SUMMIT SYMPOSIUM WEBINAR CONFERENCE

MAKING A BETTER WORLD WITH BETTERENGINEERING EDUCATION

IUCEE NEWS LETTER -

JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER2021i u c e e . o r g

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Table of Contents

History and Vision 01

About Director 02

About Programs

Faculty Courses 04

Events 09

Webinars 15

Faculty Sharing 19

Student Programs 20

Annual Conference

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HISTORY ANDVISIONIUCEE was formed by a group of academic andindustrial experts from India and the US and graduallyincluded experts from other countries as well. The visionof IUCEE is to improve the quality and global relevanceof engineering education in India. For the first two yearsin 2008 and 2009, US experts travelled to India todiscuss global best practices in teaching and researchin their field with Indian faculty at Faculty LeadershipInstitutes.

IUCEE realized that sustainability of the mission ofIUCEE requires an ecosystem for transformation withfocus on faculty development, student development,curriculum development, as well as improved teachingtechnologies & engineering education research. TheIUCEE Consortium is a network of institutions formingthe core of the ecosystem for the requiredtransformation. These institutions value such anecosystem by sharing, collaborating and contributing toit and making it financially sustainable.

Annual fees from these institutions enable IUCEE tomaintain a minimum staff for operations and to supportessential travel and infrastructure. Members of theconsortium receive special assistance in establishingcollaborations with international experts andinstitutions.

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Dr. Krishna Vedula has B.Tech (IIT Bombay, India, 1967), M.S. (Drexel University, 1969)and Ph.D. (Michigan Tech University, 1980) degrees in Materials/MetallurgicalEngineering. He has 25 years academic teaching and research experience inmaterials science and engineering, including 10 years as a faculty member at CaseWestern Reserve University, 5 years as chair of the materials science andengineering department at Iowa State University and 8 years as dean of anengineering college at UMass Lowell. In addition he has spent 2 years managingfederal research and educational programs.

Dr. Vedula is co-founder and executive director of IUCEE. He is well recognizedglobally for his contributions to engineering education, research, administrationand outreach. He is internationally recognized for his research in processing andproperties of materials for high temperature applications, with particular emphasison powder processing and intermetallic compounds and environmental effects.

Dr. Krishna VedulaExecutive Director

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ABOUTPROGRAMS

IUCEE provides a variety of programs as part of the ecosystem forimproving the quality of engineering education in India. These programsfall under the Verticals of Faculty, Students and Leadership. Theseprograms are made possible by a network of global experts and with thesupport of fees from consortium institutions and donations fromindividuals and corporates.

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Project Management FDP for NEP 2020 Implementation

July 4 to July 31 , 2021

DR. MANU VORA , BUSINESS EXCELLENCE

INC, USA

DR.ANIL KUMAR AGRAWAL, I IT (BHU), INDIA

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March 17 to August 10 , 2021

DEEPAK WAIKAR, EDUENERGY, SINGAPORE

ER. DEEPAK GADHIA , SUNRISE CSP, INDIA

DR. AJAY CHANDAK , SOLAR COOKERS INTERNATIONAL, INDIA

MR. GAURAV KEDIA , INDIAN BIOGAS

ASSOCIATION, INDIA

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July 24 , 2021Ongoing

DEEPAK WAIKAR, EDUENERGY, SINGAPORE

NURTURING RESEARCHER-PROMINDSET IN SELF

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Foundations Coursein Research Methods

5 - September, 2021 Ongoing

DR. PRATHIBA NAGABHUSHAN , AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY,

AUSTRALIA

DR. JOHN THARAKAN, , HOWARD UNIVERSITY, USA

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DAY 2 / FOSTERING

ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN GRADUATES

Shaping and Aligning Departmental Culture through

Leadership , Leadership for NEP 2020 , TQM in Education ,

Challenges Leadership faces in Implementing PBL

DAY 3 / LEADERSHIP FOR

IMPLEMENTING NEP GUIDELINES

Innovation , Faculty Internships in Industry , Centers for

Entrepreneurship , Building Culture of Research and

Entrepreneurship

DAY 1 / PREPARING GRADUATES FOR

INDUSTRY 4.0

Virtual/Augmented Reality , Smart Manufacturing , Expanding

Teaching and Research in Emerging Technologies , Preparing for

a career in IT

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INSTITUTIONS

ANNUAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

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“Symposium on Engineering Mathematics with MATLAB” was held virtually on 6th to 8th Sept2021. This effort was a true collaboration between MathWorks, IUCEE and RV College ofEngineering.They acquired new tools and abilities for implementing the NEP 2020 Guidelines,which recommend more project based experiences for educating the future generations ofengineers.The Symposium has shown participants how MATLAB handles numerical expressionsand mathematical formulas in classroom, which make it an excellent tool for teaching andresearch.

