CDIO ARM 2026 Program

“Next-Gen Engineering:The New Triad of Academia, Industry and AI”

23-26 September, 2026

– Indicate HYBRID event

September 23, 2026 (Day 0)

Time	Duration	Event	Venue
12:20	40 min	Shuttle buses pick up participants from hotels	Hotel Lobby
13:00	1 h	Pre-registration & Networking	Main building (Area in front of the Column Hall)
14:00 ‘ (Online Portion: Finland Turku Time: 12.00)	3 h	INTRODUCTION TO CDIO Hybrid Introductory Workshop Workshop: Getting to Know CDIO: What, Why and How Topic: Today’s Educational Challenges and How CDIO Is Meeting Them Speaker: Dr. Juha Kontio, Worldwide CDIO Initiative Co-Director, Vice Rector for Education, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Finland Format: Online presentation live from Turku, Finland Time: 14:00–14:40, Oskemen time / 12:00–12:40, Turku time	Column Hall
14:00 ‘ (Online Portion: Finland Turku Time: 12.00)	3 h	Local Discussion Session Facilitator: Prof. Sin Moh Cheah, CDIO Asia Co-Leader, Centre Director, Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore Local EKTU Facilitator: Dr. Samat Baigereyev, Associate Professor, D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University, Kazakhstan Time: 14:40–17:00, Oskemen time	Column Hall
17:00	1 h	Transfer of guests to hotels	Main Building Entrance Area
18:00	–	Free & Easy	–

September 24, 2026 (Day 1)

Time	Duration	Event	Venue
08:00	40 min	Shuttle buses pick up participants from designated hotels	Hotel Lobby
08:40	20 min	Arrival at the main building, registration, networking	Main building (Area in front of the Column Hall)
09:00	15 min	Opening Performance: Dombra players perform “Kui”, a traditional Kazakh melody	Column Hall
09:15	10 min	Welcome Address: Saule Rakhmetullina, Chair of the Board – Rector, D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University, Kazakhstan	Column Hall
09:25	10 min	Welcome Speech: Prof. Sin Moh Cheah, CDIO Asia Co-Leader, Centre Director, Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore	Column Hall
09:35	10 min	Welcome Speech: Gulzat Kobenova, Vice-Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan	Column Hall
09:45	45 min	Keynote Speech Topic: TBA Keynote Speaker: Gulzat Kobenova, Vice-Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan	Column Hall
10:30	30 min	Tea break and networking	Column Hall
11:00	45 min	Keynote Speech Topic: Shifting Curriculum Perspectives When Co-Designing Engineering Curricula That Can Evolve Keynote Speaker: Dr. Suzanne Brink, CDIO Co-Leader for Europe, Associate Professor, Umeå University, Sweden	Column Hall
11:45	45 min	Special Invited Talk (Pre-recorded) Topic: Potential Pathways for Developing Engineering Education: Reflections from the United States Keynote Speaker: Prof. Rebecca Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA	Column Hall
12:30	1h 30 min	Lunch	Area in front of the Column Hall
14:00	2h 30 min	Guided tour (main building + Luban Workshop)	Main building, Luban Workshop
16:30	1 h	Transfer of guests to designated hotels	Luban Workshop Entrance Area
17:30	–	Free and Easy	–

September 25, 2026 (Day 2)

