Across the globe, national economy, national
security, and indeed our everyday lives are
progressively more reliant on scientific and
technological innovation. Engineering is a key
component of innovation and our emerging
global technological society. A strong
educational base in engineering that produces
superior graduates has a direct impact on the
economic growth, prosperity and development of
any nation [1]. Thus, quality engineering
education stimulates the technical capacity of the
workforce leading to competent engineers to
support economic growth and development.
Once there is a cadre of qualified local
engineering graduates available, a country can
attract technically oriented multi-national
companies, which will invest effectively in the
developing country. In addition, that country can,
more effectively utilize foreign aid funds, thus
providing a legacy of appropriate infrastructure
projects and technically competent engineering
graduates to operate and maintain the project. In
addition, competent engineering graduate
entrepreneurs will start small business start and
stimulate the economy [2]. 