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01 Case-study on Engineering Mathematics curriculum ofR V College of Engineering

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Hands-on workshops on teaching Undergraduate Engineering Mathematics courses with MATLAB

Ready-to-use demos for their courses

Support for integration of these learnings in their own curriculum.

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STUDENT SUMMIT 2021Believe.Belong.Become

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Design Thinking Quiz ShowKaun Banega Top ka EngineerStudents debating on topics of relevance and current affairsOn the Spot Speaking competition,

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EngineersDay

Engineers Day was observed on September 15, with an onlinemeeting and a discussion of the importance of ProfessionalEthics.

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IUCEEMINI-SYMPOSIUMON PBL

This is a follow up to RRSPBL 2021 which was held in June and concluded with a Call to Actionfor building a PBL Movement in India. The main objective of the Mini-Symposium is toidentify good practices, share the challenges and lessons learned, and prepare an actionablePBL roadmap unique to the Indian context. This is directly relevant to guidelines for “holisticand interdisciplinary education” as per the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The One-and-half-day Mini-Symposium will be held on 9th (Saturday) and 10th (Sunday) October2021.

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WEBINARS

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D r . W e i Z h a o , S h e n z h e n I n s t i t u t e o f A d v a n c e d T e c h n o l o g y , C h i n a

V i n c e n t O l e m a , V o c a t i o n a l E d u c a t i o n & T r a i n i n g , E - l e a r n i n g

S o p h a n S m i t h , E x e c u t i v e D i r e c t o r a t E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p f o r A l l ( E f o r A l l ) , L o w e l l , M A

D r . R N a t a r a j a n , F o r m e r D i r e c t o r I I T M a d r a s .

M r . S e s h a K i s h o r e K o m m a r e d d i , C E O o f S K D e e p T e c h

S h a y Z a n d a n i , C y b e r S e c u r i t y C o n s u l t a n t , N e w Y o r k

I F E E S G E D C W e b i n a r J u l y 7 : “ F u t u r e o f C o m p u t i n g ”

I F E E S G E D C W e b i n a r J u l y 1 4 : “ E n g i n e e r i n g P e d a g o g y I n t e r p l a y b e t w e e n W o r k a n d L e a r n i n g L i f e i n

S u b - S a h a r a n A f r i c a : C a s e o f U g a n d a ”

U M L G l o b a l W e b i n a r J u l y 1 5 : “ E f o r A l l : T u r n i n g D r e a m s i n t o B u s i n e s s e s ”

I F E E S G E D C W e b i n a r J u l y 2 1 “ T h e R o l e o f L i b e r a l A r t s S t u d i e s R e l a t i v e t o S T E M ”

I F E E S G E D C W e b i n a r J u l y 2 8 “ U n d e r s t a n d i n g D i g i t a l T r a n s f o r m a t i o n ”

I F E E S G E D C W e b i n a r A u g 1 1 “ T h e T h r e a t L a n d s c a p e o f C y b e r s e c u r i t y ”

GLOBALWEBINARS

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D a v i d D e l a i n e , P h . D . , A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r , D e p a r t m e n t o f E n g i n e e r i n g E d u c a t i o n , T h e O h i o

S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y ' s C o l l e g e o f E n g i n e e r i n g

D r . E m r e O g u z , A r ç e l i k G l o b a l ş i r k e t i n d e R & D D i r e c t o r

D a v i d G i b s o n i s P r o f e s s o r E m e r i t u s o f C o m p u t e r a n d C y b e r S c i e n c e a t t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s A i r

F o r c e A c a d e m y .

