The Secret Of Their Success: What Factors Determine The Career Success Of An Aerospace Engineer Trained In The Netherlands?

Although engineers are educated with a vision that they can become successful, very little research is done into how engineers become successful. What is it exactly that makes one engineer more successful than another? And what consequence does that have for the way engineers are educated? This is becoming even more important taking into account the new ABET 2000 criteria 1 , which state the need for a BSc program that it has a process in place that periodically evaluates its objectives based on the needs of the program’s various constituencies. The constituents named in this criterion can be perceived to consist of various parties including the government, industry and alumni. A good description of the alumni population, their achievements and their employers as well as their opinion on the educational program will help to ensure (re-) accreditation.