Professional engineering education program

Engineering is inserted now in an environment of new global scenario where megaprojects, infrastructure, sustainability, security, and multicultural work teams bring challenges that engineer may be not prepared. There are also nontechnical areas in which engineers must become proficient such as: globalization, communication, ethics and professionalism, diversity, and leadership as well. Despite the quality of engineers that still universities are forming the existing system for educating engineers must change, and COPEC proposes a new master´s degree in professional engineering education. As COPEC has already the IGIP National Monitoring Committee that provides the courses for engineering educators, and a large experience developing and implementing engineering programs, the engineering education research team has decided to develop and to offer a graduation level program for engineers dedicated to education.