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- EIN 51-0243571
- (410) 347-7700
- 415 N Charles St Baltimore MD 21201-4405 USA
- abet.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Higher Education
Mission: Abet serves the public through the promotion and advancement of education in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology.
Programs: Accreditation - abet, a federation of the engineering and technical professions, evaluates academic programs in engineering, engineering technology, computing and applied science at the invitation of institutions of postsecondary education throughout the world. Such voluntary evaluations lead to possible accreditation of educational programs at those institutions.
society accreditation activities administration - abet facilitates the discussions (through meetings and communications) among the member societies which are represented on the abet board of directors, implements the resulting changes in policies and procedures as reached by a consensus of the society representatives, and ensures compliance with changes. Abet also provides training, systems and web tools to assist the staff and volunteers of the member societies in the fulfillment of their own accreditation activities.
professional services - workshops for faculty, meetings for professional technical societies, and provides speakers on education and accreditation topics, as well as, print and on-line informational newsletters and publications.