In article <199703282129.QAA05908@mail.ican.net>, lkbaraz@ICAN.NET writes... > >At 02:44 PM 28/03/97 -0500, you wrote: >>In a message dated 97-03-27 22:40:05 EST, you write: >> >><< Nikola Charakchiev (1940), ing. Ph. D. >> >> >> >>Can you tell me what the ing means? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Annie >> >>******************** > >Annie: > >The "ing" is the equivalent of our engineer, or Professional Engineer. > >Les Yes, "ing" does designate "engineer" but the ing Ph.D. is not necessarily the equivalent of the US doctorate in engineering. The degree system in Central Europe is more complex than in the US. Joe