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The next SEFI<br />

conference will be<br />

held at the Technical<br />

University <strong>of</strong> Delft on<br />

1-4 July, 2009.<br />

SEFI’s objectives are<br />

• To provide appropriate services and promote <strong>in</strong>formation about eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>education</strong><br />

• To improve communication and exchange between teachers, researchers,<br />

and students <strong>in</strong> different European countries<br />

• To develop <strong>cooperation</strong> between <strong>education</strong>al eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>stitutions and establishments<br />

<strong>of</strong> higher technical <strong>education</strong><br />

• To promote <strong>cooperation</strong> between <strong>in</strong>dustry and those engaged <strong>in</strong> eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>education</strong><br />

• To act as a l<strong>in</strong>k between its members and other societies or organisations<br />

• To contribute to the recruitment <strong>of</strong> good students <strong>in</strong> eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g <strong>education</strong><br />

• To promote development <strong>of</strong> the European dimension <strong>in</strong> higher eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>education</strong><br />

The society does not assume any direct responsibility for the formulation or<br />

implementation <strong>of</strong> specific policies which could be imposed on member <strong>in</strong>stitutions.<br />

The diversity <strong>of</strong> courses and teach<strong>in</strong>g methods and the freedom <strong>of</strong> choice for<br />

those <strong>in</strong>volved are fundamental qualities and valuable assets which must be preserved.<br />

The society serves as a European forum and should be considered as a service<br />

to European <strong>in</strong>stitutions, academic staff, students, and <strong>in</strong>dustry.<br />

The School <strong>of</strong> Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, AUTh, is represented <strong>in</strong> SEFI by pr<strong>of</strong>essor Aris<br />

Avdelas <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> Civil Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g (avdelas@civil.auth.gr). Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />

Avdelas has been elected <strong>in</strong> the SEFI Adm<strong>in</strong>istrative Council for the period<br />

from October 2006 to October 2009, and is also the SEFI Correspondent for<br />

Greece.<br />

Based on data from the SEFI web page: http://www.sefi.be/.<br />

[¤]<br />

The European Journal <strong>of</strong><br />

Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g Education,<br />

SEFI’s <strong>of</strong>ficial scientific<br />

journal.<br />

24 │ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY THESSALONIKI│SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

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