Engineering Challenges in Terms of Academic and Professional Training

Abstract

This article aims to present the challenges of engineering education in terms of academic and professional training based on what is considered to be needed and expected of a global and multidisciplinary engineer who can cope with the demands and the challenges of our world today, always with a vision towards tomorrow to contemplate future problems. The topics discussed are the following: The importance of knowledge about economics to propose effective and viable solutions, the ability to develop sustainable and short term solutions that solve the current problems of society, the demand for professional training required for insertion in the labor market, the promotion of research and new ideas, the development of creativity and soft skills, the need to manipulate and be aware of the latest information and communication technologies, the promotion of a responsible attitude towards the environment and the promotion of decision-making in the field of engineering based on ethics and universal morality.