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  • Challenges of civil engineering education
    Arciszewski, Tomasz ; Rebolj, Danijel
    The paper discusses the present and coming challenges of civil engineering education, including leadership, creativity, computing, security, globalization, and climate changes-related challenges. In ... more general terms, it addresses the fundamental issue of the present focus on mostly quantitative, or numerical, aspects of civil engineering in the context of a shift from art to science in engineering education. The paper proposes a Renaissance in civil engineering education through the reinstatement of the lost balance between creativity and leadership on one side and teaching only the analytical knowledge and skills on the other side. Finding such a balance could be accomplished im- plementing the Da Vincian principles in civil engineering education and through the development of a modern holistic body of knowledge in civil engineering. The paper also briefly discusses both the ASCE and the European Union efforts to improve the civil engineering education. Finally, globalization of this education is proposed, which would maximize the utilization of the limited resources and would create a new era of global cooperation.
    Type of material - conference contribution
    Publish date - 2007
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 11447574