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The Urgency of Engineering Education Reform

Wm A Wulf
- 01 Jan 2002 - 
- Vol. 3, Iss: 3
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There are academies of science and of engineering all around the world as mentioned in this paper except for in the former Soviet Union, they share two properties: they are not part of their government, but are private corporations.
Abstract
There are academies of science and academies of engineering all around the world. Except for in the former Soviet Union, they share two properties. First: they are not part of their government, but are private corporations. Second: they are honorific entities, that is, it is considered a great honor to be elected to one of these academies. You cannot join the Royal Society in London; you have to be elected by the existing membership. It is considered a very high honor, and recognition of a lifetime of contributions to science or engineering.

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