Attracting female engineering students: Insights from Malaysia and Kazakhstan

Yau Hee Kho

doi:10.1109/EDUCON.2016.7474631

Attracting female engineering students: Insights from Malaysia and Kazakhstan

Yau Hee Kho

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

The demand for skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is consistently high worldwide. However, the number of female students studying these subjects at higher education level has been consistently under represented, especially in engineering. In this paper, we share some insights into the reasons why some female engineering students in Malaysia and Kazakhstan have chosen to study engineering, and what they think is preventing more of their female contemporaries from studying engineering.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 2016 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2016: "Smart Education in Smart Cities"
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	724-728
Number of pages	5
Volume	10-13-April-2016
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467386333
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2016.7474631
Publication status	Published - May 19 2016
Event	2016 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2016 - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Duration: Apr 10 2016 → Apr 13 2016

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Other	2016 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2016
Country/Territory	United Arab Emirates
City	Abu Dhabi
Period	4/10/16 → 4/13/16

Keywords

engineering
female students
higher education enrolment
STEM

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Engineering(all)
Information Systems and Management
Education

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Kho, YH 2016, Attracting female engineering students: Insights from Malaysia and Kazakhstan. in Proceedings of 2016 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2016: "Smart Education in Smart Cities". vol. 10-13-April-2016, 7474631, IEEE Computer Society, pp. 724-728, 2016 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference, EDUCON 2016, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 4/10/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2016.7474631

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