ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN THE USA
Abstract
The article examines education of engineering workforce as one of the priority areas for the US education system development, analyzes the structure of undergraduate engineering programs, discusses the quality of engineering education, as well as the issue of meeting the requirements of the labor market and other problems of the USeducation system, related to educating highly-qualified specialists in engineering.
About the Authors
Tat’yana B. Mednikova
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vasiliy S. Senashenko
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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