We can't really talk about engineering education without talking about engineering students. But in this episode we talk to them! We attempt to bridge the gap between engineering educators and students by directly asking them what they think. In so doing, we welcome Katrijn Vandenborne (current President of BEST) and Nadica Koloska (co-ordinator for the Educational Involvement Department) from the Board of European Students of Technology (BEST).

Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Prof. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about the ways in which students are contributing their their own engineering education, and what we can learn from them.

Timestamps

0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode

0.29 Podcast Intro

0.46 Experiences with students collaboration from Natalie and Neil

2.47 Introduction to Katrijn and Nadica

6.30 The history of BEST

8.04 The relationship with SEFI

10.48 Managing student turnover

12.11 Professional development courses

14.55 Career support

16.20 Symposium on Education

19.02 The Education Involvement Department

20.58 Stakeholders

28.35 Topics of interest within BEST: professional skills, the responsible engineer, assessment and AI

39.45 What should educators remove from engineering programmes?

43.00 Diversifying membership and the student voice

47.19 The benefits of being part of BEST

53.02 What's next?

56.33 How do students get involved in BEST?

59.06 Key Takeaways from Katrijn and Nadica

1.01.48 Key takeaways from Natalie and Neil

Key Resources

https://www.best.eu.org/index.jsp

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