Transforming Engineering Education For The 21 St Century As An Engineering R&D Work By Using The Systems Approach

At the beginning of the 21 st century, most of the world is moving rapidly towards a global, market-oriented, real-time economy. This accelerating transition has led to a dramatically rising level of know-how and use of technology. Driven by continuing market liberalization, the transition continues at an accelerating rate. The increasing competition between companies forces routine manufacturing to be transferred to countries with low manpower costs. It also forces companies to adopt modern ICT tools (Information and Communications Technology) for automating routine work. At the same time, the global development is progressing towards the fulfillment of the basic human needs and, consequently, to the increasing emphasis of higher individual needs.