http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/08/educating-engineering-geeks/ Science and Engineering: Innovation, Research, Education and Economics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:32:15 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/08/educating-engineering-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-50462 MIT Launches Initiatives in Innovation and India at Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:08:56 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/08/educating-engineering-geeks/#comment-50462 MIT has launched a group that will act as a liaison between MIT researchers and venture capitalists around the world. The International Innovation Initiative (I³)... MIT has launched a group that will act as a liaison between MIT researchers and venture capitalists around the world. The International Innovation Initiative (I³)…

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/08/educating-engineering-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-45565 CuriousCat: Engineering Education Future at Imperial College Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:12:16 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/08/educating-engineering-geeks/#comment-45565 "We want to ensure that the engineering graduate of the future is better equipped to take a leading role in identifying issues and designing solutions to local, national and global challenges affecting society and the world around us, without compromising their technical education..." “We want to ensure that the engineering graduate of the future is better equipped to take a leading role in identifying issues and designing solutions to local, national and global challenges affecting society and the world around us, without compromising their technical education…”

]]> http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/08/educating-engineering-geeks/comment-page-1/#comment-39178 Oliver Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:20:23 +0000 http://engineering.curiouscatblog.net/2007/06/08/educating-engineering-geeks/#comment-39178 It's amazing to see that even the top universities think about these things and criticise themselves. This is ironic: "... and along the lines of the European Union, a five-year educational model" - because many EU countries are in the "hot phase" of implementing the Bologna Process, that means in a few years there will only be 3+2 or 4+1 years degrees left. In Germany until 1998 (the year the new regulation was decided) a 5-year educational model was the standard and studying about 6 years was average (if you stopped after 4.5 years, you had no degree whatsoever - this is one of the major drawbacks). It's all currently in the transition phase. It’s amazing to see that even the top universities think about these things and criticise themselves. This is ironic: “… and along the lines of the European Union, a five-year educational model” – because many EU countries are in the “hot phase” of implementing the Bologna Process, that means in a few years there will only be 3+2 or 4+1 years degrees left. In Germany until 1998 (the year the new regulation was decided) a 5-year educational model was the standard and studying about 6 years was average (if you stopped after 4.5 years, you had no degree whatsoever – this is one of the major drawbacks). It’s all currently in the transition phase.

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