Education & TrainingREFSQ 2027

A diverse set of soft and technical skills is essential for effectively conducting requirements engineering activities. These competencies can be developed through formal education, on-the-job training, and specialised courses combining theoretical foundations with hands-on practice across online and in-person settings.

The REFSQ 2027 Education and Training Track aims to bring together educators from academia and industry to exchange ideas, experiences, and best practices in requirements engineering education and professional training. The track provides a forum to reflect on current approaches, explore emerging challenges, and discuss innovative methods for equipping requirements engineers with the skills needed in an evolving technological landscape.

Further details, including topics of interest and submission guidelines, will be announced soon.

Call for papers: Education & Training

We are pleased to invite contributions to the Education & Training track at REFSQ 2027, which aims to provide a forum for educators, researchers, industry trainers, and practitioners to share their theories, pedagogical methods, best practices, tools, and insights on education and training related to Requirements Engineering (RE). The primary objective of this track is to foster discussions and community-building around the teaching and learning of RE, and to explore how the field is evolving in response to emerging technologies and practices. We encourage submissions that provide evidence-based insights, critical reflections, reusable resources, and experience reports on how RE education is being reshaped by AI, while also welcoming contributions on more traditional and ongoing educational experiences.

Topics of interest

Submissions should focus on fostering collaboration between research institutes, industry, and higher education institutions. We welcome submissions on the following topics, though not limited to:

• Best practices in RE education and training
• Experience reports in RE education and training
• Case studies from industry practitioners and academic researchers
• Use of generative AI (e.g., large language models) in RE exercises, problems and projects in academia
• Educational strategies for responsible and ethical use of AI tools in RE assignments
• Use of AI to support formative and summative assessment in RE education and training
• Ethical considerations in the use of AI within RE education and assessment
• Methods, tools and techniques for effective teaching and learning in RE
• Innovative approaches to curriculum design and modernization in RE
• Challenges and opportunities in bridging the gap between academia and industry in RE education and training
• Current training practices, tools, and techniques that are relevant in industry
• Experiences in setting up internal organizational communities to improve RE skills
• Teaching RE in general SE courses or in non-RE courses
• Research-oriented education regarding RE topics

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be in the form of full papers or presentations. For full papers, you must use the CEURART template, available as an Overleaf template (https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/template-for-submissions-to-ceur-workshop-proceedings-ceur-ws-dot-org/wqyfdgftmcfw) as well as a downloadable offline template (https://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#CEURART). All submissions will undergo a review process by the Education & Training track program committee. Accepted submissions will be presented during dedicated sessions at the conference. We encourage professionals and researchers in the field of requirements engineering education and training to contribute to this engaging track. Share your experiences, insights, and ideas to enrich the community and collectively raise the level of competency in requirements engineering!

Full Papers

Submit full papers of up to 6 pages (plus references and appendices) in the CEURART format. We welcome original work on best practices, research trends, or experience reports addressing challenges related to requirements engineering education and training. Full papers will be part of the REFSQ satellite events proceedings, which shall be submitted to CEUR-WS.org for online publication.

Presentations

Participants, particularly those from industry or training organizations, are invited to share their experiences through presentations. For presentation submissions, please submit a presentation summary of up to 2 pages summarizing the core message of the presentation contribution. Presentations of previously published work on requirements engineering education and training are also welcome. Please be advised that presentations or summaries will not be included in the published proceedings.

Submission Platform

Contributions should be submitted using EasyChair at: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=refsq2027 Make sure to select the Education and Training option. If you have any inquiries, please contact: refsq27_et@easychair.org We look forward to your valuable contributions and lively discussions at the Education & Training track of REFSQ!