The Trend of Engineering Education in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions of Learning Towards Achieving Technological Development | Zendy

A. M. Idris | Zendy; Muhammad Rashid Rajuddin | Zendy

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The Trend of Engineering Education in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions of Learning Towards Achieving Technological Development

Author(s) -

A. M. Idris,

Muhammad Rashid Rajuddin

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

procedia - social and behavioral sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1877-0428

DOI - 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.710

Subject(s) - curriculum , quality (philosophy) , higher education , engineering education , engineering , engineering management , business , economic growth , economics , philosophy , epistemology

The quality of engineering graduates from universities and polytechnics in Nigeria has been the major concern by the industries over the years. The current trend in engineering education in Nigeria has created a disparity between the quality of training received by the graduates vis-’-vis the employers expectations in the business and industries in the country despite its enormous resources. This paper looked at the current trend of engineering education in terms of curriculum, teachers, students, funding, facilities, industrial collaboration as well as teaching methods with the view of suggesting the way forward

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