800 years ago, the purpose of getting a university-level education was vastly different from what it’s become today. Back then, everybody was seen as a generalist. Now, everyone is hyper-specialized in one or two areas, yet many are not able to recover from the inevitabilities of disruption. 
The only way to offset disruption in employability is by helping students understand humans. To make real change, it’s crucial to leverage the real disciplinary competencies that we have in the humanities, arts, professional disciplines like business and engineering, social sciences, and sciences.  
Ishwar Puri is the Dean of Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University. Together, we discuss how the school is disrupting curricula to improve engineering education, and how he’s helping lead academic institutions to develop robot-proof graduates through disruptive innovation, closing skill gaps, and strengthening graduate employability. 
So, tune in to hear some of the brightest minds in engineering education share insights and best practices to empower the next generation of digital talent. 

Some Questions I Ask: 

What made you pursue engineering as a degree and choose academia as your profession? (1:26)

What are the key ingredients to making “The Pivot” program a success? (15:36)

What gets you most excited about the future of engineering education? (20:50)

From your perspective, how can a company like Siemens help schools more? (30:25)


In This Episode, You Will Learn: 

What future universities need in order to tackle change. (10:57)

How “The Pivot” will prepare students to face disruption in the workplace. (13:50)

How Ishwar inspires engineering students. (21:57)


Connect with Ishwar Puri:
LinkedIn
Resources: 
“How the university can save itself – from itself” by Ishwar Puri and Leonard Waverman
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