In May 2001 the 8th World Conference on CEE , was held in Toronto, Canada. The 9th World Conference on CEE will take place 16-19 May 2004 in Tokyo, Japan, hosted by the Japanese Society for Engineering Education and Nihon University. The projects carry out research and development work within continuing engineering education in close cooperation with members. To date, some 25 projects have been completed. A new project may be proposed by any member.
Preference is given to projects which build on successful results of previous work.
The first-hand responsibility for each project is handled by individual member organizations, internationally outstanding centers of competence. The main partner draws up the project plan, collects the participants, and shoulders the financial responsibility for the carrying out the project. An incentive scheme has been introduced providing a small start-up grant for approved project proposals. Project results are publicized and disseminated for the benefit of all members. The concerted international effort to effectively initiate and carry out research and development in the field of continuing education, can make the result larger than the sum of the individual members input.