Abstracto

Engineering management: Preparing engineering managers to drive technological and social change

Despo Ktoridou 

Continuous technological, economic and social challenges influence higher educational institutions to equip students with the necessary knowledge, skills and competences to work in such challenging context. In the same context, today’s businesses continuously seek innovative engineer-managers not only to design systems but to manage projects/design and development, create strategic plans, handle financing, interface with marketing and recognize and evaluate market opportunities. Management graduate education and Masters in Business Administration (MBA) are considered the most common degree programs offered by business schools worldwide.