Working Groups
Working groups bring together participants who share a common interest in a topic aligned with the conference theme. Each group typically comprises five to ten members who collaborate virtually in the lead-up to the conference to explore their chosen topic in depth.
All working groups will formally convene in person during the confernce, with the specific time to be listed in the final Conference Programme. Prior to this, groups are expected to engage in structured digital collaboration, guided by the objectives outlined in the individual working group descriptions.
To participate in a working group, individuals must be registered for the conference and attend in person. All members are considered contributors to the final group report. Preliminary findings will be presented during a dedicated working group session on the final day of the conference. Following the event, groups may also submit an optional state-of-the-art paper based on their work.
Working Group 1: Sharing Good Examples of Curriculum Agility
The CDIO approach (www.cdio.org) is an innovative educational framework designed to produce the next generation of engineers. It emphasizes engineering fundamentals within the context of Conceiving — Designing — Implementing — Operating (CDIO) real-world systems, products, processes, and services.
Recognising the diverse paths of engineering education, CDIO collaborators understand that programs vary in length and stage across different institutions, and that educators everywhere can benefit from shared practices. Throughout the year, CDIO institutions, educators, and researchers come together to exchange ideas, review developments, and refine the CDIO approach.
The CDIO initiative welcomes your ideas and invites proposals for papers, working groups, workshops and roundtables at the 22nd International CDIO Conference taking place from June 22nd to June 25th in Liverpool, UK.
View detailed Call for Papers with guidelines and submission details.
Working Group 2: Strengthening CDIO Practice Worldwide: A competency Framework and Development Pathway
Across the CDIO community, there is a significant opportunity to bring greater coherence and visibility to faculty development efforts that are already taking place in many institutions and regions. While the CDIO Standards provide a strong common reference, there is currently no unified, evidence-based articulation of the core competencies a “CDIO practitioner” should demonstrate, nor a shared pathway that supports progression from foundational practice to mentoring and leadership. This creates space to better connect and amplify existing good practice, make development more navigable for new adopters, and strengthen our ability to benchmark, recognise, and scale effective CDIO practice in a consistent way.
The working group will address this by defining the essential competencies of CDIO practitioners, mapping them explicitly to the CDIO Standards, and proposing a coherent development pathway with clear progression levels and observable indicators. The question we are solving is straightforward: how might the CDIO community establish a shared competency framework and scalable professional development pathway that strengthens and aligns CDIO practice worldwide, while remaining adaptable to local contexts and emerging priorities such as AI-enabled teaching, authentic assessment, and sustainability