DocumentCode
1210880
Title
Engineering education in rapidly industrialising Malaysia
Author
Abdullah, A. A Abang ; Ali, B. Mohd ; Mokhtar, A.
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng., Univ. Pertanian, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Volume
3
Issue
6
fYear
1994
fDate
12/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
291
Lastpage
296
Abstract
Malaysia aspires to be a fully industrialised nation by the year 2020. This has brought about a shift from what was predominantly an agriculturally-based economy to a rapidly expanding manufacturing-based one. This shift has brought to the fore the need for a large pool of people, especially engineers, with a strong base in science and technology. The government has embarked on various programmes to launch the bandwagon. This paper describes some of these programmes and measures that have been implemented or are now being planned, with a focus on engineering and engineering education at the tertiary level. Some recommendations are also made for supplementing the programmes already in place
Keywords
engineering education; government policies; Malaysia; engineering education; government programmes; manufacturing-based economy; science; technology;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering Science and Education Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0963-7346
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/esej:19940611
Filename
338522
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