• DocumentCode
    1068491
  • Title

    Engineering education in Japan

  • Author

    Takahashi, Nobumasa

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Tokyo Univ. of Agric. & Technol., Japan
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    28
  • Lastpage
    36
  • Abstract
    The Japanese and American post-World-War-II educational systems are compared. The basic concepts and social customs inherent in the two educational systems are discussed. Various problems with the Japanese engineering education system are outlined, and the theory and practical implementation of meta-engineering concepts are described.<>
  • Keywords
    education; engineering; Japan; engineering education; meta-engineering concepts; Computer networks; Continuing education; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Engineering education; Manufacturing industries; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Road transportation; Space technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0163-6804
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/35.166669
  • Filename
    166669