Title: Educational aspects of global energy strategy

Authors: Naim H. Afgan

Addresses: The Boris Kidric Nuclear Science Institute, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Abstract: It has long been recognised that there is a correlation between Gross National Product and energy consumption. The same could be said of education, because the availability of financial resources affects the scope of educational policy. Global energy problems demonstrate the need to improve both the level of energy awareness of the general public and the level of higher education in energy-related fields. These needs are especially acute in the developing world. Unesco, with the assistance of eminent scholars from around the world, is creating a series of engineering courses designed for use in both academic and industrial institutions. The courses have a practical rather than academic bias, while maintaining a strong intellectual base.

Keywords: educational policy; energy policy; energy education; engineering education; higher education; energy information; public attitudes; Third World education; Unesco; global energy issues.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1991.063670

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1991 Vol.3 No.1, pp.50-55

Published online: 18 Jul 2014 *

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