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 21st century, especially the knowledge and essential skills needed for achieving these goals.
