Title :
Rethinking of Engineering Education in China
Author :
Kong, Hanbing ; Qiu, Yangqiong
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Sci., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou
Abstract :
Engineers are the active pioneers of the emerging industries and they create a vivid world for people. This article, at first, talks about a brief history of engineering education in China, then analyses several problems still occurring in engineering education system in China. In this article, we also introduce several research projects, which are undergoing or have already done to reform the engineering education system in China. The authors give some recommendations in order to produce new type of engineers in China, who are with innovation and entrepreneurship and can answer the demands from employ.
Keywords :
engineering education; China; engineering education system; entrepreneurship; innovation; research projects; Economic indicators; Educational institutions; Educational technology; Engineering education; History; Humans; Innovation management; Sustainable development; Systems engineering education; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Meeting the Growing Demand for Engineers and Their Educators 2010-2020 International Summit, 2007 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1915-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1916-6
DOI :
10.1109/MGDETE.2007.4760373