Introduction: The literature review article is a product of the research "New Methodological Approaches and Paradigms in the Pedagogy of Systems Engineering" developed at the Amazonia University during the year 2020. Problem: The new challenges facing systems engineering require the development of an integrated approach to the content seen in academic training processes, as well as involving significant changes in teaching and learning methodologies and styles. Objective: To analyze the methodological approaches and international paradigms in the pedagogy and teaching of engineering that have produced better results. Methodology: The existing literature on New Approaches and Methodological Paradigms in the Pedagogy of Systems Engineering was analyzed in the local, national, and global context. The ScienceDirect, Scielo, Proquest, Web of Science Engineering, Scopus, Dialnet databases were extensively reviewed. The results: A comparison is made between the international pedagogical approaches and those that have been developed in Colombia, to identify the key methods and principles that national universities need to integrate and promote the development of more creative and innovative professionals. Conclusion: International pedagogical models choose to generate professionals with greater problem-solving capacity, amid a practical approach that allows them to influence and transform reality. Originality: The understanding of alternative teaching approaches based on a particular reading of the current reality and the specific needs of the market in the digital age. Limitations: The lack of primary sources, such as interviews, through which the perceptions of university managers or engineering professors are consulted.
