Engineer of the Future
In today’s world of rapidly changing technology, the life of products as well as professions is getting shorter and shorter. Artificial intelligence, internet of things, machine learning, and machine-to-people communication are forming the new platform for tomorrow’s workforce and super smart societies. The future engineer needs to be innovative and T-shaped, with strong vertical skills in a specific discipline, topped by a broad base of cross-cutting knowledge and skills across the disciplines. In this webinar, you’ll find out all you need to know about what the engineer of the future looks like.
Date: Thursday, May 27th, 2021, 5:00 PM - 6:10 PM Gulf Standard Time
Target Audience: Engineering Professors
Target Region: Middle East and Africa
Expected Attendees: 200-250
Platform: Zoom Webinar (link will be provided after you register)
| 5:00 PM | Introduction and Opening Remarks |
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| 5:05 PM | Case Study: The Power of Adaptive Learning for Engineering Instruction |
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In this session, one of our Digital Faculty Consultants for engineering will outline the importance of creating personalized learning pathways for students and demonstrate how that can be done using industry-leading solutions like Connect. Speaker: |
| 5:15 PM | Keynote Presentation: The Engineer of the Future |
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Keeping up with the fast pace of innovation requires kills such as critical thinking, creativity, communication, and complex problem solving. Today’s engineering students need to merge technical skills with soft skills to become the well-rounded engineer of tomorrow. In this session, you will learn from one of the most respected figures in the world of engineering instruction around the world, Dr. Yunus Çengel, who will share his insights on what it means to be an innovative engineer today. Speaker: |
| 6:00 PM | Q&A |
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