“In my vision for 2025, the Master of Engineering is the equal of the MBA, if not the premier qualification that head-hunters for corporate boards want to see. Engineering concepts are applied with the same fluency in Parliament and the media as economic jargon is today – and the terms aren’t just co-opted, but understood.”

Australia’s Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel encourages engineers to raise the aspiration for the contribution they make to public life.

Read the full opinion article on the Engineers Australia website.