What will it take to reform engineering education?

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An honest-to-goodness engineering education reform entail the implementation of several vigorous actions. One of them is that employers should state clearly the intellectual skills they expect from engineering graduates. Another action that is recommended is that advisory boards of engineering colleges must become active advocates of educational change. Industry managers at all levels must also encourage and support the involvement of talented engineers and managers as program evaluators of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

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Environmental engineering expansion

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AMEC of London, UK, has acquired the assets of Ogden Environmental and Energy Services from Ogden Corp of New York, NY, for about $17.5 million. The purchase has more than doubled the company's environmental and geotechnical engineering capabilities in the US with the addition of 27 offices and 650 professionals. The combined firm will have annual revenue exceeding $200 million.

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Leadership: the skill most needed

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The difference between leadership and management and the essential qualities required of a good leader are analysed.

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