Michael K. J. Milligan, Ph.D., P.E. Executive Director, ABET October 16 th, 2012

Global Challenges EnvironmentWorld Population Aging PopulationConflict Clean Water Energy

How can Accreditation help?  Quality assurance  Properly prepare students to enter the profession  Innovation in Technical Education  Criteria and processes that encourage and support the evolution of student’s educational experience – developed by the professions  Attributes of Global Engineer

ABET’s 31 Societies  Represent “the profession”  Over 1.5 million members  Develop program criteria  Provide volunteer leadership

Global Graduate Attributes

The Role of Global Attributes  Develop, refine, implement global attributes that prepare graduates for productive and successful careers  What should a graduate know and be able to do?  What are the highest priorities for the outcomes of an accredited program?  Attributes must be stakeholder-driven, globally relevant and accepted  Compliment with national/regional/local attributes  Contribute to the long term solution of global challenges that face us now, and the ones that will face us in the future

International Engineering Alliance  Washington Accord*  Engineering  Sydney Accord*  Engineering Technology  Dublin Accord**  Engineering Technician  APEC Engineer Agreement  Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation  Engineers Mobility Forum  Professional Engineers Register  Engineering Technologist Forum * ABET membership; ** provisional membership

Washington Accord Global Graduate Attributes  Engineering Knowledge  Problem Analysis  Design/Development of Solutions  Investigation & Experimentation  Modern Tool Usage  The Engineer and Society  Environment and Sustainability  Ethics  Individual and Teamwork  Communication  Project Management and Finance  Lifelong Learning

Thank You! Michael K. J. Milligan, Ph.D., P.E. ABET Executive Director