The learner in engineering education

Abstract

[Excerpt] More and more engineers operate in globalised contexts and need to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to complex problems. Equipping engineers with the knowledge and competences needed, as well as the preparation for professional practice are important aspects of engineering education. Nowadays, many Universities of Technology use active and student-centred pedagogies as learning strategies. Collaborating in small project groups to solve a real-life engineering problem is a good example of an excellent preparation for practice. [...]