ECCE'S 'INSTIL' INITIATIVE  

Introduction to ECCE’s ‘instil’ initiative

Instil: gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in someone’s mind

ECCE aims to INspire, STImulate, and Lead its member organisations – opening up pathways to an exchange of good practice, innovative ideas and encouraging initiatives that will stimulate and encourage participation of our organisations and their members.

ECCE has undertaken a series of actions to promote the highest technical and ethical standards within the profession, as well as seeking to provide a source of impartial advice, and promote co-operation with other pan-European organisations in the construction industry.

In 2000 ECCE published its guidelines for a European Code of Conduct of the Civil Engineering Profession.  At its Spring meeting in Madrid in 2003, ECCE’s Environment Task Force, chaired by Santiago Hernandez of Spain, issued an Ethical Commitment to Sustainable Civil Engineering, which was adopted by the General Assembly.

Over the last two years, ECCE has additionally undertaken a form of ‘benchmarking’ for its member organisations by arranging regular presentations on issues of concern to its members.  Most recently these have included encouraging young people into the profession and making government aware of our concerns.  These were given respectively by Jyrki Keinaenen of RIL in Finland and Richard Coackley of the U.K. 

We intend to include in this area other material to motivate and inspire members to create, promote and extend best practice in whatever they undertake.

What Is Required From Civil Engineering Education Today?

Presentation by Yrjö Matikainen at the EUCEET II meeting in Paris on 30th September 2005

° Presentation, Microsoft PowerPoint File (1.1Mb)

Published Online 7th November 2005

The Civil Engineering Environmental Quality Assessment and Award (CEEQUAL) Scheme Presentation

Presentation by Richard Coackley.

° CEEQUAL Presentation, Adobe Acrobat File (195kb)

(Published Online 25th January 2005)

Health & Safety at Work in the Construction Industry

Presentation by Murt Coleman, IEI representative to ECCE. Given on Saturday 2nd October at the 40th Meeting of the European Council of Civil Engineers in Zagreb, Croatia

° Health & Safety at Work in the Construction Industry, Microsoft Word File (54kb)

(Published Online 12th November 2004)

Encouraging Young People into the Civil Engineering Profession – Finland’s Kids’ Coalition

Presented by Yrjki Keinaenen of Finland at the ECCE Moscow Meeting, 2004. Also included are several slides on promoting the profession and upcoming conferences

° Encouraging Young People, Microsoft PowerPoint File (4.79Mb)

(Published Online 6th September 2004)

Improving Media and Government
contacts on behalf of the civil engineering profession".

Presented by Richard Coackley of the United Kingdom at the ECCE Moscow Meeting, 2004

° Contacts With The Media and State of the Nation, Microsoft PowerPoint File (1.10Mb)

(Published Online 6th September 2004)

Ethical Commitment to Sustainable Civil Engineering

At its 37th Meeting in Madrid, Spain on 4th and 5th April 2003, ECCE members adopted guidelines to form an ethical commitment to sustainable civil engineering.  The statement is presented in both English and Spanish.  Further information about the activities of the ECCE Environment Task Force is contained within the Task Force section of our web-site.

° Ethical Commitment, Microsoft Word File (114kb) ° Ethical Commitment (Spanish), Microsoft Word File (93kb)

June 2002 presentation on Ethics by ECCE President Antonio Adao da Fonseca (in Portuguese)

° Versão do MS Palavra (Portuguese), Microsoft Word File (246kb) ° Versão Do Acrobat (Portuguese), Adobe Acrobat File (32kb)

Ethics In The Built Environment (EiBE)

The formation of the ECCE code influenced the setting up of an EU-funded
'Socrates' project in which 14 European universities participated over a
three year period.

The project culminated in an intensive two-week seminar for 30 participants
held in Prague in July 2002. 

° Ethics In The Built Environment, Microsoft Word File (54kb) ° Ethics In The Built Environment Article (German), Adobe Acrobat File (34kb)

Results of the project are to be presented at a SEFI (European Society for
Engineering Education) Conference in September 2002

° Ethics In The Built Environment Socrates Project Presentation, Adobe Acrobat File (1.3 Mb) ° Ethics In The Built Environment, Ethics Abstract, Adobe Acrobat File (116kb)

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