Prof. Dr. Anette Kolmos is a Professor in Engineering Education and PBL, and Founding Director (Director 2014–2023) for the UNESCO Category 2 Centre: Aalborg Centre for Problem-Based Learning in Engineering Science and Sustainability. From 2007–2014, she was Chair holder of UNESCO in Problem-Based Learning in Engineering Education, Aalborg University, Denmark. From 2012–2017, she served as a Guest Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. She was also the Founding Chair of the SEFI working group on Engineering Education Research. She was awarded the Leonardo da Vinci Medal in 2023, the IFEES Global Award for Excellence in Engineering Education in 2013, and the SEFI fellowship in 2015. Dr. Kolmos has researched the following areas, primarily within Engineering Education: gender and technology, project-based and problem-based curriculum (PBL), change from traditional to project-organized and problem-based curriculum, development of transferable skills in PBL and project work, and methods for staff development. She is an Associate Editor for the European Journal of Engineering Education. She has been a member of several organizations and committees within EER, national government bodies, and committees in the EU.
Aalborg University
Aalborg, Nordjylland, Denmark
Department of Sustainability and Planning