About ICTechED

About ICTechEd 2020 :

     According to the changing of the global economy, Thailand’s economic highly depends on manufacture and service industries, the “Sufficiency Economy Philosophy” have been and continue to be a vital element of development strategy as they underpin the promotion of moderation, reasonableness, and resilience. In order to promote the development of science, technology, research, and innovation, these principles have significantly contributed to balance and sustainable development in Thailand.

      The Faculty of Technical Education (FTE), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB) has continuously concentrated on producing and developing qualified technical teachers in Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral levels while conducting and publicizing research in both technical education and engineering over 50 years. That is a consequence of the academic cooperation between the Thai Government and the Federal Republic of Germany especially in the knowledge transfer regarding the “Engineering Teacher”. Until now, FTE has always encouraged instructors, students, and researchers to conduct research in vocational development for quality education, learning, and skills enhancement. 

      The 12th National Conference on Technical Education (12th NCTechEd) and The 7th International Conference on Technical Education (7th ICTechEd) will be organized under the theme of “The Challenge of Disruptive Innovation in Engineering and Technical Education”. The objective of The 7th ICTechEd is to provide an international forum for researchers, academicians as well as engineers to initiate, distribute, and exchange knowledge, new ideas, and application experiences about engineering and technical education to establish a sound foundation for future industries and capture opportunities from global trends and disruptive technology.

Organizers :
Faculty of Technical Education, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok

Co-Organizers :
Fakultät Erziehungswissenschaften Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
Osaka University, Japan 
Hankyong National University, Korea
The Association of Industrial Education Thai (AIET)