D r . B e h e r u z N . S e t h n a , R e t i r e d P r e s i d e n t U n i v e r s i t y o f W . G e o r g i a , U S A

D r . S o h u m S o h o n i , A s s o c i a t e D i r e c t o r , I U C E E , C o - E d i t o r - i n - C h i e f , J E E T , P r o f e s s o r , M i l w a u k e e

S c h o o l o f E n g i n e e r i n g

D r . V e e n a K u m a r , U M D G l o b a l

G E D C W e b i n a r A u g 1 8 “ S t r e n g t h e n i n g e m p a t h y a n d c a r e i n e n g i n e e r i n g t h r o u g h a g l o b a l

c o m m u n i t y ”

I F E E S G E D C W e b i n a r A u g 2 5 “ C o n s u m e r I n s i g h t s i n s p i r e S u s t a i n a b i l i t y I n n o v a t i o n s ”

I F E E S G E D C W e b i n a r S e p t 8 “ S c u l p t i n g A c c r e d i t a t i o n C r i t e r i a f o r C y b e r s e c u r i t y S k i l l s a n d

K n o w l e d g e E v e r y G r a d u a t e N e e d s ”

I U C E E G l o b a l W e b i n a r : J u l y 2 9 “ H a n d s - o n t e a c h i n g o f s c i e n c e t o o r p h a n e d a n d a b a n d o n e d

c h i l d r e n i n r u r a l I n d i a : P r e s e n t a t i o n o n B a l g r a m ”

I U C E E G l o b a l W e b i n a r : J u l y 1 2 “ W r i t i n g r e s e a r c h p a p e r s o n t h e S c h o l a r s h i p o f T e a c h i n g a n d

L e a r n i n g ”

I U C E E G l o b a l W e b i n a r J u l y 2 6 “ W r i t i n g W i n n i n g R e s e a r c h P a p e r s ”

GLOBALWEBINARS

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D r . C h R e n u M a d h a v i , A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r & H o D i n D e p a r t m e n t o f E l e c t r o n i c s &

I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n E n g i n e e r i n g ; M r . H a r s h a H e r l e , A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r , D e p a r t m e n t o f

E l e c t r o n i c s & I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n E n g i n e e r i n g , R V C o l l e g e o f E n g i n e e r i n g , B e n g a l u r u .

P r o f . ( D r . ) D a t t a t r a y a V i s h n u K o d a v a d e , D e a n , P r o f e s s o r & H e a d , D . K . T . E . S . T . I . , I n d i a

D r . R a c h a n a S . A k k i , A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r , D e p a r t m e n t o f E l e c t r o n i c s a n d

I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n T e c h n o l o g y , R V C o l l e g e o f E n g i n e e r i n g

D r . V i s h a l a k s h i P r a b h u , A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r , D e p a r t m e n t o f E l e c t r o n i c s &

I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n E n g i n e e r i n g , R V C o l l e g e o f E n g i n e e r i n g , B e n g a l u r u

D r . C H R e n u M a d h a v i , A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r & H o D , D e p a r t m e n t o f E l e c t r o n i c s &

I n s t r u m e n t a t i o n E n g i n e e r i n g , R V C o l l e g e o f E n g i n e e r i n g , B e n g a l u r u .

B i n d u S h a r m a , F o u n d e r a n d C E O , O r i g i i n I P S o l u t i o n s

V i r t u a l A c a d e m y J u l y 2 9 “ O r i e n t a t i o n O n V i r t u a l L a b s F o r S e n s o r s A n d

M e a s u r e m e n t s ”

V i r t u a l A c a d e m y J u l y 3 0 : “ A I i n E n g i n e e r i n g E d u c a t i o n ”

V i r t u a l A c a d e m y A u g 2 5 “ C O M S O L M u l t i p h y s i c s S o f t w a r e f o r R e s e a r c h a n d

P r o j e c t A p p l i c a t i o n s ”

V i r t u a l A c a d e m y S e p t 1 4 “ 5 G N e t w o r k S l i c i n g ”

V i r t u a l A c a d e m y S e p t 1 5 “ O r i e n t a t i o n O n “ O p e n B r o a d c a s t e r S o f t w a r e ” ( O B S ) :

A n I C T T o o l ”

V i r t u a l A c a d e m y S e p t 1 7 “ I n n o v a t i o n & P a t e n t s ”

CONSORTIUM

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Sharing and Collaborating is central to the mission and

value system for IUCEE. Monthly meetings for faculty

are facilitated by IUCEE advisors.

Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

(JEET) continues to play a major role in facilitating

faculty sharing. The July 2021 issue was published with

15 high quality peer reviewed papers.

