Impact of Globalization and Industry on Engineering Education at Higher Learning Education in Malaysia

Abstract

Organizations around the world are experiencing a shortage of qualified candidates to fill the growing number of networking positions in almost every industry. Cisco Networking Academy is an innovative global education initiative that delivers information and communication technology skills to help meet this growing demand while improving career and educational opportunities for students around the world. Globalization has changed the skills and competencies required from engineers hired by industry and service providers. This paper presents the impact of the globalization and industry to the teaching and learning of networking courses in the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (FEE-UiTM). The research was conducted based on the growth and impact of these industry-university linkages in Malaysia to higher institutions, particularly in FEE-UiTM.