□ DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) announced that it will host the ‘2025 World Engineering Education Forum & Global Engineering Deans Council Conference (WEEF & GEDC 2025)’, the world’s largest academic event on engineering education, from Sunday, September 21 to Thursday, September 25 at Daegu EXCO and the DGIST campus.
□ Co-hosted by DGIST and the Korean Society for Engineering Education (KSEE, President Kyung-Woo Yi), this year’s forum will be held under the theme “Engineering Education We Need.” The event will cover a wide range of global issues, including innovation in engineering education, integration of emerging technologies, sustainability, enhancement of education quality, and the social responsibilities of engineers.
□ The event will bring together over 800 participants from more than 50 countries, including representatives from academia, industry, research and government institutions to strengthen global networks and explore ways to expand collaboration across these sectors. Key programs will include keynote speeches, leadership sessions, paper presentations, student programs, industry forums, and networking receptions, providing a dynamic platform for exchange and collaboration.
□ The forum is jointly organized by DGIST, KSEE, IFEES, and GEDC, with support from the Ministry of Science and ICT, the Ministry of Education, and Daegu Metropolitan City. More than 20 domestic and global companies and organizations, including Korea Circuit, iM Bank, Dassault Systèmes, LG Chem, Hyosung Heavy Industries, MathWorks, Celltrion, and Siemens, will participate as sponsors, making the event a world-class venue for academic and industrial convergence.
□ DGIST President Kunwoo Lee stated, “DGIST is contributing to national and regional development by focusing on three future strategic areas: Physical AI, Human Digital Twin, and Quantum Sensing. Through this international event, we aim to strengthen our international collaboration network and demonstrate DGIST’s innovative research capabilities and educational vision to further enhance our global standing.”
□ DGIST’s Associate Vice President for Global Engagement, Hoe Joon Kim, emphasized, “This forum will serve as a meaningful platform to advance the future of engineering education and build a foundation for international collaboration. We look forward to the active participation of many members of the academic community in shaping the future of engineering education together.”
