Abstract
Engineering representing the backbone of a nation aims to migrate towards the knowledge economy. The strengthening of engineering education leads to the nation’s self-reliance while building indigenous capabilities. The current study attempts to compare engineering education in China with Pakistan, Europe, and the USA in context of One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative. The comparison provided by this study will help to identify some of the trends and challenges in engineering education at the national and regional level of OBOR countries. The study suggests that OBOR strategy will allow China to build excellence in engineering education and export its expertiseamong the member countries during developing stage.
Highlights
Engineering is the application of science and mathematics to solve problems, figure out how things work and find practical applications of scientific discoveries
Graduates from University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, UET, Taxila, Ghulam Ishaq Khan (GIK) Institute, Swabi and National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad would benefit from the agreement (Business standards, 2017)
Washington Accord (WA) was signed between six nations in 1989 covers complex methods of accrediting engineering degree programs. It was acquainted with acknowledgment of equivalencies crosswise over both the accreditation process which happens in each nation and in the standards set by that procedure (Lucas, 2014)
Summary
Engineering is the application of science and mathematics to solve problems, figure out how things work and find practical applications of scientific discoveries. In order to overcome these circumstances, China adopted an open-door policy to send more students for studying abroad than any other country It has academic ties with 188 countries and signed agreements of mutual recognition to 47 nations strengthening international exchanges in engineering education, especially with US and EU countries (Zhao, 2017). The Institute of Tallaght Dublin (ITTD), Ireland and Nanjing University of Technology (NJUT), China deliver a joint bachelor of honors in Mechanical Engineering program to Chinese students. They spend first three years in NJUT China being jointly instructed by ITTD and NJUT teachers and finish their 4th year at Ireland in the same. Being a largest engineering education country with a vast number of engineering programs and signatory of WA, it has a crucial challenge to meet the quality of engineering education as per international standards
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