The 2025 Annual Deans’ Meeting and Student Conference will take place in Beijing, China, hosted by Tsinghua University. This year’s theme is Interdisciplinary Education and Practice for Sustainability.
Sunday October 12th
Arrivals, check-in and reception.
Monday October 13th
Deans’ meeting
Staff Meeting
Student Conference Workshops:
Conference Workshop Subthemes
Banquet
Tuesday October 14th
Student Group Presentations
Grade processing for Top Student Presentation
Award Ceremony
Closing Remarks
Open Discussion and an opportunity for member Universities to meet, network and discuss collaboration.
The afternoon will feature Chinese cultural activities:
The Summer Palace,
The Forbidden City, or
Beijing Olympic Park
Wednesday October 15th
Excursion to the Great Wall of China at Mu Tian Yu (optional)
The AOTULE Student Conference and Dean & Staff Meetings are the flagship event in the AOTULE annual calendar. Hosted on a rotating basis by our member universities, the Deans’ and Staff meeting is a forum for all members to come together, share knowledge, meet to discuss and develop potential joint programs, and work on future AOTULE initiatives.
The Student Conference, which runs concurrently, is a unique opportunity for students from each member university to join together and work collaboratively on a relevant engineering problem, culminating in group presentations on the topic. Each year’s conference has a theme and student presentations are aligned to the relevant theme. Students develop their intercultural skills and knowledge of engineering in a global context, while developing new friendships and building their future networks.
