DocumentCode
1238509
Title
Eye on Dubai: An engineering oasis
Author
Panetta, Karen
Volume
2
Issue
1
fYear
2008
Firstpage
24
Lastpage
27
Abstract
When we hear about Dubai, one of the Emirates of the United Arab Emirates, the first thing that comes to mind is a tropical paradise for tourists and golf enthusiasts and indoor ski slopes. What we don´t hear about is the Dubai that is an engineer´s dream for its astounding industrial and technological innovations. Dubai has successfully accomplished some of the most unique and complex engineering feats in the world. During visit, the author learned that engineering careers are encouraged for women and that women were generally more informed about what roles engineers play in society at a younger age.
Keywords
engineering education; gender issues; professional aspects; societies; Dubai; United Arab Emirates; engineering careers; industrial innovation; society; technological innovation; women engineers; Aluminum; Communication cables; Copper; Desalination; Engineering profession; Manufacturing; Power cables; Power engineering and energy; Smelting; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Women in Engineering Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1942-065X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MWIE.2008.925799
Filename
4534689
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