[1] Commonly known as SEFI, an acronym for its French name, Société Européenne pour la Formation des Ingénieurs, it is also known in German as the Europäische Gesellschaft für Ingenieur-Ausbildung.

[1] It promotes information exchange about current developments in the field of engineering education, between teachers, researchers and students in the various European countries.

[4] Additionally, it develops the cooperation between higher engineering education institutions and promotes cooperation with industry, acting as a link between its members and other scientific and international bodies, in collaboration with other international organisations like its European sister organisation IGIP, the American Society for Engineering Education, and the Board of European Students of Technology[citation needed].

The SEFI Annual Conferences represent an opportunity for the members and all those involved in Engineering Education to meet colleagues, exchange views and opinions and to establish new contacts.

[7] The general objective of the Conventions is to bring together Deans from whole over Europe to meet and to discuss in depth common topics, share experiences, identify solutions for problems and build up a network with peers in different European countries.