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Welcome to CDIO!
The CDIO™ INITIATIVE is an innovative educational framework for producing the next generation of engineers. The framework provides students with an education stressing engineering fundamentals set in the context of Conceiving — Designing — Implementing — Operating (CDIO) real-world systems and products. Throughout the world, CDIO Initiative collaborators have adopted CDIO as the framework of their curricular planning and outcome-based assessment.
CDIO collaborators recognize that an engineering education is acquired over a long period and in a variety of institutions, and that educators in all parts of this spectrum can learn from practice elsewhere. The CDIO network therefore welcomes members in a diverse range of institutions ranging from research-led internationally acclaimed universities to local colleges dedicated to providing students with their initial grounding in engineering.
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CDIO Updates
The CDIO Newsletter for 2025-11-03 has been published and can be read here. https://cdio.org/content/cdio-newsletters
CDIO welcomes four new collaborators from Malaysia, Japan and Indonesia.
The CDIO council has accepted a new school as member of the worldwide CDIO collaborative:INSA Toulouse
Upcoming Meetings
- Sep232026Location: XH4R+X9P, Serikbayev Str., 19 Kazakhstan 070000, Oskemen KazakhstanOct212026Location: Flexible Room, UPC North Campus central square Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Telecom Engineering School Jordi Girona street 1-3 08034 Barcelona Barcelona SpainJan182027Location: TBA TBA Croatia
Latest Publications
Current management education faces challenges including low student motivation, digital distractions, and superficial team interactions. Traditional didactic teaching often fails to cultivate talent capable of practical problem-solving.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has created uncertainty in higher education assessment because students can use AI productively for ideation, explanation and technical support, but can also use it to bypass learning.
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools into engineering education is reshaping how students learn, collaborate, and complete project-based tasks.
CDIO Universities
A global map of universities that have joined the CDIO Initiative.
CDIO Videos
More videos on CDIO and its standards can be found here.