2018 3rd International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE)

Engineering education faces unprecedented challenges, in times where the role and positioning of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) is constantly changing and reinventing itself. This is mostly due to fast changing times, where the world is different everyday especially when related to the advances in science and technology. Engineering, making the bridge between fundamental science and practical application for citizens, is also required to change. Engineers are supposed to dominate and be proficient not only in the technical tasks, as in the past, but also in social, communicational and personal dimensions in order to be able to effectively provide answers to societal challenges. Teachers in HEIs are a key and central aspect of this continuous changes, an essential element in this continuous transition. CISPEE 2018 will provide the forum for discussion, debate, presentation of challenges and – most importantly – solutions in paving the way of Engineering Education for the future.