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Call for Abstracts

The World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF), which will be held in Sydney, Australia from 2-5 December 2024 includes an Education Track in partnership with the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES).  

The Education Track of WEEF 2024 welcomes papers on research and practice in engineering education. Authors are invited first to submit abstracts for a conference paper, and if accepted, prepare a full paper for peer review. 

Papers that go through the Abstract submission process will have:  

  • The advantage of prescreening,
  • The benefit of the reviewer’s comments, and
  • An early decision to be able to make travel plans.

Publication in IEEE:Xplore

All Full Papers will be reviewed according to strict IEEE requirements. If accepted and presented during the WEEF 2024 Conference, will be submitted to IEEE for potential inclusion in IEEE:Xplore. As such, they will be indexed in Scopus, lodged in the IEEE:Xplore digital library and be discoverable by Google Scholar.

Submission Process

  • The first stage of submission is an Abstract submitted via the ConfTool system. Click the button on this page.
  • The submission must be prepared according to the guidelines below.
  • During the submission process, ConfTool will ask you for an Abstract to be filled into a textbox.
    • This is the Abstract that appears on the program.
    • It is not the Abstract that is reviewed in the acceptance process.
  • In completing the submission process, you are invited to upload a file, PDF preferred. This is your Abstract formatted as below. This is what is reviewed. Abstracts are not blind-reviewed.
  • If your Abstract is accepted for publication, you are invited to submit a Full Paper version which is then reviewed according to IEEE specifications and standards.

The theme of WEEF 2024 is Engineering for Life. 

This theme can be viewed from multiple angles: 

  • How we educate engineers for a lifelong career in engineering, adapting to an ever-changing world; 
  • How we apply engineering practice to sustain and enhance the lives of everyone on the planet. 

Authors are invited to present the results of their research or evaluation of practice in engineering education that addresses the conference theme. Suggested topics include (but are not limited to): 

  • Innovative pedagogical approaches, especially those that support lifelong learning; 
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration between engineering disciplines and other fields, in an educational context, to address complex, real-world challenges and enhance lives; 
  • Integration of digital tools, virtual labs, artificial intelligence, and simulation technologies into the curriculum, to enhance learning and broaden opportunities for participation in engineering education; 
  • Industry-aligned curriculum design that equips students with skills for today and the future; 
  • Diversity and inclusion in engineering education, and approaches to creating inclusive learning environments; 
  • Ethical engineering education, emphasizing the importance of responsible and sustainable engineering practices; 
  • Humanitarian engineering, peace engineering, and other initiatives to apply engineering practice to improve the lives of everyone on the planet; 
  • Bringing global perspectives in engineering into the curriculum, preparing students for a multicultural and interconnected professional world; 
  • Integration of UN Sustainable Development Goals in engineering education; 
  • Entrepreneurship and innovation in engineering education, including fostering an entrepreneurial mindset among engineering students; 
  • Professional development and continuing education practices for engineering educators and/or professional engineers to stay abreast of current advances. 

Authors in all areas of engineering education are invited to submit abstracts for a conference paper that addresses the theme of Engineering for Life. 

Using the provided template to prepare your Abstract

Abstracts should be prepared using the provided template, and address the following headings: 

  • Authors’ names and affiliations 
  • Context 
  • Purpose or Goal 
  • Approach or Methodology/Methods 
  • Actual or anticipated outcomes 
  • Conclusions/recommendations/summary 
  • Keywords 
  • References (optional) 

Abstracts are limited to one page, must be in English, and use the provided template. 

Abstracts must be submitted through the WEEF 2024 ConfTool portal, via the submission button on this page. 

Abstract submissions will be considered for relevance and suitability for the conference, and brief feedback provided to authors. Authors of accepted or provisionally accepted abstracts will be invited to prepare a full paper that will undergo a double-blind peer review process and to IEEE standards. Acceptance of an abstract does not guarantee acceptance of the full paper. 

Please note that the conference is being conducted in person in Sydney, Australia, and at least one author is required to register for the conference and present an accepted paper. Papers will only form part of the conference proceedings if they are presented at the conference, and only after being accepted through the double-blind peer review process. 

The submission and acceptance flowchart