Anette Kolmos Explained

Anette Kolmos
Discipline:Engineering education and Problem-based learning
Alma Mater:Aalborg University (MA) and (Ph.D.)
Birth Date:20 October 1956
Birth Place:Sønderborg, Denmark

Anette Kolmos is a Danish professor in engineering education and problem-based learning (PBL) at the Department of Planning at Aalborg University.[1]

Education

In 1984, Anette Kolmos got her MA in social science and psychology at Aalborg University. By 1989, she had completed her Ph.D. in technology and gender studies.

Career and achievements

Since 2003, Anette Kolmos has been employed as a Professor of Engineering Education and Problem-based Learning at the Department of Planning at Aalborg University. The aim of her studies has, among other things, been to research and disseminate knowledge and information regarding problem-based learning to the rest of the world. For one thing, this resulted in Kolmos becoming the chairman of a UNESCO project on problem-based learning in 2007.[2] Later, she was entrusted with the leadership of the only Danish UNESCO category 2 center: Aalborg Center for Problem Based Learning in Engineering, Science and Sustainability.[3]

In 2009, Anette Kolmos joined the European Society for Engineering Education, SEFI, as president of the organisation.[4] Here, she became the first, and so far only, female president of the large organisation.

Additionally, Kolmos has also been working as a visiting professor at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and UTM University Technology Malaysia.[5]

In 2013, Anette Kolmos was honored with the IFEES Global Award for Excellence in Engineering Education. She received the award for her efforts in her development and research within the field of engineering education.[6]

In 2015, she also received the SEFI Fellowship Award for "deserving service for engineering education in Europe".[7] In 2023, SEFI further awarded Anette Kolmos withe the Leonardo da Vinci medal.[8]

Anette Kolmos has been a continuously active researcher and has published more than 250 research articles.[9] Furthermore, she is an editor at the European Journal of Engineering Education.[10]

Selected works

References

  1. Web site: Anette Kolmos. Aalborg Universitets forskningsportal. da. 2019-10-08.
  2. Web site: AAU-forsker formand for UNESCO-arbejde. 2007-04-26. www.nordjyske.dk. da. 2019-10-08. 2019-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20191007062427/https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/aau-forsker-formand-for-unesco-arbejde/7402298b-1b19-41aa-89b3-7dfb318d5e59. dead.
  3. Web site: Anette Kolmos – CISPEE 2018. en-US. 2019-10-08.
  4. Web site: Professor er nu også præsident. 2009-09-25. www.nordjyske.dk. da. 2019-10-08. 2019-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20191007062427/https://nordjyske.dk/nyheder/professor-er-nu-ogsaa-praesident/af9eb615-cc6f-4806-9e71-dde9aaacae1b. dead.
  5. https://weef-gedc2018.org/speakers/anette-kolmos-phd/ Speakers. Anette Kolmos
  6. Web site: IFEES Global Award for Excellence in Engineering Education. www.ifees.net. 2019-10-08.
  7. Web site: Awards – SEFI. 17 December 2022.
  8. Web site: Anette Kolmos receives the 2023 SEFI Leonardo DaVinci Medal . 2023-09-19 . 2023-10-25 . European Society for Engineering Education . https://web.archive.org/web/20231025095613/https://www.sefi.be/2023/09/19/the-sefi-award-of-the-leonardo-davinci-medal-honoring-excellence-in-engineering-education/ . 2023-10-25 . live . en.
  9. Web site: Anette Kolmos  - Research Output. Aalborg Universitets forskningsportal. da. 2019-10-08.
  10. Web site: European Journal of Engineering Education. www.tandfonline.com. 2019-10-08.

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