The document discusses the future of engineering and technological education. It focuses on areas like teaching conceptual problem solving, engaging learning through teams and projects, increasing exposure to other disciplines, boosting hands-on learning, and teaching storytelling skills. Future challenges mentioned include eroding boundaries between engineering fields, educating ethical engineers, and empowering entrepreneurs. Interdisciplinary research themes proposed are autonomous systems, imaging technology, smart materials, biomaterials, sensors, and water-energy nexus. The document concludes by thanking the audience and emphasizing the importance of good teaching employing logic, practical skills, and compassion.

1. Future of Engineering and
Technological Education
Prof Dr Engr Md Jahangir Alam, VC USTC
STEM TO STEAM

2. Areas of focus
Teach the ability to conceptualize
concrete solutions to abstract problems
It’s hard to teach,
evaluate and grade
creativity

3. Areas of focus
Engage and
connect
through team,
project and
goal-based
learning
D E S I G N C O N C E P T S , I N C . 28

4. Areas of focus
Increase
awareness,
exposure and
sympathy
with other
disciplines
And
perspectives
D E S I G N C O N C E P T S , I N C . 29

5. Areas of focus
Boost up
hands-on
learning
D E S I G N C O N C E P T S , I N C . 30

6. Areas of focus
Teach our
engineers to
become
storytellers
D E S I G N C O N C E P T S , I N C . 31

7. Future challenges
Erode
boundaries and
blend between
engineering
disciplines
D E S I G N C O N C E P T S , I N C . 32

8. Future challenges
Inform and
educate the
ethical humanist
engineer
D E S I G N C O N C E P T S , I N C . 33

9. Future challenges
Empower
engineers
as entrepreneurs
D E S I G N C O N C E P T S , I N C . 34

10. Interdisciplinary Research Themes
Autonomous Systems
This theme convenes faculty with expertise in robotics, cyber-
security, verification and validation, control theory, artificial
intelligence, unmanned systems, machine learning, formal
methods, and human-robot interaction.
Imaging Technology
Imaging Science will transform society by saving lives through
medical imaging, improving industrial safety and productivity
through nondestructive testing, increasing integrated electronics
performance through fast metrology, and enabling the extraction of
resources in environmentally friendly ways through seismic
imaging.

11. Multi-Functional Smart Materials
To establish the science of integration of materials that metabolize
energy into distributed sensing, actuation, and computation. This
theme will develop artificial systems with biological properties by
bringing together campus researchers from across the domains of
biology, physics, computer science, material science, electrical
engineering and mechanical engineering with open access to
industry.
Precision Biomaterials
To integrate biomaterials design with drug and cell-based
technologies to engineer and validate new combinational health
care products and translate clinical needs into therapies, spanning
from molecular design to medical product design. Through this
materials-centric approach, will provide next-generation,
disruptive therapeutic interventions for a broad spectrum of
diseases with unmet medical needs.

12. Integrated Sensor Systems
The ISS theme aims to establish Colorado as the preeminent
national resource for quantum applied science and engineering, in
quantum technology, and in quantum science and engineering
education. The research emphasis is on engineering and translating
quantum technologies, in particular quantum sensors, toward
practical applications.
Water-Energy Nexus
The interactions between water, energy, and associated systems
have profound impacts on our society. As such, the nexus of water
and energy is, and will continue to be, one of the world’s leading
long-term technical challenges. The Water-Energy Nexus theme
aims to bring together researchers from different disciplines to
address the pressing challenges surrounding water, energy and
associated systems such as food, land, air quality and climate.

13. Books for References & Reading
Are we ready for 4IR ?

14. Innovative Teaching & Learning

15. Towards Bangladesh Vision 2031 & Vision 2041

26. Thank you for
your attention…
Good teaching employs
head, hands and heart.
Spark, Inspire and change