Disruptive Innovation as a Panacea for Sustainable Engineering Education in Nigeria

The pace of globalization in the world has brought about tremendous shifts and changes in every sector of the economy. This is also evident in the educational sector which has evolved over time from the traditional method of teaching experience to embracing of different technological advancement to create a teacher-learner friendly environment. However, much of these has not been experienced in the engineering education in Nigeria as students are still regimented to the traditional approach of learning experience as such, cannot compete effectively in the global market. It is due to this aforementioned that this study examined the role of disruptive innovation as a panacea for sustainable engineering education in Nigeria. A qualitative analysis approach was used to query engineering education in Nigeria and its readiness in embracing technological innovation for a cutting-edge teacher-learner experience. The diffusion of innovation theory model was utilized to understudy how individuals respond/react to innovation when the adopters lack information or its potential benefits to them. The study therefore concluded that in order for engineering education in Nigeria to compete with global standards, there will be a need to invest heavily in research and development. It will also become imperative to learn, re-learn and adapt to innovative culture across boards. The study also recommends that manpower should be trained and taught the innovation processes and changes.