Historical understanding for engineering - for the future

Authors

• Tiina Männistö-Funk ETH Zurich, Wissenschaftsforschung https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7709-3642
• Saara Matala NTNU - The Norwegian University of Science and Technology https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3571-1825

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33355/tw.90670

Keywords:

industrial history, engineering, education, social responsibility

Abstract

The Finnish engineering education lacks historical understanding. This article approches the teaching of history of technology as a part of engineering education from historical perspective, evaluates the role of humanities in technological universities based on international and domestic examples, and discusses the problems and opportunities of  a broad curriculum.