UNESCO recently released a report that the world is widespread. Engineer talents Shortage will threaten the future development of the engineering industry.

UNESCO's report is entitled "engineering industry: problems, challenges and opportunities for development". The report says that the demand for engineering talents is increasing day by day. Only in sub Saharan Africa, if we want to achieve the Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations and improve the situation of clean water and sanitation, we need to add 2 million 500 thousand engineers and technicians.

However, many engineers have appeared in many countries. shortage The phenomenon. A report from Germany shows that most German industry engineers are in short supply. A Danish study shows that by 2020, the gap of engineers in the country will be as high as 14 thousand.

Although the absolute number of students in the global engineering discipline has increased, the proportion of new registration is declining compared with other disciplines. Tony Maggioram, the writer of the report, points out that the popularity of engineering disciplines has declined because people believe that engineering is not only boring, but also requires painstaking research. In addition, the wage level of the engineering industry is generally low compared with the responsibilities undertaken. Ma Qiao Rahm said that not only the students, but also the makers of policy and planning often neglect the importance of engineering discipline.

According to UNESCO's report, engineering discipline itself also needs innovation and transformation to stimulate people's interest. The report has made many suggestions for this purpose, for example, in education and training, innovative methods must be adopted, with emphasis on practical ability and problem-solving ability.