TRAINING FOR RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING STUDY PROGRAMMES

This article is intended to draw attention to some problematic aspects related to the research training component in engineering study programmes, aspects that are reflected in students' research skills and in the quality and quantity of their scientific products The subject has significant relevance nowadays, when a major purpose of higher educational system is to enhance the employability of graduates, when students are primarily interested in acquiring knowledge and skills necessary to be successful practitioners and when engineering professional career increasingly requires certain generic research-related attributes and a rapid and efficient use of complex scientific methods in engineering applications. Taking into consideration these conditions, it is obvious that we need to find solutions for ensuring a solid research training component in engineering study programmes.