KATHMANDU, July 25: Advanced College of Engineering and Management (ACEM) hosted a webinar in partnership with the US Embassy under the heading “Post COVID-19 Prospects in Engineering and Education. Engineering, Education and the Pandemic: Where is the World Headed?”
Webinar held on post-COVID-19 prospects in engineering
Dr Henri P Gavin, Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, US and Dr Bevlee Watford, Professor of Engineering Education in the College at Virginia Tech, US, were the speakers of the program which was moderated by Karl Rogers, Cultural Affairs Officer of the US Embassy. The webinar covered the trends in education, engineering and discussions on the influence the current global crisis might have on both.
Speakers discussed how COVID-19 has shifted the nature of the network, the importance of studying engineering, how solutions are being planned for future classes, emerging trends in engineering due to COVID-19 and why universities need to be more inclusive.
