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The Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) has warned, time and time again, that in the near future Danish companies will have severe difficulties hiring enough qualified engineers. The main reason is that most young people, as they transition from second level schools, simply do not want to pursue a career in engineering, science and technology.
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Henriksen, L.B. (2016). “Are They Ready?”. In: Vries, M.J.d., Gumaelius, L., Skogh, IB. (eds) Pre-university Engineering Education. International Technology Education Studies, vol 1. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-621-7_8
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