Samenvatting

The European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI) wants to maintain a key player in the field of Higher Engineering Education.
The central question of this report is therefore: What options should SEFI take into account to prepare the organization for the future and to remain an important player in the field of Higher Engineering Education?
The answers to the central question in this paper are based on a survey that was held among SEFI's members and desk research on the structure and functioning of the organization. There are several options SEFI can take.
The most important options are stated below. You can find the other options in the recommendation section (page 24).
-1- One of the options for SEFI is to focus more on its members and Working groups. The members contribute to the network - which is very important to SEFI - and provide part of the financial support which the organization has to obtain in order to be able to function well. To strengthen member participation an option would be to increase the number of conferences and seminars. According to the answers in the questionnaire, members find these meetings an important way to meet each other. Members find they should also be invited more often to the activities of the Working groups.
-2- As part of the organizational structure, the Administrative Council should, where necessary, use its delegated power to direct and guide the Working groups more actively. This is important as the Working groups form the backbone of the organization.
-3- Partners are important to SEFI because of their network and the additional expertise they can offer. SEFI should continue to invest in its partners.
-4- SEFI should aim to be unique in its field: this can be done by strongly contributing to the EU 2020 strategy, which focuses on smart, sustainable growth.
-5- What should not be forgotten is that the organization is very ambitious when considering the limited amount of financial (a budget of approximately 200.000 euro a year) and human resources. A recommendation would be to make more use of interns in order to spread the workload.