Anette Kolmos is a Danish professor in

engineering education Engineering education is the activity of teaching knowledge and principles to the professional practice of engineering. It includes an initial education ( Dip.Eng.)and (B.Eng.) or ( M.Eng.), and any advanced education and specializations th ...

and

problem-based learning Problem-based learning (PBL) is a teaching method in which students learn about a subject through the experience of solving an open-ended problem found in trigger material. The PBL process does not focus on problem solving with a defined solution ...

(PBL) at the Department of Planning at

Aalborg University Aalborg University (AAU) is an international public university with campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg, and Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1974, the university awards bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and PhD degrees in a wide variety of subje ...

Education

In 1984, Anette Kolmos got her MA in

social science Social science (often rendered in the plural as the social sciences) is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among members within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the ...

and

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Its subject matter includes the behavior of humans and nonhumans, both consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, and mental processes such as thoughts, feel ...

at Aalborg University. By 1989, she had completed her

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

technology Technology is the application of Conceptual model, conceptual knowledge to achieve practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word ''technology'' can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible too ...

and

gender studies Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the field of women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. The field n ...

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

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project on problem-based learning in 2007. 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. In 2009, Anette Kolmos joined the

European Society for Engineering Education The European Society for Engineering Education an organisation for engineering education in Europe. Commonly known as SEFI, an acronym for its French name, Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs, it is also known in German as t ...

, SEFI, as president of the organisation. 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 KTH Royal Institute of Technology (), abbreviated KTH, is a Public university, public research university in Stockholm, Sweden. KTH conducts research and education in Institute of technology, engineering and technology and is Sweden's largest te ...

in Stockholm and UTM University Technology Malaysia. 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. In 2015, she also received the SEFI Fellowship Award for "deserving service for engineering education in Europe". In 2023, SEFI further awarded Anette Kolmos withe the Leonardo da Vinci medal. Anette Kolmos has been a continuously active researcher and has published more than 250 research articles. Furthermore, she is an editor at the European Journal of Engineering Education.

Selected works

* Kristina Edström, Anette Kolmos, Lauri Malmi, Jonte Bernhard, Pernille Andersson A (2018). Bottom-up strategy for establishment of EER in three Nordic countries – the role of networks, European Journal of Engineering Education. * Kolmos, Anette; Holgaard and, Jette Egelund. Impact of PBL and company interaction on the transition from engineering education to work. /. In PBL, Social Progress and Sustainability. Aalborg Universitets Forlag, 2017. pp. 87 – 98. * Kolmos, Anette.PBL CURRICULUM STRATEGIES : From Course Based PBL to a Systemic PBL Approach. In Aida Guerra; Ronald Ulseth; Anette Kolmos, eds. PBL in Engineering Education: International Perspectives on Curriculum Change. Sense Publishers, 2017. pp. 1–12. * Kolmos, Anette. PBL in the School System. / in Pre-university Engineering Education. Sense Publishers, 2016. pp. 141–153.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolmos, Anette Living people 1956 births Danish women educators Aalborg University alumni Academic staff of Aalborg University Engineering educators Academic staff of the KTH Royal Institute of Technology