Time	Duration	Event						Venue
08:00	40 min	Shuttle buses pick up participants from designated hotels						Hotel Lobby
08:40	20 min	Arrival at the main building, networking						Main building (Area in front of the Column Hall)
09:00	45 min	Special Session Topic: Next-Gen Engineering: The New Triad of Academia, Industry and AI Speaker: Dr. Samat Baigereyev, D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University, Kazakhstan						Column Hall
09:45	45 min	Special Session Topic: The National Engineering Education Development Program: Case Study from the Philippines Speaker: Dr. Divina Gracia Ronquillo, Associate Professor, Batangas State University, The National Engineering University, Philippines						Column Hall
10:30	30 min	Tea Break and Networking
11:00	1h 30 min	Register Round Table 1: Topic: Transdisciplinarity and the Integration of Social Sciences and Humanities within Engineering Degree Programmes in Kazakhstan Moderator: María Isabel Doval , D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University, Kazakhstan	Register Round Table 2: Topic: Professional Development Competency Framework for CDIO Practitioners Moderator: Dr. Lim Joo-Ghee, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore	Register Round Table 3: Topic: From Diagnostics to Action: Transforming the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of a Technical University through CDIO Moderator: Prof. Alfiya Zakimova, D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University, Kazakhstan	Register Poster Session 1 Topic: AI-Assisted Patient Simulator: Advancing Clinical Reasoning Through Inquiry and Reflection Presenter: Mr. Steven Tok, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore Poster Session 2 Topic: Community Connect: Operationalising CDIO through Challenge-Based Learning for Socially Responsible Engineering Education Presenter: Prof. Vairavel Gurusamy , SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India Poster Session 3 Topic:Generative AI and New Frontiers in Distance Education: The Potential of ‘HIU Brain’ Presenter: Prof. Yasuhiro FUKUZAWA, Hokkaido Information University, Japan			Venue: Roundtable 1: G-3-319 Roundtable 2 – G-3-301 Roundtable 3 – G-3-321 Poster – G-3-207
12:30	1h 30 min	Lunch						Area in front of the Column Hall
14:00	1 h 15 min 1A:14:00 1B: 14:25 1C: 14:50	Register Sharing Session 1A Topic: From CDIO to AI-Enabled Engineering Education: Reimagining the Academia-Industry-AI Ecosystem for Future-Ready Engineers Speaker: Prof. Dr. Hajah Nor Hayati Saad, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia				Register Workshop 1 Topic: Think Like Humans: Developing Good Thinking Skills in the Age of GenAI Facilitator: Prof. Sin Moh Cheah, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore	Register Workshop 2 Topic: CDIO for Program Quality Assurance Facilitator: Dr. Chew Boon Seng, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore	Venue: Sharing Session 1 – G-3-211 Workshop 1 – G-3-301 Workshop 2 – G-3-321
		Sharing Session 1B Topic: The Alignment of CDIO Implementation in Curriculum Development to Meet ABET Standards Speaker: Dr. Anh-Quang Dao, Duy Tan University, Vietnam
		Sharing Session 1C Topic: The Project Fair as a Showcase for the Triad: Industry-Academia-AI Initiatives and Lessons Learned Speaker: Dr. Lamjed Bettaieb, ESPRIT, Tunisia

15:15	30 min	Tea Break and Networking			Column Hall
15:45 11: 45 in SE, DK, NU	1h 15 min 2A:15:45 2B: 16:10 2C: 16:35	Sharing Session 2A Topic: Strengthening Industry-Academia Partnerships: Advancing Learning and Curriculum Innovation in an AI-Driven World Speaker: Dr. Lim Joo-Ghee, Deputy Senior Director, SP Engineering Cluster, Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore	Workshop 1 (continue from above)	Workshop 2 (continue from above)	Venue: Sharing Session 2 – G-3-211 Workshop 1 – G-3-301 Workshop 2 – G-3-321
		Sharing Session 2B Topic: National Model of Engineering Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan Speaker: Dr. Darya Surova, D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University, Kazakhstan
		Sharing Session 2C Topic: Responsible AI in Higher Education Speaker: Prof. Dr. Riri Fitri Sari, Professor of Computer Engineering, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
17:00	1 h	Transfer of guests to the gala dinner venue			–
18:00	3 h	Gala Dinner			Ostrov Residence
21:00	1 h	Transfer of guests back to hotels			Gather at designated pick-up point of dinner venue (to be informed later)
22:00	–	Free and Easy			–

September 26, 2026 (Day 3)

Time	Duration	Event		Venue
09:30	45 min	Shuttle buses pick up participants from designated hotels		Hotel lobby
10:15	15 min	Arrival at the Left Bank Complex		Left Bank Complex
10:30	2 h 30 min	Special Ethnocultural Program for CDIO ARM 2026 participants		Left Bank Complex
13:00	1 h	Lunch		Left Bank Complex
14:00	About 3 h 30 min	CDIO Asian Leaders Meeting Co-Leader Election Presentation of Applicants for CDIO Membership & CDIO Asia Member Discussion, Voting and Decision followed by Update to Applicants	Parallel Event for Participants NOT Attending Asian Leaders Meeting
		Online presentation of the Bid to Host CDIO ARM 2027 Decision by CDIO Asia Members
		Discussion of CDIO Asia Matters
17:20	10 min	Gathering of all participants for the Closing Ceremony		Left Bank Complex
17:30	30 min	Closing Ceremony of CDIO ARM 2026		Left Bank Complex
18:00	1 h	Transfer of participants to designated hotels		Designated Pick-up Point
19:00		END OF CDIO ARM 2026		–