2 This statement shows how important the education process is which prepares the next generation of engineers to fulfill the industry needs. But this tool is not well utilized by working professionals probably because the program offerd petroleum engineering schools not always attend specific professional needs and most of the times is not efficiently publicized “Petroleum engineers made the world run“

3 It is becoming increasingly recognized that professional engineers need to undertake continuing education beyond graduation to maintain their competencies within a rapidly developing technological environment; But there is very little planning and execution in this important field.

4 In order to have good planning for a successful policy in continuous engineering education field, there has to be a joint committee from the industry and academia at every level. Thus having the authority to implement the decision made at the committee is an important matter for success or failur What needs to be done to improve the situation

5 In recent years the funding for education from traditional government sources has decreased and most universities have fallen on hard time economically; so they are more interested in maintain the financial line before anything else. Protecting the benefit of university and industry: There is a great potential for mutual benefits from university- industry interactions which will be mentioned: Protecting the benefit of university and industry: There is a great potential for mutual benefits from university- industry interactions which will be mentioned: The benefits of university:

6 The reason mentioned and several other reasons motivates the university to increase university-industrial corporations which are:

7 Industry is looking for well-rounded individuals with skills and attitudes which enables them to fit into work space. Thus making money through financially capable corporations should be coupled with improvement of education at the university since the quality of graduates is of critical importance to the success of the whole system. The benefits of industry:

8 The reasons that may be the motivation for industries to increase their cooperation with universities can be mentioned as:

9 Because practicing engineers cannot attend classes at any time universities schedule, therefore course time should be in a time that is easy for practicing engineers to attend. The content of courses should contain applied theory and the way of using it to simplify and solve engineers daily problems and also to improve knowledge level and practical experience of engineers. The teachers of such courses should have considerable practical experience to match and exceed capability of engineers. How to Improve the Quality of the Practicing engineers

10 We have presented the role of university-industry cooperation in continuous engineering education as a powerful mean in shaping working engineers and offering potential benefits to both sides. Such benefits not only can return a good dividend to industry for the fund they allocated for this project, but also bring a new perspective to academia resulting increase in faculty knowledge and better understanding of workplace for students. Conclusion

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