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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 5 years ago
NewEngineer.com's Engineering Career Survey
Friends, engineers, countrymen, lend me your ears. I come to make a request of you - don’t worry, its a short and relatively painless one. Here at NewEngineer, we are conducting research into the career paths of our beloved engineers.
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- Study Advice Article, Career Advice Article, Study Abroad Article, Blog Post, Work Abroad Article, Ranking
- Posted 5 years ago
What 5 Characteristics Make an Engineer Top of Their Class?
’Necessity is the mother of invention’ is a phrase we’ve all heard at one time or another no doubt. As humans, we’re hard-wired to think about the problems we face in life and try and come up with solutions to them, solutions which facilitate us and others around us. The invention of the wheel is a classic example.
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- Blog Post, Ranking
- Posted 5 years ago
Top 5 Electrical Engineering Master Courses
Electrical engineering stands as one of the most applicable professions across a wide spectrum of industries. An electrical engineer is capable of studying and applying principles of electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism to make technology act the way we want and expect it to.
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- Study Advice Article
- Posted 5 years ago
Top 10 US Master’s Programs in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is a diverse branch of engineering that deals with the design of objects in motion. This includes machines, mechanical components, and large objects like clocks and cars. Graduates of a Master’s program in mechanical engineering can expect to work in consulting, management, banking, and even medicine. And with automation and Artificial Intelligence becoming an ever-growing field, engineers who can design and build things that machines aren't able to will be highly sought after in the near future.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 6 years ago
10 New Year's Resolution Ideas Perfect for Engineers
As the end of 2017 approaches we tend to reflect on our achievements of the past year and have our own internal performance review. A lucky few people are completely content with how the year played out. The rest of us are left with a feeling that we could have done more, learnt more and pushed just a bit harder. So, with this general feeling comes the annual tradition of making a new year’s resolution. As engineers we are not immune to this.
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- Study Advice Article, Career Advice Article, Study Abroad Article, Blog Post, Work Abroad Article, Ranking
- Posted 6 years ago
The 5 Best Global Computer Engineering Conferences
Computer engineering is a hybrid between electronic engineering and software engineering and its focus is to develop hardware and software systems. Due to the complexity and rate of change in technology in this field, it is imperative for a computer engineer’s knowledge and skills to remain up to date. The most efficient way to achieve this is by attending conferences as these concentrate new developments in one place. Software engineering refers to the creation of programs that can perform a defined set of functions through coding.
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- Rankings
- Posted 3 years ago
The Top Ted Talks Every Engineer Needs to Watch
While engineers come in many different shapes and sizes, the one thing common to them all is a curiosity about how things work. And yet, in our modern, fast-paced world, the engineering discipline is developing quicker than ever, and it can be difficult to stay abreast of cutting-edge technologies. That's where TED Talks comes in! TED is a non-profit organisation that was created in 1984 as a platform for spreading ideas, primarily in design, entertainment and technology.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 6 years ago
5 Recent Technological Advances Engineers Should Be Excited About
As an engineer it is often necessary to turn the theoretical musings of scientists into practical real-world applications. Listed below are some of the more exciting developments that are set to drastically change the engineering landscape.
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 5 years ago
The Most Lucrative Jobs In Mechnical Engineering
The Mechanical Engineering discipline is the most broadly defined engineering discipline and comprises two major areas of expertise: mechanical systems and thermal systems. There are many overlaps between it and other major engineering disciplines such as aeronautical, civil, petroleum, electrical and metallurgical.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 6 years ago
5 Ways Drones Can Change Engineering
The past few years have seen the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – also known as drones – skyrocket across industry and society. Previously reserved for the military, we now see them providing footage at sporting events and concerts, and for films and advertisements as well as being used for delivery by retail giants like Amazon. They now find application in agriculture for monitoring of crops and animal herds, and in search and rescue for locating missing persons.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 6 years ago
5 Ways The Internet of Things Will Change Manufacturing
The "Internet of things" (IoT) is becoming an increasingly hot topic of conversation both in the workplace and outside of it. It's a concept that not only has the potential to impact how we live but also how we work and communicate.
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 6 years ago
5 Tips to Nail Your First Engineering Interview
Are you in your final years of university and wondering what’s next? For a large majority, this means entering the so-called 'real world' and searching for a job. Some others might decide to take an extra Master's or PhD course to further their academic achievements, but if you’re in the majority, you will be looking for your first position as a professional in the engineering sector. To help you nail your first engineering interview, this article can provide you with some great tips before the big day.
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- Ranking
- Posted 3 years ago
The Top Engineering Television Shows
We all know that engineers are far too busy working on the latest projects and getting to grips with ever-changing technology to actually sit down and watch the idiot-box. Well, perhaps that’s not strictly true – we all need a break sometimes. And who doesn’t like to kick back now and again with the remote in one hand and a light (or not-so-light) beverage in the other? So, without further ado let’s take a look at some top TV shows that engineers will love (in no particular order).
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- Study Advice Article
- Posted 5 years ago
Top Ten Engineering Summer Schools in the US
Summer school is an academic program which includes classes, lectures and courses. They usually take place during summer, outside of the regular school calendar; hence the name summer school. Summer schools are typically carried out by universities, colleges, and sometimes, private companies. The following are some of the purposes of summer school:
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- Ranking
- Posted 3 years ago
5 Ways Engineers are Shaping the Future
The future is just a stone’s throw away, but one thing is certain: Engineers play a major role in shaping the world of tomorrow. By building the essential infrastructure upon which society depends, they turn engineering knowledge into action, traversing the path from concept to practical creation. Technologies are changing at such a fast pace that we cannot say with certainty what our world will look like 10 or 20 or 30 years from now, but we do know that whatever new wonders appear, engineers will have played a major role in shaping the future.
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- Ranking
- Posted 6 years ago
Top 10 Postgraduate Engineering Summer Schools 2017
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- What makes a good engineer?
- Posted 3 years ago
10 Characteristics of Successful Engineers [Infographic]
Engineers are the inventors, designers, analysers and builders of our modern age. They create the machines, structures and systems we use on a daily basis. The constrains of physics, the confines of the manufacturing technology of the modern age, the limitations imposed by current material properties, requirements in terms of health and safety and cost: all of these are things that engineers must take into account when designing whatever it is they're working on.
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- Weighing up Your Options
- Posted 3 years ago
Working at an Engineering Startup Versus an Established Engineering Company
When looking for an engineering job, you have two options. You can either work at an engineering startup, or an established engineering company. Each is different, and both have their benefits and drawbacks. No matter which of these you choose, you will gain valuable engineering experience by working there.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 5 years ago
NewEngineer's Grant Contest - The Winner Announced!
“If you were given all the resources and materials that you would need, which invention would you create that would revolutionize the world?” An interesting question no? Certainly, it is one that gets the mind of an engineer really whirring. For this reason, we made the query the basis of the first edition of NewEngineer’s grant contest, a competition that sought to find the most creative, ambitious, but importantly also plausible, response. The prize for our victor? A cool €500 grant to cover the costs of attending an engineering event or course, anywhere - generous we know!
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- Study Advice Article, Career Advice Article, Study Abroad Article, Blog Post, Work Abroad Article, Ranking
- Posted 5 years ago
Top 5 Engineering Scholarship Programs in the U.S.
Engineering is a profession that applies the principles of math and science to practical problems. In the U.S., an undergraduate engineering degree usually takes four years and can cost up to tens of thousands of dollars. Graduate programs can take anywhere between two to six years and add more to the cost of an undergraduate degree. Luckily, many scholarship programs are available to help students offset those costs.
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