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The present chapter concerns engineering education in higher education in a European context. It comprises two main strands: in the first, we present an overview of engineering education in Europe from historical and sociological perspectives, and in the second, we present country-specific examples of engineering education from three European countries—Denmark, Turkey, and the UK, representing three different traditions of engineering education. This chapter contributes to research on the cultural dimension of engineering education, while it may also inform stakeholders on the history, politics, and diverse practices in the European context. We provide a short comparison of the engineering education systems in Denmark, Turkey, and the UK across several criteria. We conclude these different European countries’ innovation levels may stem from their differences in their educational programs and teaching methods: diverse and interdisciplinary in Denmark and the UK and uniform and traditional in Turkey. Finally, we provide recommendations for policy makers, educators, and researchers based on our review.
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Corlu, M.S., Svidt, K., Gnaur, D., Lavi, R., Borat, O., Çorlu, M.A. (2018). Engineering Education in Higher Education in Europe. In: Dori, Y.J., Mevarech, Z.R., Baker, D.R. (eds) Cognition, Metacognition, and Culture in STEM Education. Innovations in Science Education and Technology, vol 24. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66659-4_11
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