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Outcomes Based Education (OBE) & Accreditation

Cluster ( July 15, Aug 19, Sept 16)

Teaching and Learning Centers (TLC) Cluster (July 15,

Aug 12, Sept 9)

IUCEE International Engineering Educators Certification

( IIEECP) Cluster (July 20, Aug 17, Sept 21)

Problem and Project Based Learning (P2BL) Cluster (July

21, Aug 31)

Interdisciplinary Engineering Cluster (July 3, Aug 28,

Sept 24)

Industry Academy Collaboration (Aug 9) (NEW)

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S T U D E N T P R O J E C T : O X Y G E N E N R I C H E D A I R F R O M P L A N T S

The challenge is to design aprocess for producing oxygenusing the process ofphotosynthesis and make itavailable to patients, particularlythose convalescing. Some researchhas shown that photosynthesiscan be optimized and could belooked at as a chemical plantsubject to the same chemicalprocesses as any other. Even if thedevice can produce limitedamounts it may be useful forproviding temporary relief inemergency cases

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The teams were given 1 month tothink of possible solutions andprepare a 5 minute videoexplaining their approach andidea.

Students applied their designthinking to come up with variousways to increase oxygenproduction using aquatic plants,types of algae and, selective landplants

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Starting August 2021, 5 Projects were

announced which were defined around

real world problem solving. The aim is for

students to undergo a PBL process while

coming up with realistic solutions and

ideas. A total of 250+ student teams

applied for these projects.

250+STUDENT TEAMSAPPLIED FOR THESEPROJECTS

TEAMS SUBMITTED THEIRPRELIMINARY UNDERSTANDING OFTHE PROBLEM STATEMENTS ANDPRESENTED THEIR ABSTRACTSDURING THE STUDENT SUMMIT

STUDENT PROJECTSORIENTED FOR PROBLEMBASED LEARNING (POPBL-2021)

200+ teams submitted their preliminary understanding of the problem statements and

presented their Abstracts during the Student Summit. The teams are guided by their

Faculty guides and several experts from IUCEE to arrive at feasible solution/s. These

teams are given mentoring sessions and are expected to submit a Paper on 15th

November. Shortlisted Papers will be invited to present at the Annual Student Forum

and may find a place in JEET.

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Artificial Intelligence for AllStudent LeadershipDesign ThinkingSocial Emotional LearningClean and Green CampusEntrepreneurial Thinking

In addition, the first year students in the pilot will be offered several mini courses by internationalexperts and assisted by faculty from the institutions. Minicurses will be on:

These courses will include students working on projects in order to experience holistic andmultidisciplinary thinking.

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he Student members of 21 Student chapters of IUCEE meet on the 3rd Saturday of every monthalong with their Faculty Advisors at 7PM to learn and share best practices and collaborate forsmarter and more engaging experiences among them.

The Sept 18th Monthly meeting had an agenda to understand the success and failures of StudentSummit held on 3rd-5th Sept. While the individual session saw intense engagement from thestudents, the overall representation of students from various chapters was low. The sub teams inbreak out rooms provided some clear insight into the participation. Online sessions overdose andacademic pressures of other assignments and exams were major reasons followed by the durationand length of the Summit. The trend indicates that smaller events scattered throughout the year insmaller teams may be the new way forward.

ANNUAL STUDENT CHAPTER MEETING

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ICTIEE is one of the signature programs of IUCEE connectingeducation experts and passionate educators all over the worldfor improving the potential for excellence in engineeringeducation. It has emerged as a global platform for sharing bestpractices and collaborating with academic and industrialexperts for both faculty and students. In line with the previousICTIEE conferences, ICTIEE 2022, hosted virtually, featurespaper and poster presentation sessions, workshops, speciallectures, panel discussions, conclaves and thus facilitatingglobal network for the cause of effective engineeringeducation.

ICTIEE 2022 is expected to have more than 1000 delegates andis welcoming passionate educators and students to be a part ofthis mega event.

The research articles submitted to ICTIEE are continuouslyincreasing every year in terms of quality and quantity. 160papers on engineering education have been received and areunder review. Selected papers from these will be the core ofthe program and presented in two parallel tracks.

A Steering Committee representing the Consortiuminstitutions and advised by global experts has started thedetailed planning of the workshops, keynote as well as panelsessions. The conference is expected to attract over 1000participants and is planned to be very interactive.

The Annual Student Forum will be held in parallel.

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The Management of our Sec 8 Company (formed in December2020) ensures timely and effective meetings of the IUCEE team ofGlobal esports to ensure proper communications and decisionmaking : ALL HANDS Monthly Meeting (July 3, Aug 14)

The Management also ensures compliance with all requirements of theSec 8 Company. A Board Meeting of the FOUNDATION was conductedon Sept 15.

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