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Multiple reports and studies highlight the need for the global engineering community and policymakers to develop programmes to address the public’s perception of engineering, to influence pre-university students and their teachers and to position engineering education as a more attractive programme of study. Many engineering societies have developed programmes and activities that support and promote engineering as a programme of study and career choice among pre-university teachers, their students, and the public. Several examples of how engineering societies are delivering programmes and activities in this area are discussed.
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Gorham, D., Nwulu, N. (2020). How Professional Societies Support Engineering Education: Pre-University Teachers and Their Students. In: Engineering Education through Social Innovation. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 108. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39006-8_2
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