A PRESENTATION ON

Contemporary Issues in
Engineering
 Globalization and Cross Cultural Issues

 Need for understanding cross cultural values

 Knowing when to listen, when to ask for help, and when—finally—to speak
 Developing effective relationship with people from cultures substantially different
from own.
 Individualism vs collectivism.
 Acceptance of power and authority.
 Materialism vs concern for others.
 Formality vs informality.
Public private partnership

 Funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more

private sector companies.
 Private party provides a public service or project
 Assumption substantial financial, technical and operational risk in the project
 Enable public sector to harness expertise and experience.
Safety, Risks and Benefit Analysis
Development and Environment

 Better understanding of how societies can pursue economic and community goals.
 Research, policy work, publication projects, curriculum development, conference
and other activities.
 Globalization, food policy, energy and climate change and sustainable economic
integration.
 Frontier thinking in sustainable development and human well-being.
 Ecological health and the correlation between social and economic wellbeing.
Conflict and Dispute Management

 Also known as Reconciliation.

 Method and process involved in facilitating the peaceful ending of conflict