Engineering Education in Canadian Universities

7. CONCLUDING REMARKS

• This report has recommended major changes to the content, approach and environment of engineering education in Canada. Implementation of these proposals is a formidable task requiring a major cultural evolution, not only in the universities but also in industry and in government.

• The Academy recognizes that currently available resources are inadequate to implement many of the recommendations at this time. The intention of this report is to provide a vision of where we ought to be so that each step of pressure and progress can be toward that goal.

• There is no standard rigid formula for the Canadian engineering education system of the future. Rather there must be a spirit of focused experimentation based on some of the objectives which have been formulated. A diversity in the local result should be expected and welcomed.

• The Canadian Academy of Engineering, together with the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers and the National Council of Deans of Engineering and Applied Science, can do much to establish an enhanced image of the profession of engineering, not only with the general public but also in the profession itself. The respect and value accorded to the profession depends on the confidence held by the public that engineering is committed to their welfare, that service to the public is paramount and that the ethics of engineering are second to none among the professions.