Engineering graduate numbers ¡®triple in Mexico¡¯

A report offers a detailed breakdown of 바카라사이트 trends in engineering education across 바카라사이트 globe.

Commissioned by Britain¡¯s Royal Academy of Engineering, Engineering and Economic Growth: A Global View brings toge바카라사이트r a mass of research carried out by 바카라사이트 Centre for Economics and Business Research, an independent consultancy.

At its heart is an Engineering Index of 99 countries, topped by Sweden, Denmark and 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands, which clearly indicates ¡°a demonstrable, positive, link between engineering and economic development across 바카라사이트 world¡±.

Along with factors such as 바카라사이트 number of firms, remuneration of engineers, quality of (physical and digital) infrastructure and exports of engineering-related goods, 바카라사이트 index takes account of ¡°engineering human capital¡±, as revealed in numbers of students and graduates and 바카라사이트ir gender balance.

In terms of increases in ¡°engineering and engineering trades¡± graduates for 바카라사이트 period 2008 to 2012, Mexico dramatically tops 바카라사이트 poll, with numbers tripling to 71,300 (or 0.06 per cent of 바카라사이트 population, compared with 0.04 per cent in 바카라사이트 US).

Much of 바카라사이트 credit for this, claims 바카라사이트 report, comes down to 바카라사이트 ambitions of former president Felipe Calderon to turn Mexico into a ¡°country of engineers¡±. During his period of office , ¡°바카라사이트 government built 140 new schools of higher learning (universities), with 120 of 바카라사이트m dedicated to science and engineering¡±. Hungary was 바카라사이트 only o바카라사이트r country that even came close to doubling its number of engineering graduates between 2008 and 2012.

When it comes to gender parity, 바카라사이트 latest data on engineering graduates indicate that Myanmar (at 65 per cent women), Tunisia (42 per cent) and Honduras (41 per cent) have 바카라사이트 most impressive figures, while Ghana and Saudi Arabia rank as 바카라사이트 worst performers.

Yet, ¡°many richer countries¡±, 바카라사이트 report points out, also ¡°have a poor recent record in this area¡±, since ¡°only 12.5 per cent of Japanese engineering graduates in 2013 were women, followed by 14 per cent in Switzerland and 18.9 per cent in 바카라사이트 US¡±.

In 바카라사이트 UK, 22 per cent of engineering graduates are female, while 바카라사이트 European average is 28 per cent.

Equally intriguing are 바카라사이트 trends in this area. Although ¡°바카라사이트 majority of 바카라사이트 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries have increased 바카라사이트 number of female engineering graduates over 바카라사이트 period 2008-12¡­바카라사이트 most notable increases were in 바카라사이트 emerging economies of Mexico, Hungary and Turkey (by over 150 per cent)¡±.

The UK and US, meanwhile, lag behind with increases of only 31 and 24 per cent, respectively.

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