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WFEO Flash Info 41 – December 2021

In this Edition:

Message from the President
World Engineering Day 2022
Updates about the 2022 Executive Council and General Assembly meetings
41st session of the UNESCO General Conference
WFEO Participation in the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference
36th Indian Engineering Congress and WFEO-CIC Session on Smart Technologies for Smart Cities
The Charles Rudd Distinguished Public Lecture 2022
Report on the 3rd World Science and Technology Development Forum
WFEO WIE webinar on Female Retention and Leadership in Engineering
WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders Webinar series “Engineering the Future” No. 5 “Ethics in Engineering”
Philippine Technological Council Women in Engineering Network host INWES Asia Pacific Nation Network Meeting and Conference – celebrating 10 years
ICACIT Symposium on Engineering Education
Gender Equality in Science: Inclusion and Participation of Women in Global Science Organizations – Results of two global surveys
ICEE Symposium on Engineering Education
CAC Chairman’s Statement on the 2021 World Anti-Corruption Day
Institution of Engineers Kenya Hosts 28th IEK Annual International Conference
IFEES, GEDC and WEEF Conference on Diversity and Ethics in Education for an Inclusive and Sustainable World
WFEO at the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development
UNESCO Engineering Report: French and Chinese translations available

WFEO Flash Info 40 – October 2021

In this Edition:

Message from the President
UNESCO renewal of the associate status of WFEO
WFEO Participation in the COP 26 UN Climate Change Conference
Report on the second United Nations Global Sustainable Transport Conference & Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for Sustainable Transport
International Engineering Alliance publishes approved revised Graduate Attributes and Professional Competencies Framework (GAPC), supported by UNESCO and WFEO
ISO publishes first ever international standard for good governance
WFEO Participation in the 2021 China International Fair for Trade in Services
WFEO Committee on Energy symposium: Energy transition and Covid-19 crisis: the role of engineers
Increasing the participation of women in the climate change debate, including as leaders, is essential for a carbon-zero future
19th session of the UNIDO’s General Conference
WFEO WIE webinars on Intersectionality of Gender, Climate Change and Engineering
WFEO WIE Webinar “Engineering Workforce Capacity Building – to increase diversity and inclusivity in the future skills pipeline”
WFEO Committee on Disaster Risk Management celebrates the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
Report on Virtual Symposium for FAEO Women in Engineering Committee – Achieving Gender Equality in Africa – Perspective of Female Engineers
WFEO-CEIT Online Open Courses
Royal Academy of Engineering & CESAER – Key Technologies Shaping the Future
Massive Open On-Line Course – Sustainability in Practice – Seventh Delivery
International Network for Women Engineers and Scientists confers 2021 INWES Distinguished Service Award to WFEO Immediate Past President Dr Marlene Kanga
WES 2022 website

WFEO Flash Info 39 – July 2021

In this Edition:

Message from the President
WFEO Webinar: HLPF 2021 – Deploying Global Youth Capacity in UN Policy and Engineering for SDG 13
Announcement of approval by IEA of the revised GAPC
PEC Deans International Conference – Presentation of Reviewed GAPC Framework
GAPC Framework presented at TVET Workshop
WFEO OCE Climate Change Education Workshop
UN releases “Resource Guide on Artificial Intelligence Strategies”
ISO publishes new handbook with guidance on ISO 37001 Anti-bribery management systems
UN Expert Group Meeting for 2021 HLPF
STI Forum 2021 Side Event “Engineering – Bridging the Gap for a Sustainable and Resilient Recovery”
Engineers Australia Climate Smart Engineering Conference
WFEO Committee on Energy: Energy transition and Covid-19 crisis: the role of engineers
China 5G Application Innovation Conference
First ASRIC Conference on Engineering Sciences
5th World Landslide Forum
Marc Rumeau elected new IESF President
Martin Dulcini elected new AIU President

WFEO Flash Info 38 – April 2021

In this Edition:

