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A brief review of recent developments in engineering education leads to basic reflections about the importance of design education. Air-craft design is singled out as a field where demands on design are particularly high and urgent. Basic needs are determined. Additi-onal challenges posed by engineering technology, continuing studies, liberal- technical education, and new concepts of professionalism are discussed. An overall perspective is developed which foresees a dynamic evolutionary process and indicates chat much initiative should originate on the faculty level while guidance should be pro-vided on a policy-making level