Australian College of Kuwait hosts 2021 CDIO Asian Regional Meeting

Australian College of Kuwait hosts 2021 CDIO Asian Regional Meeting

KUWAIT: Under the patronage of Omar Ali Al-Kandari, Acting Secretary-General of the General Secretariat of the Private Universities Council in Kuwait, the Australian College of Kuwait (ACK), successfully hosted the 2021 Conceive-Design-Implement- Operate (CDIO) Asian Regional Meeting virtually. Held for the first time in the Gulf Region, the international meeting took place over the course of three days, from October 26 to 28.

The CDIO Asian Regional Meeting focused on the theme “Post Pandemic Higher Education”, bringing together leading CDIO experts from the globe to conduct various presentations and workshops about the most up-to-date CDIO engineering education approach, the best practices, and recommendations post-pandemic to favor the higher education sector in Kuwait specifically and in the region.

The meeting attracted a local and international audience from various teaching backgrounds, primarily engineering instructors, industry leaders, and CDIO specialists. The CDIO meeting served as a platform to share knowledge and experience about the CDIO engineering education approach, best-practice teaching methods adopted during and post-pandemic, and much more.

Following the opening ceremony, Omar Al-Kandari, Acting Secretary-General of the General Secretariat of the Private Universities Council, delivered his speech by welcoming the attendees and congratulating ACK for successfully launching the meeting after several months of preparations. He