Message from the President
World Engineering Day 2021 – achieves growth in reach and celebration success
World Engineering Day – Engineering for A Healthy Planet: Celebrating the UNESCO Engineering Report
World Engineering Day – Young Engineers Panel Discussion at the Main Event
Engineering Leaders Podcasts
WFEO Climate Stories by ICE UK
Celebration of World Engineering Day by UNESCO Jakarta
WFEO Celebrates: Rising to the Top – Global Women Engineering Leaders Share their Journeys to Success
Philippines Technological Council Celebrates World Engineering day
WFEO-CDRM Webinar Towards resilient societies – The Engineering Contribution
Launch of Engineering the Future of Mauritius and the World – Engineering and the UN Sustainable Development Goals in a Small Island Developing State
Roadmap to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals – Advancing Sustainable and Climate Resilient Infrastructure
The awarding ceremony of the WFEO GREE Women in Engineering Award 2020
Webinar Women in STEM in Time of the Pandemic – Facing Challenges, Finding Resilience
Stakeholder Online Briefing of the STI Forum on Sustainable Development
WFEO, INWES and ISC host a webinar on the role of women in STEM at the UN CSW65
WFEO INWES Statement on the importance of women in advancing the SDGs
International Conference on Engineering Education Accreditation – ICEEA 2021
WFEO YEFL Webinar series “Engineering the Future” No4 – Young Engineers = Board Members ?
The role of engineers in the effort to achieve SDG 6 – A White Paper
Virtual Dialogue between NGOs and UN Office at Geneva
Congratulations to Jeanette Southwood, Engineers Canada Vice President

WFEO Flash Info 37 – December 2020

In this Edition:

Message from the President
International Conference on Engineering Education Accreditation – ICEEA 2021
WFEO, World Geospatial Industry Council and UN Expert Committee on Geo-Spatial Information Workshop: Build back better cities with GeoBIM technologies
World Engineers Symposium
Philippine Technological Council ACE 2020
Institution of Engineers Kenya Conference
International Forum on AI and the Futures of Education
World Conference on Science Literacy 2020
World Forum on Science and Technology Development
International Forum on Engineering Education 2020
WFEO YEFL Webinar series “Engineering the Future” No3 – Volunteering for the Future
FEIAP-WFEO-FAEO Jointly Host Conference on Engineering Education
KLESF Webinar Careers of Young women engineers
Launch of Rising to the Top Book II
FIDIC special webinar “Recovery with integrity” for UN’s International Anti-Corruption Day
Podcast of Dr Marlene Kanga on lifting STEM expertise across the board
Back story: Dr Marlene Kanga, WFEO Past President – Interview by Engineering & Technology
WFEO President attended the Sweden-China Top Scientist Dialogue & Memorial Gala Dinner in the Spirit of Nobel
Reine Mbang Essobmadje, winner of the EPIC Awards 2020 “Women inspiring women”

WFEO Flash Info 36 – October 2020

In this Edition:

Message from the President
50 Year history book of the Federation available on the website
World Engineers Symposium
WEEF & GEDC 2020 Conference – Disruptive Engineering Education amidst Global Challenges
Update on Project with International Standards Organisation (ISO) and WFEO
Update on Project with International Engineering Alliance (IEA) and WFEO
China Beijing International High-Tech Expo & WFEO webinar “A Sustainable Future: Young Engineers and 4IR”
WFEO Participation in the 2020 ZGC Forum
WFEO-YEFL Webinar “Engineering the Future” #2 Climate Action
CFIA Costa Rica becomes a Signatory of the International Engineering Alliance Washington Accord
Bridge Over the Straight of Messina – Developing the Italian South
Engineering and SDGs for Humanitarian Solutions – Humanitarian Innovation Hackathon
The successful launching of the CAFEO Interactive Platform
Reine Mbang Essobmadje, winner of the EPIC Awards 2020 “Women inspiring women”

WFEO Flash Info 35 – July 2020

In this Edition:

Message from the President
WFEO Webinar on Diversity and Inclusion
Webinars on the IEA Graduate Attributes and Professional Competencies Framework
WFEO consultation on draft international standard ISO 37000 – Governance of organisations
Report on the WFEO Webinar: HLPF 2020 – Side-event
ISC Webinar: HLPF 2020 – Side-event
WFEO YE/FL Webinar – Engineering the Future: Resilience and Sustainability For Young Engineers
Webinar on Global Science and Technology Development and Governance under the COVID-19 Epidemic Agenda
Webinar on Global Engineering in the Context of COVID-19
WFEO President attended the FEIAP FAEO MOU Signing Ceremony
Webinar on Responsibility and Accountability of Stakeholders in the Construction Industry
WFEO President attented the 4th World Intelligence Congress – WIC2020
WFEO Participation in the Creativity 2030 Forum
WFEO position to the build-back-better call for arms
WFEO Statement for International Women in Engineering Day

