50th Annual Conference in September 2022 1252 Yousef Jalali, Helena Kovacs, Siara Isaac and Jessica Dehler Zufferey Bringing Visibility to Transversal Skills in Engineering Education: Towards an Organizing Framework - 10.5821/conference-9788412322262.1251 doi:10.5821/conference-9788412322262.1251 Bringing Visibility to Transversal Skills in Engineering Education: Towards an Organizing Framework Y. Jalali 1 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) Lausanne, Switzerland H. Kovacs Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) Lausanne, Switzerland S.R. Isaac Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) Lausanne, Switzerland J. Dehler Zufferey Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) Lausanne, Switzerland Keywords: Transversal skills, engineering education, organizing framework, curriculum development ABSTRACT Professional engineering work occurs in dynamic, complex contexts that require engineers to leverage various skills beyond their technical competencies to work productively with different stakeholders. Problem-solving is not merely a technical endeavor; educators and practitioners have long realized the synergistic connection between technical proficiency and complex personal and interpersonal competencies, such as critical thinking and communication skil ls. 1 Corresponding Author Y. Jalali yousef.jalali@epfl.ch