) is a Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, with over 25 years of experience in teaching chemical engineering and doing engineering education research.  Her research interests focus on how students learn and develop skills and competencies while working in teams and digital environments.

Wackers, Martijn (0009-0002-9228-5463) is a coordinator and Lecturer in Communication Skills at the Centre for Languages and Academic Skills of Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. He obtained his PhD degree in rhetoric at Leiden University, the Netherlands, and serves as a board member of the Rhetoric Society of Europe (RSE).

Wang, Hua (0000-0003-1687-6050) is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Engineering Communications Programme at Cornell Duffield College of Engineering in Ithaca, USA. who teaches engineering communication courses. Her research focuses on technical and professional communication, the rhetoric of health and medicine, cross- and intercultural communication, and engineering communication pedagogy.

Wei, Siqing (0000-0002-7086-5953) is an Assistant Professor at Youngstown State University. His research interests span several major research topics, including teamwork, AI in education, cultural diversity, and engineering education in primarily teaching institutions. He is a former member of CATME lab. 

Werth, Alexandra (0000-0003-0310-2654) is an Assistant Professor in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, USA. Her research is dedicated to advancing evidence-based teaching practices and tools to enhance access to and efficacy of authentic learning environments.  

Wilkinson, Lydia (0000-0003-1917-0002) is an Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, at the Institute for Studies in Transdisciplinary Engineering Education and Practice, University of Toronto, Canada. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses focused on the development of communication skills and other transferable competencies. Her research investigates interdisciplinary skills transfer with a focus on humanities integration for engineers.

Willey, Keith (0000-0003-1478-0346) held educational innovation leadership roles at University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the University of Sydney (USYD), Australia. He is a Professor (now retired) and multiple award-winning engineering educator and researcher interested in collaborative and authentic feedback, learning, and assessment. He is a PFHEA, National Teaching Fellow, and lead developer of the self- and peer assessment tool SPARKPLUS. 

Winkens, Ann-Kristin (0000-0003-4637-3905) is a Postdoctoral Researcher at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. Her research focuses on resilient systems in engineering education, competency development for addressing complex challenges, and institutional change processes in higher education within European University Alliances.

Wint, Natalie (0000-0002-9229-5728) is an Associate Professor in Engineering for Social Change with the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) at University College London, UK. Her research covers a variety of topics including student resilience, professional skills, the philosophy of education, engineering ethics, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Yerworth, Rebecca (0000-0003-4442-1643) is an Associate Professor (Teaching) of Biomedical Engineering at University College London, UK. Her primary research interests are in electrical impedance tomography. She has been the Director of the Biomedical Engineering programme since 2019, having been part of the core development team since 2015. 

Marjańska, Ewa (0000-0001-5180-4306) is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Management and Economics at Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland. Her research focuses on engineering leadership, quality management, transferable competencies, and leadership development in higher education, with particular interest in reflective and practice-oriented approaches to engineering education.

Al Kakoun, Nathalie (0000-0001-9187-611X) is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Engineering Learning Lab, American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Her research focuses on engineering education, engineering design, design thinking, and human-centred innovation, with emphasis on personal values, perfectionism, and engineering mindsets in active, experiential, and digitally enhanced learning.   

Gimenez-Carbo, Ester (0000-0002-2856-4081) is an Associate Professor in construction engineering at the School of Civil Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. Her research spans low-carbon construction materials and the development of engineers who integrate ethical awareness into professional decision making.   

Rios, Shannon (0000-0002-4559-9489) is a Senior Lecturer in engineering and computing education in the Teaching and Learning Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include curriculum development, generative AI in education, and teacher development.