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The IEEE Education Society was founded in 1957 as the Professional Group on Education of the Institute of Radio Engineers. It is a worldwide society of thousands of professionals dedicated to ensuring high-quality education in science and engineering. Our members engage students each day, research, and propose new theories in learning science, develop new learning technology, and innovate classroom practice.

We welcome your contributions to our community and hope you can benefit from the dialog the society helps to foster. If you are already working as an educator, or if you are a student considering a future as an educator then we encourage you to join us⧉ if you do not already belong to our Society. We hope you will consider us part of your professional network as you progress through your career.

VP for Membership & Geographic Activities

Rosa Maria Vasconcelos

Professor

University of Minho

Portugal

Rosa Maria Vasconcelos

Biography

Rosa Maria de Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos is an Associate Professor at the Department of Textile Engineering since 2005. Degree in Textile Engineering by the
University of Minho (1984). Professor at the University of Minho since 1984. PhD in Engineering –Technology and Textile Chemistry by the University of Minho in 1993.
Receive the Rieter Award, 1993. Responsible for several curricular units in the integrated study cycles in Textile Engineering and Engineering and Industrial Management, in the 1st cycle course of Design and Fashion Marketing, in the 2nd cycle courses of Fashion Design and Communication, Textile Chemistry, Advanced Textiles and Design and Marketing and also in the PhD of Textile Engineering and in the PhD of Fashion Design. Integrated researcher at 2C2T Research Centre (UM), being responsible for the supervision of several postgraduate students and the coordination of several R&D projects, mainly in the Engineering Education as well as Textile Technology. As main author or co-author presented many dozens of scientific journal papers and communications in international conferences.
The strategic academic leadership and management experience was adquired across her mandate in the following positions:
President of the Engineering Council Courses (1996-2011)
President of the Pedagogical Council of the School of Engineering and Vice-Dean of
the School of Engineering (2011-2019)
Minho University Student Ombudsperson since 2019

2023-2024 Vice President for Membership and Geographic Activities Position Statement:

The efforts of my academic career are heavily focused on both the research and implementation aspects of engineering education. I aim to understand how engineering students at all levels can best be prepared for dynamic and fulfilling careers. I hope to serve as VP MGA because the Society is in a position to impact how engineering education evolves to meet ever-changing workforce needs and student populations. I am passionate about elevating the importance of engineering education research and of documenting and sharing best practices. I aim to help create mechanisms for sharing knowledge across institutions, particularly as that
knowledge relates to broadening the diversity of engineering graduates and serving students who arrive in engineering programs via non-traditional pathways. In
addition, I aim to help build connections between education researchers, educators, and practitioners such that advances in electrical engineering education can be both transformative and practically applicable. The Society and IEEE during these two last years faced some significant challenges due to the pandemic situation.
Diversifying its membership, exploring new ways of working and ensuring that we collaborate with other educational areas of IEEE such as the Educational Activities Board will be crucial to its future success With the experience I acquired during these years, I believe I am in a position to give a positive contribution to the Education Society, specifically in the field of Engineering Education whose challenges are enormous in today's world.

Affiliation(s)

Professor

University of Minho

Portugal

Member Benefits & Resources

Publications

The IEEE Education Society sponsors four high-impact journals in engineering education. Society membership provides free electronic access to our IEEE Access: IEEE Education Society Section, the IEEE Transactions on Education, and IEEE Revista Iberoamericana de Tecnologias del Aprendizaje (IEEE RITA). Members can also subscribe to the IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies at a reduced rate.

Conferences

We sponsor several global events worldwide each year that provide continuing education, workshops, networking, and professional development for teachers of engineering, computing, and sciences. The conferences sponsored are FIE ⧉(Regions 1-7), EDUCON ⧉ (Region 8), EDUNINE ⧉ (Region 9), TALE ⧉ (Region 10), and LWMOOCs ⧉ (rotating worldwide).

Chapters

Local groups of members are called Chapters and we have over 70 chapters worldwide. We are proud of our volunteer members that prepare continuing education events in their local towns or geographic regions. Learn more about our chapters here.

Educational Activities

At the heart of the Education Society is a passion for education. We sponsor many educational activities including, but not limited to, a robust Distinguished Lecturer program, MERLOT peer-reviewed higher education learning materials, a Technical Committee on Learning Sciences, webinars, and much more.

Young Professionals Program (YP)

If you are an IEEE Member who has received your first professional degree within the last fifteen years, you are automatically part of IEEE YP. You can learn more about YP on the IEEE website here ⧉. The IEEE Education Society would like to find better ways to serve your needs as an EdSoc YP member. Your feedback is important to us as it will increase the variety and quality of the many services the IEEE Education Society already offers you. Click here to provide feedback to the Society.

Membership Fees

Education Society membership covers one calendar year, beginning on 1 January and ending on 31 December. Professionals can join at any time during the calendar year and fees are prorated based on the month in which membership begins through the end of the calendar year. The cost of membership includes Society dues plus the specified amount based on the region in which you reside. IEEE Membership rates can be found on the IEEE website here ⧉. Society membership dues are listed below.

Membership Type	Dues
Professional Member	$22 USD
Student Member	$1 USD
Non-IEEE Member	$103 USD

Downloadable Resources

Education Society Multilingual Membership Flyers

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Education Society Master Brand

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