WFEO Flash Info 34 – May 2020

In this Edition:

Message from the President
COVID-19 Information Portal
Engineering Leaders podcasts
The Value of Engineering in Critical Times
Reports of the WED Celebration events
Webinar: Responding to COVID-19
Peruvian Engineering Week – Webinar: Engineering in the context of COVID-19
High-Level Political Forum 2020
Global Leadership in the 21st Century e-Conference
UNESCO Jakarta SEEAP meeting
GIACC Resource Centre
Official launch of the UNESCO Forum

WFEO Flash Info 33 – March 2020

In this Edition:

Message from the President
World Engineering Day Videos
World Engineering Day Messages from WFEO and UNESCO
World Engineering Day Reports
Global activities and communications
Engineering Heroes podcasts for World Engineering Day
World Engineering Day in the Media
Open On-Line Course “Risk Management for Tsunami-Related Disasters”
Big Data and AI Principles in Engineering
Fourth Delivery of MOOC – Sustainability in Practice – in English and French
UN / WFEO Call for Innovations – Youth Creativity for Sustainable Transport
First Myanmar Women Engineer Summit

WFEO Flash Info 32 – December 2019

In this Edition:

Message from the President
World Engineers Convention 2019 – WEC 2019
World Engineering Day Announcement at WEC2019
WFEO Plenary on Engineering Education
WFEO General Assembly, Executive Council and committee meetings
Launch of WFEO 50 year History
UN – MoST Joint Capacity Building Workshop on STI for Sustainable Development
International Forum on NGOs – UNESCO – Challenging inequalities
WFEO Declaration on Climate Emergency
World Engineering Day – Global Engineer Survey
WFEO CEIT Survey on Big Data and AI Principles in Engineering
Fourth Delivery of MOOC – Sustainability in Practice – in English and French
The Kyoto Landslide Commitment 2020

WFEO Flash Info 31 – October 2019

In this Edition:

Message from the President
World Engineers Convention 2019 – WEC 2019
Why the world’s engineers need to come together to build a better future
Celebrate World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development on 4th March 2020 and every year thereafter!
Third Delivery of Massive Open On-Line Course – Sustainability in Practice – in English and French
International Conference for Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES18) Call for Abstracts Now Open
WFEO CEIT Survey on Big Data and AI Principles in Engineering
Report on UN SDG Summit 2019
Civil Engineering Summit – CES2019
Institution of Engineers India Centenary Celebrations
WFEO participation in the 63rd IAEA General Conference
WSIS Review meeting on “Digital Transformation for achieving the SDGs”
WFEO participation at the World Robot Conference 2019
CEIT Innovation Stories 01 – Blasting Away the Iced Floods
Book on Women Leaders in Engineering
Airbus Diversity Award
Chemeca Medal for outstanding contributions to chemical engineering awarded to WFEO President Dr Marlene Kanga

WFEO Flash Info 30 – August 2019

In this Edition:

Message from the President
World Engineers Convention 2019 – WEC 2019
WFEO participation at the UN HLPF Forum 2019
WFEO participation at the International Engineering Alliance Meetings 2019
WFEO report on the International Conference on Engineering and Food Security in Africa
UNESCO 6th Africa Engineering Week & 4th Africa Engineering Conference 2019
World Robot Conference 2019 – WRC 2019
World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development in the media

WFEO Flash Info 29 – June 2019

In this Edition:

Message from the President
2019 WFEO GREE Women in Engineering Award
4th March 2020 – 1st World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
UNESCO 6th Africa Engineering Week & 4th Africa Engineering Conference 2019
World Engineers Convention 2019 – WEC 2019
EFS Africa – International Conference on Engineering and Food Security in Africa
WFEO participation in UN STI Forum 2019
WFEO at the World Intelligence Congress – WIC 2019
World Robot Conference 2019 – WRC 2019

WFEO Flash Info 28 – April 2019

In this Edition:

