DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2016.7757472

Summary
The discussion on integration of systems thinking and systems engineering into education for engineers is provided in this paper. The positions of five experts were presented to demonstrate their insights, identified challenges, and foreseen opportunities in engineering education, including the developed competences, curriculum, teaching/learning approach.

Relevance for Complex Systems Knowledge
The authors share the experiences how system thinking was applied in engineering courses in educational institutions. The researchers discuss the impact of system thinking approach to the curriculum of the engineering course and students’ reflections. They emphasize the importance of understanding the entire system (holistic view) and ability to separate the components of the system and to combine the solution successfully.

Point of Strength
The strength of the article is the shared experiences how system thinking can be incorporated in engineering courses.