Evolution and development of engineering management education in China

Author

Wang, Dan ; Wang, Yiqin

Author_Institution

Sch. of Manage., Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin

fYear

2008

fDate

28-30 June 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

China has experienced great changes in economics and construction over the last few decades. Rapid development of engineering projects and construction has increased the demand for engineering management talents, which in turn has promoted education in this field. This paper describes the evolution and development of engineering management education in China since 1940s, analyzes its present situation and proposes its future prospect with the objective of facilitating the perfection of the specialty and cultivation of talents.

Keywords

construction industry; educational courses; engineering education; management education; China; construction; economics; engineering education; engineering management talents; engineering projects; management education; Educational programs; Educational technology; Engineering management; Management training; Manufacturing industries; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Project management; Research and development management; Technology management; Engineering management education; curricula; evolution; programs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering Management Conference, 2008. IEMC Europe 2008. IEEE International

Conference_Location

Estoril

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2288-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2289-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMCE.2008.4618033

Filename

4618033