Abstract
In recent years, with the rapid development of economy and the continuous advancement of technology, the demand for high-level talents with expertise has been gradually increased in China. Master of Engineering (ME), the new education mode, has been developed rapidly. After briefing the status quo of the ME degree programs at home and abroad, this paper examines the current status of Master of Engineering degree programs in China from four aspects, namely the curriculum planning, graduation requirements, mentor qualities and the education system, by analyzing the results of a survey conducted in China’s universities. After pointing out the problems existed in the ME degree programs, this paper put forward four pieces of corresponding suggestions.
Highlights
In order to meet the need of China's economic construction and social development, change the situation of relatively simple type of engineering degree andimprovethe degree system with Chinese characteristics [1], the 15th meeting of State Council Academic Degrees Committee examined and passed the “Setting Plan for Master of Engineering degree”
The history of developed countries in engineering education indicates: the emergence and development of engineering education is closely related to the historical stage of national industrialization and socio-economic development and in the phase of rapid development in industrialization, the demand of advanced applications for the enterprise and the society is increasing [2]
In the part-time Master of Engineering (ME) degree programs, students are offered two-on-one mentoring, which means a supervisor from the college and an advisor form the enterprises will work together to help the students put the theories they have learned into practice
Summary
In order to meet the need of China's economic construction and social development, change the situation of relatively simple type of engineering degree andimprovethe degree system with Chinese characteristics [1], the 15th meeting of State Council Academic Degrees Committee examined and passed the “Setting Plan for Master of Engineering degree”. ME degree programs focus on capacity-building, providing professional and technical personnel and managers who have qualifications in engineering for industrial, mining and construction sectors, especially for large and medium-sized stateowned enterprises. This paper explores the shortcomings existed in the ME degree programs in China and put forward suggestions by learning from the advanced experience of western countries, so as to improve the ME degree program which will play a more effective role in China’s economic development
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