The sixth Iran International Conference on Engineering Education (IICEE-2019) was held on November 19-21, 2019 in Mashhad, by the Iran Society of Engineering Education (ISEE) in collaboration with Ferdowsi University.

Leading scientists, academicians and industry partners were brought together to discuss various aspects and latest developments of the field. Following the past five biennial events, the program of this conference included five keynote speeches, six panel discussions and four paper presentation sessions. The emphasize was particularly on the transition from quantity to quality in engineering education in Iran. While critically reviewing the resolutions and achievements of the past conferences, the participants emphasized the importance of the following factors in the enhancement of the engineering education quality in Iran:

1. Mutual consultation and collaboration between the educators in humanities and engineering,
2. Inclusion and promotion of “innovation” in engineering education,
3. Improvement of the soft skill training
4. Paying more attention to the role of engineering ethics and professionalism
5. Establishing a professional and comprehensive qualification system
6. Establishing an evaluation and quality assurance procedure to monitor the transition from quantity to quality in engineering education.