• DocumentCode
    1007279
  • Title

    Commentary on the special issue - Today and tomorrow: engineering education in transitioning societies

  • Author

    Oberst, B.S. ; Jones, Russel C.

  • Author_Institution
    United Arab Emirates Univ., Al-Ain
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    43
  • Lastpage
    50
  • Abstract
    This article brings much needed attention to engineering education in the Middle East. Using historical overviews to anchor their papers, the authors proceed to lead us to insights about the current status of engineers, the engineering profession and the educational institutions in each of three countries
  • Keywords
    engineering education; Middle East; educational institution; engineering education; Availability; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Engineering education; Engineering profession; Petroleum; Power engineering and energy; Quality assurance; Societies;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0097
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MTAS.2006.1649027
  • Filename
    1649027