ROLE OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN NIGERIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

This article examines engineering education as an economic
development of global society and how these themes can impact on a country
economic growth. The central issue of this article is the argument that 
engineering education changes global environment and it will increasingly
depend on a country’s ability to understand the role of human capital. The
article further describes the importance uses of engineering education and
knowledge technology in appropriate ways for development of a country.
This article continues to express the influence of knowledge in development 
of regional economic growth. The article also presents a revision of
economic growth theories that are fully related to the Engineering Education 
for a country to be considered.