#41 Roger V Gonzalez from UTEP USA on Adapting Engineering Education

About this episode

The episode discusses the differences in engineering education systems and the contributions of students to their education with Professor Roger Gonzalez.

Engineering is a global profession, with various efforts focusing on the globalisation of engineering practice. However, there are many differences between engineering education systems in different contexts. In this episode we discuss what we can learn by comparing engineering education across contexts with Professor Roger Gonzalez from The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), author of the monograph “Adapting Engineering Education to a Rapidly Changing World” which focuses on the differences between engineering education systems, particularly those associated with the UK and the USA. Join Dr. Natalie Wint (University College London) and Prof. Neil Cooke (University of Birmingham) to learn about the ways in which students are contributing their their own engineering education, and what we can learn from them. Timestamps 0.00 Welcome and introduction to episode 0.25 Podcast Intro 0.50 Experiences with students collaboration from Natalie and Neil 2.13 Introduction to Roger and his work 5.04 Introduction to UTEP 6.44 Why is this work needed and why now? 10.15 How was the work conducted? 12.44 Differences in terms of student admissions into engineering 15.58 Implications for…

People in this episode

Hosts: Natalie Wint, Neil Cooke

Guest: Roger V Gonzalez

Topics covered

• engineering education
• globalisation
• student collaboration
• educational systems
• access and participation

Keywords

• engineering education
• globalisation
• student collaboration
• admissions
• access
• program structure
• degree variants

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The University of Texas at El Paso

Books & works: Adapting Engineering Education to a Rapidly Changing World

Places: UK, USA

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