The field of engineering involving computer-based hardware and software systems, and communication systems, to enable the acquisition, representation, storage, transmission, and use of information.
Challenges Facing Higher Education in the Twenty-First Century Ami Zusman The twenty-first century has brought with it profound challenges to the nature, values, and control of higher education in the United States. Societal expectations and public resources for higher education are undergoing fundamental shifts.
If the recent past is any indication as to what the future might bring, these. questions are likely to remain important in the United Statesâas shown in Table. 1, 17 of the 25 most costly catastrophes experienced by the insurance industry. worldwide between 1970 and 2008 occurred in the United States, 12 since 2001.