A webinar showcasing the careers of young women engineers involved in careers that advance sustainable development was hosted by the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering at the Kuala Lumpur Engineering Science Fair (KLESF) on 18 December 2020.
KLESF is an initiative with various programmes and activities that aims to promote interest in ...
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WFEO partner the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) hosted the special webinar “Recovery with integrity” for UN’s International Anti-Corruption Day on 9 December 2020.
Corruption thrives in times of crisis and the ongoing global pandemic has not been an exception. During the Covid-19 health crisis, fighting corruption can mean the difference between life and ...
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The World Engineers Convention (WEC 2019) that took place in Melbourne between 20 and 22 November 2019 was one of the most successful events co-hosted by Engineers Australia and the World Federation of Engineering Organisations. It attracted over 3,000 participants from 47 countries around the world.
In celebration of that success, Engineers Australia ...
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The 2nd International Forum on Engineering Education co-organized by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the UNESCO Category II Centre, the International Centre for Engineering Education (ICEE), Tsinghua University, was held between 2 and 4 December 2020.
The Forum had the theme of “Environment and Sustainable Development“, and included presentations and discussions ...
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The International Forum on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Futures of Education (AIED) 2020 was successfully held between 7 and 8 December 2020 in Beijing in a hybrid form, with the theme “Developing Competencies for the AI Era”. The Forum was co-organized by UNESCO, the
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The World Conference on Science Literacy 2020 was successfully held on 8 December 2020 in Beijing, with the theme “Improve Public Science Literacy, Promote Global Anti-pandemic Effort”.
The conference is organised by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and supported by WFEO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the ...
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The second World Forum on Science and Technology Development, with the theme of “Trust, Cooperation and Development” was successfully held between 8 and 9 November 2020, in Beijing, which has attracted an online audience of more than 26 million viewers.
This forum was organized by WFEO national member the China ...
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The WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders organised the second webinar of its serie Engineering the Future #2 Climate action on 12 October 2020.
Speakers, representing different levers – engineering, technology, finance, governance, collective action – discussed the key challenges, opportunities and the role of new technologies, innovative engineering in ...
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The University of Sydney Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering ran its second Humanitarian Hackathon to engage engineering students on humanitarian needs, especially in the Pacific region and the need for innovative engineering solutions to advance the goals of sustainable development. Dr Marlene Kanga, Immediate Past President, World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) and Gen. The Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, ...
The WFEO Engineering for Innovative Technologies Committee and the Young Engineers / Future Leaders Committee organized the webinar “A Sustainable Future: Young Engineers and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)” on the 18th September 2020, during the 23rd China Beijing International High-Tech Expo (CHITEC).
Young Engineers have ambition and ...
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