EDUCATION AND THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION

Education changed during previous industrial revolutions and a lot of changes are being recorded in this current revolution. Social and industrial transformations under the fourth industrial revolution will define the new trends of development of modern engineering education. This paper takes a broad look at the fourth industrial revolution, while tracing the history of educational changes in previous revolutions and, examining the challenges and implications for engineering education. The possibilities of engineering institutions becoming interdisciplinary and producing entrepreneurial engineers were discussed among others. Industrial cooperation and educational partnership is important to make a trust for future employability and, the best engineering education for the fourth industrial revolution will be delivered in partnership with society, industry, employers and the government.