The technological convergence is changing the manufacture process. How the competences the technologist and engineers will be desenvolve to work at 21th century jobs?
for universities, most of the courses changed to electronic based (e-learning system) and content of the books with sound and pic of teacher are in the one simple files which is watch from every where. You can be online and in the class when ever and where ever you like.
about job, most of the third countries government try to out sours most of the jobs to people with internet. internet base government of e government are the famous label for that.
size of the government organization and agility in their job changed. you do not need to go Department of Finance and Tax Affairs, you can do your job from your home with internet.
If the education is done by e-learning systems, what is the role of the universities and the professors? Or one "Word University of Technology" is enough instead of universities?
I think the personal relationship is very important part of the education.The e-learning is very important in case of short training, but in case of BSc/MSc level I cannot support it.
It is possible that something has changed in the education system, regardless of whether this education is technical or humanitarian, it is necessary to start with the education system itself. In particular, with the competence of the teachers themselves. And only after that, and only after that, those who enter educational institutions in the future will be able to form "new competencies".
And, in my opinion, there will be these future programs online or offline - anyway.
And then it will be possible to provide the "supply" of the required competencies, possibly in accordance with such forecasts as https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/the-10-skills-you-need-to-thrive-in -the-fourth-industrial-revolution /
As an interesting and useful document, in the context of this issue, I think it is worth considering http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/esd/ESD_Publications/Competences_Publication
Many correct findings. Nevertheless, I am also curious about how the fifth Industrial revolution will affect our technology and engineering centered education? Please see attached file.