The objective is to suggest IEEE cooperation, rather than competition, with local societies. The fear that IEEE aims to dominate local organizations can be a stubborn difficulty. Next, President Schutz asked Kruno Hernaut to provide a brief overview of engineering issues in Europe. A small area may include 15 to 20 languages. Reaching beyond the boundaries of a single country means learning not only other languages, but other cultures, as well.
Foreign study seems essential.
Germany employs a two-track system of engineering education. One track leads, without break, to a degree roughly equivalent a M. S. degree in engineering in the United States. The other track leads to a four-year practical degree that is not intended to permit further study at the graduate level. Graduation from either track is tantamount to obtaining a license to practice engineering. The changing environment demands more flexibility than the current two-track system affords.