The ABET Symposium

Join us for the 2026 ABET Symposium
in Raleigh, North Carolina
April 16-17, 2026

Why Attend?

Build your network, learn new strategies and share ideas with like-minded individuals from all over the world. Our premier event brings together passionate faculty members, students, industry leaders and government representatives to discuss continuous education in shaping future professionals and promoting sustainability.

Inspiring Plenaries

Experts from academia, industry and government come together to discuss the leading challenges we face today as well as the importance of lifelong learning and workforce readiness.

Informative Sessions

Our illuminating sessions cover foundational topics such as accreditation and assessment, as well as new strategies and emerging trends in STEM higher education.

Networking Opportunities

The ABET Symposium will provide you with many opportunities to connect with your peers. We encourage attendees to connect, seek out answers and inspiration and find collaboration opportunities with peers.

A Look Back at the 2024 ABET Symposium

 

I’ve never been to any professional event that is so on-point, and still a really good time!
Corinne Colbert
Adjunct Writing Instructor, Ohio University
You’re engaging all these different parts of your brain — I leave with big takeaways but I also leave with a dozen little takeaways.
Jennifer Brock
Associate Professor, University of Alaska Anchorage
I keep coming back to the Symposium every year because people are always so open to help provide the information we need to take back to our programs and implement the type of changes that ABET is about.
Alisa Gilmore
Associate Professor of Practice, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
You never know what you might find, but even if you’re an old-timer, you’ll always learn something new here!
John Estell
Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, Ohio Northern University
I’m encouraged that we really are making some positive changes to the STEM profession by the dialogue taking place here at the Symposium.
Karen Horting
Executive Director & CEO, Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
The networking possibilities at the Symposium are huge. We have many experts from the technical areas, academia, NGOs and industry. There are a lot of connections to make at the event!
Mohamad Diab
Associate Professor and Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Rafik Hariri University