Engineering is a global profession working on international projects and dealing with a wide range of cultures. Engineers link business opportunities to human needs. People All of this explains the importance of people-skills for engineers. The stereotype of the engineer in a white lab coat, clutching a calculator and talking only in figures, is dead. That simply isn't what modern engineering is all about.
Engineering is about people working with people to make the future happen.
This means that engineers today have to have excellent communication and people skills. Our industry placements for students, and the requirement to study subjects outside of engineering during your course, create plenty of opportunities for engineering students to develop their skills. Above and beyond that, our emphasis on communication means that all of our courses place this philosophy at their center. Engineers have to be leaders. They have to show leadership in developing new ideas and products, and in balancing community, business and scientific requirements on any project that they find themselves working on.