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 Continue Reading →
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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WFEO, representing the Scientific and Technological Community Major Group (STC MG) at the UN, has successfully hosted a side event of the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) virtually with the theme “How the Lever of Science and Technology Can Be Used in Peri-urban and Urban Environments to Advance Sustainable Development: the Case of Implementing Geospatial Engineering” on 9th July 2020. ...
The WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders organised the first webinar of its serie Engineering the Future #1 Resilience and Sustainability for Young Engineers on 22 July 2020.
This webinar explored the various aspects of engineering and the indispensable role it has in resilient and sustainable societies. The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed inequalities ...
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A successful international webinar on “Global Engineering in the Context of COVID-19” was held on 8th June 2020 on the occasion of the celebration of the 58th anniversary of the Peruvian Engineers Association (CIP), an important national member of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO). The recording is available
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On July 2nd 2020, WFEO President Gong Ke together with Executive Vice President Mustafa Shehu attended the online Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony between the Federation of Engineering Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (FEIAP) and the Federation of African Engineering Organizations (FAEO).
The MoU was agreed upon between the two ...
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The Chinese Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and its associated societies hosted an international webinar on global development and governance in science and technology on 30th May 2020, the 4th National Science and Technology Workers’ Day.
This Day celebrates the contributions of science and technology workers and acknowledges the knowledge, talents and innovation made ...
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