NE Seminars

Thursday, October 18, 2001

• Said Abdel-Khalik, George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• "The"Wal-Marting" of American Higher Education - What's a University Anyway?"
• Host: Mohamed Bourham
• Co-sponsor: College of Engineering
• Abstract:
  
  This talk deals with the basic question of "What is a University?" The opportunities and challenges presented by distance learning are explored. A vision for undergraduate engineering education in a knowledge-based world economy is elucidated.

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