Dear Colleagues,

It is with some trepidation that I assume the august post of President of our Society, the IEEE Education Society, for the next two years. I follow in the footsteps of giants, as many of my predecessors have made very substantial contributions to the Society and Engineering Education, and it is indeed a challenge to take over the reins.

During my two years as Society President, I have two major goals. The first is to establish a standard for appropriate AI use in education, and I hope that many of you will join this effort and contribute to a new IEEE standard for AI and education. The second is to increase the relevance of our Society for educators in universities and schools worldwide. The IEEE has over half a million members, but less than ten thousand of those are Education Society members. How can we enhance our relevance to all academic members? What is great education about, and how can we facilitate it?

With these questions as a guide, I look forward to working with many of you over the next two years to make substantive and lasting changes to education in engineering. Using our research, we can provide evidence-based approaches to improving education in many sectors and for many learners. The engineering enterprise requires diverse viewpoints and broad international representation. Let us work together for the benefit of humanity through education!

Yours sincerely,

Arnold Pears
IEEE Education Society President (2025-2026)