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AB - Guest Editorial Training engineers for local engineering excellence The global engineering sector is in need of introspection. Engineers have always been recognised as being fundamental to the development and advancement of human society. Perspectives on how engineers should interact with and shape the development agenda are however changing. Young engineering leaders in particular are questioning technical autocracy. Empathy is increasingly spoken of as a required attribute, alongside technical competency. Two paradigms have been instrumental in promoting a shift in traditional engineering training - humanitarian engineering and global engineering education principles. While humanitarian engineering focuses on meeting the needs of communities through the development of appropriate and sustainable technologies, global engineering principles focus on practicing as an engineer within a global and interdisciplinary context. The Engineers Without Borders (EWB) community has been a driver in defining and advancing both these paradigms. Having graduated as an engineer in South Africa and accompanied many of my peers on their journey of developing technical competency, we are starting to see a third paradigm emerging as a fundamental aspect of engineering for the development and advancement of civil society - local engineering excellence. Since the 'Fees Must Fall' movement in South Africa, a series 
TI - Journal of Humanitarian Engineering Guest Editorial
JO - Journal of Humanitarian Engineering
DO - 10.36479/jhe.v7i1.159
DA - 2019-07-16
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/journal-of-humanitarian-engineering-guest-editorial-rHdC70qjSD
DP - DeepDyve
ER -