Title :
Embedding Communication and Electronic Engineering Studies in a Local and Global Society
Author :
Bachiller, Carmen ; Balbastre, Juan Vicente ; Oliver, Javier
Author_Institution :
Escuela Tec. Super. de Ing. de Telecomun., Univ. Politec. de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Abstract :
In this work, the authors present the evolution of enrollment in Communication and Electronic Engineering studies in the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación (ETSIT) of the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (Spain). The different reasons that have led to an important decrease in vocations for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are stated, and the actions that the ETSIT has taken to try to solve the situation are described. The work does not pretend to be a best practice manual, neither a solution for every scenario but it shows a set of actions in different fields that alleviate the problem.
Keywords :
electronic engineering education; telecommunication engineering education; vocational training; communication and electronic engineering; enrollment; global society; information and communication technology; local society; vocation; Best practices; Collaboration; Communications technology; Companies; Consumer electronics; Education; Educational institutions; Recruitment; Societies; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Transforming Engineering Education: Creating Interdisciplinary Skills for Complex Global Environments, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dublin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6040-3
DOI :
10.1109/TEE.2010.5508879