The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025

I have read "The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025" as a report on that enlightening summit held in June of 2006 by ASCE(American Society of Civil Engineers) and found out what I am actually supposed to become as a civil engineer according to that global perspective: "someone who is entrusted by society to identify global needs and act as master planners, designers, constructors, and operators for the built environment".

Although the idea is completely well defined and ideal, unfortunately the great distinction of report concepts with the ones exist in my country is something and my enthusiasm in having a better education and profession based on standards- which are articulated in the report- is another thing and dealing with all the comparisons I do every day, all of the paradoxes and shortages and narrow-mindedness I face with, and the opportunities I'm losing every second are subjects which bring about questions for me.

Unfortunately there is vast difference between Civil Engineering community in a third world country and a developed one. It is hard to perceive an engineering education without research and practice but this is the reality which is frustrating but deliberative. Consider that universities act as organisms within body of society which their function is to release degreed students in engineering, science and so on. No matter if they are not efficiently trained to meet the challenges of the future because the population of educated people is of primary importance to be a developing nation! Consequently engineers are not entrusted by society as master builders and leaders in shaping the public policy. They are just known as individuals who

costruct to make money and usually do not behave ethically.

If the vision- as it is claimed in the report- is global, and if "Leaders of civil engineering organizations around the globe should move the civil engineering community toward that vision"- the vision which should be shared as a common goal for civil engineering community-, I want to know what are the available opportunities and probable duties for students who live in a country like the one I live in? Is there any effectively concluded procedure to extend the vision over the world? If so I eagerly want to know what they are. And since I'm still a student, the educational plans would be definitely more important for me. I am ready to follow any procedures, to help the community so that we could globalize the vision more rapidly.

Below, you can download The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025

http://www.asce.org/Vision2025.pdf