The educational training of the engineer and the complex reality of the contemporary world.

Abstract

The present investigation was oriented to answer: what is the profile of the engineer in the current world ?, How the
pedagogical and didactic training of the teachers who teach engineering can contribute to raise the interest for studying engineering in
Colombia ?, Due to the decrease in the number of students willing to study this area. The study was developed through a documentary
investigation. There was misinformation of the engineering profile offered by some universities; diversity in specializations resulting from
advances in science, technology and knowledge; Currently, different skills are required for the engineer: ability to work in a team, leadership,
responsibility, ethics, command of a foreign language; Willingness to learn; update work with people from other cultures; assess your context;
social role and the benefit of the community. An experience of university didactic renovation evidenced the importance of research by the
student and teacher update to change traditional education