DocumentCode :
1882222
Title :
Engineering education in Malaysia - Meeting the needs of a rapidly emerging economy and globalisation
Author :
Ting-Kueh Soon ; Ai-Hwa Quek
Author_Institution :
Inst. Kimia Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
fYear :
2013
fDate :
25-27 Sept. 2013
Firstpage :
583
Lastpage :
587
Abstract :
In conclusion, engineers are playing key roles in the socio-economic development of the world. Engineering education has to meet the constant demands for changes in the world market place. For Malaysia, it is very important and crucial that we train more engineers to cope with the demands of rapid economic development. Our engineers have also to be constantly updated to remain relevant and competitive in the world market place.
Keywords :
engineering education; socio-economic effects; Malaysia; engineering education; globalisation; rapid economic development; rapidly emerging economy; socio-economic development; world market place; Conferences; Educational institutions; Engineering education; Engineering profession; Knowledge engineering; Taxonomy;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kazan
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ICL.2013.6644659
Filename :
6644659
Link To Document :
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