The success of 21st century engineers1 depends on demanding challenges, involving a
large scope of scientific and social competences. College education must help students to …

Engineering profession is very demanding because of the different competences young
graduates need to master. The exponential growth in technology, even though very …

Recent reports published by the Walton Family Foundation [1][2] highlight the importance of
innovation to the US economy and the critical relationship between innovation, university …

Engineering students' expertise relies on strong consolidated scientific and technological
learning. However, more and more, it is their ability to adapt to new situations and …

Following the drawn challenge of enhancing the discussion of young engineers'
competences problematics, this paper reflects the result of the four different approaches from …

El desarrollo de competencias profesionales en la formación de los ingenieros requiere de
un sistema de enseñanza basado en resultados de aprendizaje (outcomes). Las …

Nowadays, engineering graduating students face an enormous demand when facing their
first professional challenge. Their scientific competence is not a guarantee of their success …

A joint development of business and engineering skills should be a nowadays concern in
order to fulfill with the expectation and the vision of educating the engineer of 2020 …

Academia and professionals' attention has been drawn towards redefining theory of
engineering for relevance in the 21st century. This has become an imperative as it has …