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Teaching Day 2024: Goals and Communication

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This lecture presents the opening remarks for the Teaching Day 2024 at EPFL, focusing on the goals of the Conférence du Corps Enseignant (CCE). The instructor outlines the purpose of the day, which serves as a general assembly for the CCE and a forum for discussing teaching-related topics. The CCE represents approximately 1500 teachers at EPFL, including 500 professors, and aims to advise on matters relevant to teaching. The instructor emphasizes the importance of communication between the teaching body and the administration, highlighting the need for input from teachers to improve educational practices. The lecture also introduces the structure of the CCE, its members, and the various committees involved in teaching-related discussions. Additionally, the program for the day includes keynote lectures and breakout sessions that address challenges and opportunities in engineering education, fostering an environment for collaboration and feedback among faculty members.

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Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to solve problems, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve systems. Modern engineering comprises many subfields which include designing and creating infrastructure, machinery, vehicles, electronics, materials, and energy. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more specialized fields of engineering, each with a more specific emphasis on particular areas of applied mathematics, applied science, and types of application.

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