IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)

The RED program is designed to catalyze revolutionary changes to the education of the next generation of engineers by addressing cultural, organizational, structural, and pedagogical changes within engineering departments. The program focuses on creating coherent technical and professional threads woven across all four years of undergraduate engineering education, with particular emphasis on the middle two years. RED supports four tracks: Track 1 (Planning) provides capacity-building support for institutions to develop competitive proposals; Track 2 (Adaptation & Implementation) adapts evidence-based organizational change strategies to local contexts; Track 3 (Innovation) develops new revolutionary approaches to transform undergraduate engineering education; and Track 4 (Innovation Partnerships) implements Track 3 goals across multiple institutions. Projects must consider how students develop technical and professional skills and establish identities as professional engineers, with emphasis on creating inclusive cultures. The program encourages proposals addressing advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, microelectronics, net zero technologies, sustainability, systems engineering, and quantum engineering.