Education of engineers in the 21st century: Global aspects and implications to Israel

The Neaman Institute has initiated a national process to re-evaluate the education of engineers in the academic institutes in Israel with the objective to train a young generation of engineers with the abilities to promote innovation in the hi-tech and traditional industries as well as harness the frontier of science for these purposes. The present report is intended to serve as a basis for this move and it presents a survey  and a critical analysis of the issues which need to be considered with respect to education of engineers in the 21^st century, especially the knowledge and essential skills needed for achieving these goals.