There was some discussion on what can be done about this, in the context of improved engineering education, training and capacity building and the promotion of the public understanding of engineering.

UNESCO: Basic Sciences

The Report gives a new perspective on the importance of engineering to development and is intended as a platform for better understanding of engineering, an extraordinarily diverse and pervasive activity that has been central to human progress since the invention of the wheel.

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The new UNESCO UNITWIN Network in Humanitarian Engineering and Computing aims to place cultural diversity and understanding at the heart of engineering and computing education.

UNESCO: Chairs and UNITWIN Networks

Choosing (or making) the perfect golf club means understanding the basics of physics and engineering.

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Then Peter Luff, the Conservative former Defence Minister and former chair of the Business Select Committee, presents a ten minute rule bill on enabling pupils in primary, middle, high and secondary schools to gain greater understanding of careers in science, technology and engineering.

BBC: Week ahead

The City, the University and Gigabit Squared have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and a Letter of Intent that allows Gigabit Squared to begin raising the capital needed to conduct engineering work and to build out the demonstration fiber network.

ENGADGET: Gigabit Squared heading high-speed fiber and wireless internet initiative in Seattle

If the firms that do most of the hiring are not consultancies or investment banks, they may demand different skills: perhaps expertise in engineering or law, rather than a general understanding of business principles, acquired at great expense.

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