Rethinking Engineering Education to Foster Design Engineering for Sustainable Development: international perspectives and national requirements A Seminar at IST, Lisboa IST, Centro de Congressos, 1 February 2001, 9-13H   Objectives: To present leading international developments in engineering education and research in the areas of industrial design and product development, and to discuss future initiatives at IST aimed to fostering technological innovation and enterprise competitiveness in harmony with the environment. Agenda: 9:00 - Introduction Manuel Heitor - download presentation 9:15 - Industrial perspectives for engineering education Luis Palma Féria, ACECIA Henrique Neto, Iberomoldes Manuel Cruz, ADTRANZ / IST 10:00 - International developments: major achievements and trends Han Brezet, Technical University of Delft, NL Debate and Coffee John Ehrenfeld, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA - download presentation Debate 11:30 - Eco-design and the 'eco-restructuring" of Portuguese enterprises: case studies Constança Peneda and Rui Frazão, INETI Paulo Ferrão, IST - download presentation 11:45 - Debate: Perspectives for new developments in engineering education and research in industrial design and product development Invited comments by: Advanced materials processing Luis Alcácer, IST-DEQ Microsystems and electronics for intelligent products José E. Franca, IST-DEEC Structural dynamics and product design Manuel Seabra Pereira; Jorge Ambrósio, Helder Coelho, IST-DEM Manufacturing and integrated product design Rui Baptista, Elsa Henriques, IST-DEM Product development Pedro Barbosa Rodrigues, IST-DEM Experimental mechanics Júlio Montalvão e Silva, IST-DEM Product design and collaborative learning: the web-based design-studios José Duarte, IST-DECA Eco-design and industrial ecology Paulo Ferrão, IST-DEM Technological innovation and management of technology Pedro Conceição, IST-DF 13:00 - Closure   back to Conferences Homepage back to IN+ Homepage