Open AccessConcerns Fronting Engineering Education in Sudan: A Review
Author(s) -
Abdelrahim Minalla
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asean journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2231-9433
DOI - 10.11113/ajee2021.5n2.72
Subject(s) - accreditation , curriculum , publishing , quality (philosophy) , project commissioning , control (management) , political science , engineering ethics , information and communications technology , engineering , engineering management , management , pedagogy , sociology , economics , philosophy , epistemology , law
For decades Sudan, like most of Sub-Saharan African countries, has been facing profound engineering education issues, namely: poor funding, outdated curricula, ineffective teaching and learning methods, inadequate human capacity, poor research/publishing condition, inappropriate facilities, inadequate educational technology and ICT environment, weak university/industry relationship, lack of academic freedom, and missing of quality control and accreditation measures. The paper discussed these issues, and proposed solutions such as redesign of flexible curriculum, adopting learner-centered approach, and developing hiring structure that focuses on recruiting and retaining qualified educators, with the goal of graduating a high rate of qualified engineers, ready for the 21st century.