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
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