ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/03043798908903343

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

The growing frustration of developing countries with their relatively slow rate of economic progress, their increasing dependence on imports of technology despite genuine efforts for endogenous developemt, and the flight of their skilled manpower for employment in developed countries have combined to focus attention of their educational planners on the ‘appropriateness’ of their engineering education programmes. Since technology is nation- and culture-specific, it is argued that all educational programmes in the field of engineering and technology should be specifically designed to meet the needs of the country concerned. Formulation of such programmes may, however, inhibit mobility of engineers across national boundaries, hamper transferof technology and decelerate global economic and technological development. The paper examines the observable differences in the characteristics of developing and developed countries, the technological framework and projections of economic growth of developing countries and the special features of the engineering educational system needed to respond to their needs. Implications of recent advances in information technology, biotechnology and manufacturing technology on engineering education planning are analysed. The compatibility of socially relevant engineering education with that of internationally comparable standards is examined in detail. It is shown that it is possible to develop programmes in developing countries which are intellectually challenging, meet international standards of achievement and at the same tiem equip students with competence in technology assessment, with awareness of pitfalls of technology transfer and with experience in use of technological solutions for current social and economic problems. It is argued that such programmes while essential for developing countries will be equally useful to developed countries and would accelerate international appreciation of problems of development. The reversal of brain-drain is proposed through the creation of challenging opportunities at home coupled with the utiltisation of intellectual and financial resources of emigré nationals abroad.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/03043798908903344

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

The study and fellowship programmes for graduates from the developing countries ar the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH), are based on co-operation with NORAD (The Norwegian Agency for Intonational Development). This paper describes and gives the background for rhese continuing education programmes. Our general experience with the programmes is discussed together with some responses to them.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/03043798908903345

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

The authors, a Tunisian head of engrneering school and a European professor, have established an electrical engineering graduate programme in Tunis. They have defined a procedure of international co-operation which allows the definition of a research strategy in the developing institution from its inception. In panicular, foreign professors who collaborate have an intimate knowledge of the aims of the whole organisation. Details of the developments over the last 10 years are given.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/03043798908903346

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Manufacturing has gained growing importance in modern economic development and must be given a place in engineering education at university level. Finding the proper balance between scientific subjects and technology as an integrated discipline is not an easy task, especially in developing countries which face specific problems such as a lack of overall industrial culture, the lack of faculty and staff of which the graduate education abroad often generates deep cultural distortions. Successful cases in Indonesia and Thailand are described and analysed from which interesting guidelines for the future are deduced, among those the need to integrate equipment, maintenance and service personnel with the teaching staff when setting up a project. Sandwich postgraduate programmes are also to be considered more frequently in the future.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/03043798908903347

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Countries which are underdeveloped, as measured by the size of the gross national product per person, need a high rate of increase of the gross national product if they are ever to have a standard of living anything like that of the wealthier countries. However, there are many obstacles to achieving such a high rate of development, amongst which is the inadequate provision, and standard, of technological and business education. That is to say, the education of people for the continuing development of industry is inadequate in some or even all respects. Some of these inadequacies can be removed or mitigated through co-operation with member institutions of SEFI and similar bodies. This co-operation has to be very carefully designed and implemented if it is to make any substantial impact on the rate of development. Engineering schools in underdeveloped countries have, or should have, different objectives from those in welldeveloped countries. These objectives will change as the development progresses but for a time they must be somewhat different if the schools are to have the most effect on industrial development.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/03043798908903348

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Rapid urban growth is a common phenomenon in most developing countries. Classical planning approaches and investment projects were given priority in the past, while management and maintenance aspects were often neglected. Since 1980 the University of Technology of Compiégne has organised an annual 9-month professional training programme (GTU) in Technical Urban Management for technical and administrative urban staff from developing countries. This article deals with such aspects as background philosophy and programme content and tries to evaluate the experience of the nine sessions organised so far.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/03043798908903349

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

Close established ties bemeen Belgium and Rwanda are also reflected in the setting up of civil and electromechanical engineering programmes in Rwanda, by the State University at Ghent, Belgium. The start-up and general organisation of engineering education, the experiences with four such education programmes and their extension into a practical post-university level education for solving urgent tangible problems of the country, are discussed.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/03043798908903350

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

For eight years, the Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland and the Ecole Inter-Etats d'Ingénieurs de I'Equipement Rural (EIER) at Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, have collaborated in the postgraduate education and training of university engineers, offering a course in Sanitary Engineering, comprising 8 months in Ouagadougou, followed by 3 months in Lausanne. Successful students receive a diploma confered by the two Engneering Schools. Such collaboration is productive only if planned on a long-trem basis forcing some of the limiting principles of technical development programmes to be sidestepped. The better students may continue their studies towards an MSc or a PhD, developing the EIER's research facilities, working on topics directly related to Afircan needs and may benefit fiom EPFL's facilities and scientific experience.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/03043798908903351

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor

摘要:

This paper suggests chat engineering curricula should be designed on the basis that engineering is a vocation. It outlines how curricula might be developed by identifying engineering jobs and proceeding from job specification through engineering capability profiles to subjects of instruction. The need for manpower planning is stressed. Some problems related to small student numbers are outlined and some options offered for solution of such problems.

ISSN:0304-3797    

DOI:10.1080/03043798908903352

出版商:Taylor & Francis Group    

年代:1989

数据来源: Taylor