Wednesday, October 13, 2010
International Workshop - Preparing for Social Responsibility - 13th to 15th October 2010
International Workshop
Preparing for Social Responsibility
Teaching ethics, peace and sustainability to students in science and engineering.
International Workshop at Delft University of Technology, 13th to 15th October 2010
The knowledge and technology produced by natural scientists and engineers can enhance human wellbeing, but it can also be abused. There are also unwanted effects such as unforeseen risks, pollution and depletion of natural resources, as well as social conflicts. Students of science and engineering are often unaware of resulting dilemmas which they will have to face in their future careers. It is a task of science and engineering education to empower its students to deal with these dilemmas and to contribute to the improvement of the social, legal and institutional context in which they do their work so as to ensure a positive impact of science and technology upon society. In short, science and engineering education should empower its students for social responsibility.
This workshop is devoted to relevant educational components and approaches at the university level. The subjects of the workshop are:
The workshop provides a platform for:
The workshop is a follow up of two similar workshops that were held in Copenhagen (2005) and Hamburg (2008).
We invite colleagues and experts with practical experience and ideas to come to Delft for this three day workshop to share experiences and to exchange insight and inspiration for future work. If you would like to participate and/or present a contribution, please inspect the participation section of this website for relevant information.
Programme: Workshop Preparing for social responsibility Version April 2010
To know more, please visit: http://ethicsandtechnology.eu/socialresponsibility.
To download the Workshop poster, please click here.
