Cooperation in engineering education between developed and developing countries

1. Introduction

The interest of the developing countries in engineering education, as seen by engineering educators in Europe, has two main facets. Firstly, the numerous students from developing countries who are studying engineering in Europe are very obvious evidence of the priority that is given to engineering in these countries. Secondly, and less clearly seen, is the situation of engineering education in the developing countries themselves, the ways in which it is being carried out and the status of the many engineering schools that are being created. This paper describes some features of these two aspects and mentions means by which international cooperation can help to strengthen engineering education in developing countries, through linkage arrangements and otherwise.