The need of local electrical engineers
English communications IV
ENGL N264
Abdulla Abdulrahman Abdulla Saleh Mubarak Al Katheeri
H00154759
CEL
Mr. Hedley Butterfield
6th of June 2012
Introduction:
The United Arab Emirates is a new and developed country which was
founded in 1971 by Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the man who was looking
for a decent and valuable life for his people. Actually, he succeeded in
achieving some of his goals. Now we have
the best lifestyle as the
important things are available such as: houses to live in, clothing to wear and food
to eat, and more importantly
is that we live in peace. These were
some of his goals, but some of the other goals were to make the citizens to be able to work in
any field and sector and deal with all problems related to these sectors and
fields, to develop these sectors and keep pace with global development. One of these
sectors is the electrical engineering which requires local electrical engineers,
because it suffers from the lack of local engineers.
Electrical
engineering:
Electrical
engineering is a very important and dangerous sector; simply because it relates
to electricity, which is useful for people and very dangerous to deal with. We
can define the electrical engineering as the study of engineering science which
respect to electricity and its application to real life. It includes many majors
such as electronic and mecatronic engineering. However, electrical engineering
is all about developing, designing and testing electrical devices and
equipment. It is really an ideal place for lovers and creators of
technology who are planning to
make the future more developed, but
that thing that makes people not to choose this sector and major is that they
have no idea or background about it, or what are the features and disadvantages
of being an electrical engineer.
Problems:
In fact, there
is no job without any problem or danger. The biggest threat of working in this field lies in the way in which we
are dealing with the issue. Electrical
engineers are fully aware of the seriousness of electricity, because any small mistake can put their lives at risk,
so they have to take the matter seriously, and they have to abide by the instructions and the laws that are rigorous. Another problem
could be the place of working, which often but not always is far from the city
such as big power stations; and that could be a problem for some people.
Features:
Most electrical
engineers are happy and satisfied about their lives. There are several features
that make them happy and satisfied. Firstly, because they get high salaries
instead of other bonuses, and free subscriptions at health and social
clubs. Secondly, they and their families get insurance for their lives and their health so they can get treatment at any health center. The other feature that
could make them happy is they get a house or they get a higher rate of rent.
Away from all these features, electrical engineers work in a medium that can
motivate them to think and create and improve themselves.
Fields of work in the UAE:
According to
the latest statistics, we need thousand of engineers in many sectors, so if we are
going to talk about the electrical engineering, we need at least 500 electrical
engineers to cover the lack of the local engineers in many sectors in this
country. One of the most important places that requires local electrical
engineers is Masdar. It is a big and great project that is related to the generation of clean energy from renewable sources of energy. Masdar City is located at a distance of 17 km from
the center of Abu Dhabi City, and encourages walking or riding bicycles,
and is a platform to review the future of
renewable energy and clean
technology, research it, develop, test, apply and
market it.
Conclusion:
The United Arab
Emirates is a modern and developed country and has many creative and talented
people who can work in any major, and they can compete with the major countries in several areas, including electrical
engineering. In my opinion, electrical engineering and the engineers need more
attention and support. They have the skills and abilities but they need someone
who pushes them. Regarding the huge improving in the country we need more
creative and talented local engineers to help this country to be on top.
References:
Masdar. (n.d)
About us. Retrieved from
Pearce, C.B.
(2011) What is electrical engineering? Retrieved from
University of
Waterloo (2009). What is electrical engineering? Retrieved from
