9. Globalization
Engineers play a fundamental role in advancing a country’s economic growth and improving the quality of life for its citizens. Increasingly, this role transcends national boundaries. Globalization trends highlight how engineering and technology can influence the course of human development around the globe.
Today, the world’s population is linked across geographic space as never before – disparate populations live in similar environments and climates, use the same energy resources, and share interlinked economies and sociopolitical systems. Recognizing that globalization brings new challenges as well as new opportunities, the Faculty is developing an educational paradigm that will prepare graduates to work across cultures and disciplines. We are educating the next generation of engineers to meet the unparalleled possibilities, responsibilities, and challenges they will face in the future.
This past year, the Faculty created Canada’s first Centre for Global Engineering (CGEN), led by Professor Yu-Ling Cheng as Director, and we appointed Dr. Murray Metcalfe as Professor, Globalization. CGEN will serve as the focal point to showcase, invigorate and expand our globalization activities. The Centre will engage the resources of our alumni and faculty, who continue to be invaluable in advancing Canada’s innovation agenda and in collaborating with other institutions and individuals – both nationally and internationally– on our shared goals.
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