While Dr. Frankenstein brought life to his creation, the result wasn’t exactly a warm, compassionate, empathetic being. Similarly, since the 1950s, academic institutions have turned out some of the best engineers the world has ever known, but the educational process often focused solely on producing well-trained individuals.
But times have changed. Besides working closely with industries to turn out qualified engineers who can fill immediate job positions, academia is creating a new breed of engineer—one who is involved in solving real-world, human problems.