Conference Committee

Conference Patron

Prof. Igor Lukšič, Minister of Education and Sport, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Honorary Chairman

A/Prof. Janez Krek, Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Honorary Co-Chairmen

Prof. Adinarayana Kalanidhi, Commonwealth Science and Technology Academy for Research (C-STAR), Chennai, India; President, WIETE-IAAC
Prof. Em. Colin U. Chisholm, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, UK; Vice-President, WIETE-IAAC
Prof. Andrew Nafalski, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; Vice-President, WIETE-IAAC
Prof. David W.S. Tai, Dean of the College of Management, Hungkuang University; President, Association of Taiwan Engineering Education and Management, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC; Vice-President, WIETE-IAAC
Prof. Sławomir Wiak, Dean, Faculty of Electrical, Electronic, Computer and Control Engineering, Technical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland; Vice-President, WIETE-IAAC

General Chairman

Prof. Zenon J. Pudlowski, WIETE Director, Melbourne, Australia

Honorary General Co-Chairmen

Prof. Mojca Čepič, Head, Department of Physics and Technical Studies, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
A/Prof. Slavko Kocijancic, Department of Physics and Technical Studies, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; President, Society for the Development of Technology Education (SDTE), Ljubljana, Slovenia

Committee Members

Prof. Hosni Abu-Mulaweh, Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Prof. Joe E. Amadi-Echendu, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Barbara Bagihole, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, UK
Prof. Tuncay Birand, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Prof. Boualem Boashash, Qatar University College of Engineering, Doha, Qatar
A/Prof. Leda G. Boussiakou, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Chih-Yang Frank Chao, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan
Prof. Antoni Cieśla, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland
A/Prof. ret Trond Clausen, Telemark University College, Porsgrunn, Norway
Prof. Danco Davcev, University Sts. Cyril and Methodius – Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
Prof. Richard F. Devon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Prof. Guor-Cheng Fang, Hungkuang University, Taichung County, Taiwan
Prof. Hsi-Chi Hsiao, Cheng Shiu University, Niaosong Township, Taiwan
A/Prof. Hsin-Hsiung Huang, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Guishan, Taiwan
Prof. Ahmad Ibrahim, Yorkville University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Prof. Kazimierz Jaracz, Pedagogical University of Cracow, Kraków, Poland
Prof. Hans Peter Jensen, Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Copenhagen, Denmark
A/Prof. George Kabouridis, Technological Educational Institute of Patras, Patras, Greece
Prof. Efrossini C. Kalkani, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Prof. Okyay Kaynak, Bogazici University, Bebek, Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Krzysztof Kluszczyński, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland
Prof. Romanas V. Krivickas, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
A/Prof. Wojciech Kuczborski, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia
Prof. Jerzy Lis, AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland
Dr Agnieszka Lisowska-Lis, Higher Education Professional School, Tarnów, Poland
Dr William T.G. Litant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, USA
Dr Chunlu Liu, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
Dr Jan Machotka, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, Adelaide, Australia
A/Prof. Paul Maj, Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley, Perth, Australia
Prof. Frank McIntosh, Caledonian College of Engineering, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Prof. George Metaxas, Technological Education Institute of Piraeus, Piraeus-Athens, Greece
Prof. Stanisław Mitkowski, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland
Dr Richie Moalosi, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
Mr Angelo R.N. Molson, Private Consultant, Athens, Greece
Prof. Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Labs, USA
Dr Bruce Moulton, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Sydney, Australia
Prof. Nikos J. Mourtos, San Jose State University, San Jose, USA
Prof. Alexey F. Nesterov, Russian Association of Engineering Universities, Moscow, Russia
A/Prof. Josue Njock Libii, Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Prof. Derek O. Northwood, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Prof. M. Tunde Oladiran, University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
Prof. Gossett Oliver, University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), Kingston, Jamaica
Prof. Gyula Patkó, University of Miskolc, Miskolc-Egyetemváros, Hungary
Dr Venkatachalam Rajendran, K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, India
Mr Kumarasamy Ramakrishnan, M. Kumarasamy College of Engineering, Thalavapalayam, Karur, India
Dr Sivamalai Rangasamy, K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, India
Prof. Ákos Rédey, University of Pannonia, Veszprém, Hungary
Prof. Ian M. Robinson, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, UK
A/Prof. Alan S. Rocha, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Goa, India
Prof. Georgy G. Rogozin, Donetsk National Technical University, Donetsk, Ukraine
Mr John Ruciński, Bureau Veritas, Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Antonio Savini, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Prof. Cezar Scarlat, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
Prof. Dieter Schott, Hochschule Wismar, Wismar, Germany
Prof. Wen-Jye Shyr, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan
Prof. Kin Wai Michael Siu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, PRC
Prof. Harold P. Sjursen, New York University Polytechnic Institute, New York, USA
Prof. Juing-Huei Su, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, Guishan, Taiwan
Dr Rajeev Sukumaran, Wipro Technologies, Bangalore, India
Dr Sani Susanto, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia
Prof. Robert Špaček, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia
Prof. Janusz Szpytko, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków, Poland
Dr Steven Thatcher, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Dr Kuppusamy Thyagarajah, K.S. Rangasamy College of Technology, Tiruchengode, India
Prof. Kuo-Hung Tseng, Meiho University, Neipu, Pingtung, Taiwan
Prof. Emiko Tsutsumi, Otsuma Women’s University, Tokyo, Japan
Prof. Žiga Turk, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Prof. Manuela Tvaronaviciene, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius,  Lithuania
Prof. Jacek Uziak, University of Botswana, Gaborone,  Botswana
Prof. Algirdas V. Valiulis, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Prof. Promod Vohra, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, USA
Mr Suresh P. Yavalkar, Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education, Mumbai, India

WIETE Team

Ms Dianne Q. Nguyen, Monash University and WIETE, Melbourne, Australia - Convener
Dr Elena A. Danilova, Monash University and WIETE, Melbourne, Australia
Dr Ian R. Dobson, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Dr Detlev E. Jansen, WIETE, Melbourne, Australia
Mrs Beata Macur (Bociaga), WIETE, Melbourne, Australia
Ms Krystyna Wareing, Independent Communications Consultant, Crawley, West Sussex, England, UK

Local Support Committee

A/Prof. Slavko Kocijancic, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia - Chairman
Mr Stanislav Avsec, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mr Milan Gaberšek, Society for the Development of Technology Education (SDTE), Ljubljana, Slovenia
A/Prof. Janez Jamšek, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
A/Prof. Boštjan Murovec, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mr David Rihtaršič, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mr Gorazd Šantej, Society for the Development of Technology Education (SDTE), Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ms Tjaša Toni, Association for Technical Culture of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Mr Franc Vrbančilč, Society for the Development of Technology Education (SDTE), Ljubljana, Slovenia