Global Competencies for Engineering Education: A Comparative Study of Industry and Academic Perspectives

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Information and Education Innovations Pub Date : 2020-07-26 DOI:10.1145/3411681.3412949

Khwanruethai Rawboon, A. Yamazaki, Sayoko Oda, A. Wongsatanawarid

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Globalization affected the world's labor markets and economy, which created new criteria and expectations for the employment of graduates. Engineering graduates are critical for today's global employment market, and in the current conditions, many industries look for engineering graduates who can work in multinational teams without any cross-temporal, geographical, and disciplinary boundaries. However, both engineering industries and universities play a crucial role in guaranteeing the employment of graduates. This study was conducted to gain insights from academia and industry perspectives on the global competencies of engineering graduates. The respondents who took part in this study are among the educational stakeholders and leaders of a Thai university engineering program and multinational Thai companies that are based in Thailand. Overall, the findings of this study highlight the critical global competencies required by global engineering industries as well as the perspectives of many universities of these competencies.

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工程教育的全球竞争力:产业与学术视角的比较研究

全球化影响了世界劳动力市场和经济，这为毕业生的就业创造了新的标准和期望。工程专业毕业生对当今的全球就业市场至关重要，在目前的情况下，许多行业都希望工程专业毕业生能够在跨国团队中工作，而不受任何跨时间、地域和学科的限制。然而，工程行业和大学在保证毕业生就业方面都起着至关重要的作用。本研究旨在从学术界和业界的角度了解工程专业毕业生的全球竞争力。参与这项研究的受访者是泰国大学工程项目的教育利益相关者和领导者，以及总部设在泰国的泰国跨国公司。总体而言，本研究的结果突出了全球工程行业所需的关键全球能力，以及许多大学对这些能力的看法。

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