New mix of knowledge -creates new competitive edge

Are the numbers of students in geomatics and land administration-related studies diminishing worldwide? Perhaps. Do the majority of graduates want a job in the IT sector rather than as surveying engineers? Maybe. Despite `measuring' being key in our sector, it seems we have fewer facts available about professional education than you might expect. To find out more, GIM International spoke to several industry experts from academia: Dr Dimo Todorovski (the new chair of the FIG Commission on Professional Education), Prof Konrad Schindler from Zurich, Prof Bisheng Yang from Wuhan and Prof Francis Aduol from Nairobi.