Message from the President
World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development – 4th March
WFEO Extended Board Meetings, University of Ljubljana
WCF2019 in Ljubljana, Slovenia
World Engineers Convention 2019 – WEC 2019 – Early Bird Registration
EFS Africa – International Conference on Engineering and Food Security in Africa
STI Forum 2019 – Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs
Report on the Workshop on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs
Report on Mobile Learning Week 2019
WFEO at the CSW63
World Robot Conference 2019
Planning education in the AI era: Lead the leap
The Report of GenderInSITE
WFEO’s 50th anniversary video

WFEO Flash Info 27 – February 2019

In this Edition:

Message from the President
Presentation by WFEO on Capacity Building for Engineering in Africa
Presentation by WFEO on Capacity Building for Engineering to UNESCO Member Delegations
World Construction Forum 2019 – WCF2019
World Engineers Convention 2019 – WEC 2019 – Early Bird Registration
EFS Africa – International Conference on Engineering and Food Security in Africa
Report of the 30th UN Water meeting
DiscoverE 2019 Global Marathon
Second Delivery of Massive Open On-Line Course – Sustainability in Practice
WFEO Application to UN SDG Awards
The 6th edition of the National Engineering Days – #JNI2019

WFEO Flash Info 26 – December 2018

In this Edition:

Message from the President
GEC 2018 Report
World Engineers Convention 2019 – WEC 2019 – Call for Abstracts
World Construction Forum 2019 – WCF 2019 – Early Bird Registration
Report on the UN Climate Conference COP24 Side Event
Report on the International Forum on Engineering Capacity
Report on the 46th UNIDO Industrial Development Board 2018
WFEO attends meeting of International Engineering Alliance
The UNESCO STEM and Gender Advancement (SAGA) Launch
Report on the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Knowledge Day event at UNESCO
WFEO meets Nigeria Delegation to UNESCO
City of Sydney discusses sustainable cities
Dr. Marlene Kanga 2018 Engineers Australia Professional Engineer of the Year

WFEO Flash Info 25 – October 2018

In this Edition:

Message from the President
Global Engineering Congress – GEC2018
Result of the 2018 Dr. Zuheir Alami WFEO Award for Engineering Innovation
Result of the 2018 GREE WFEO Women in Engineering Award
Results of the 2018 Young Engineers Competition
WFEO participation in the 62nd IAEA General Conference
Celebrating WFEO 50th anniversary and membership of Myanmar Engineering Council and Myanmar Engineering Society
Celebrating WFEO 50th anniversary at FEIAP General Assembly and WFEO CIC Seminar of 4th Industrial Revolution
Africa Engineering Week 2018 / Africa Engineering Conference
WFEO attends Inaugural General Assembly of International Science Council
World Engineers Convention 2019 Call for Abstracts
Massive Open On-Line Course – Engineers Canada – Sustainability in practice
WFEO meeting with OECD

WFEO Flash Info 24 – July / August 2018

In this Edition:

Message from the President
Global Engineering Congress – GEC2018
Workshop on Human and Artificial Intelligence during the 2nd World Intelligence Congress
World Construction Forum 2019 – WCF2019
World Robot Conference – WRC 2018
ICEWILA Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Symposium
World Conference on Science Literacy 2018
Africa Engineering Week 2018 / Africa Engineering Conference
Institution of Engineers Mauritius International Conference – 70th anniversary
IEEE TALE 2018 – International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Education
“Blaze: Working Women, Public Leaders” exhibition
Cyber Security – an emerging risk from the convergence of IT and IoT
The Airbus GEDC Diversity Award

WFEO Flash Info 23 – May 2018

In this Edition:

Message from the President
Global Engineering Congress – GEC2018
“Engineering: Building a Better and Sustainable Future” video
WFEO at the UN CSW62
ECOSOC Partnership Forum 2018
ISTIC 10th Anniversary celebration and International Conference on Climate Change Education: addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 13
SPEA Symposium on Sustainable Infrastructure Successful Economy and celebrating WFEO 50th Anniversary: addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goal 11
Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers Biennial Conference 2018
David Lapp awarded the 2018 Ontario Professional Engineers Engineering Medal
International Women in Engineering Day 2018 – INWED18
Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

WFEO Flash Info 22 – April 2018

In this Edition:

Message from the President
Global Engineering Congress – GEC2018
WFEO Symposium and 50th anniversary celebrations
International Women’s Day and WIE 10th Anniversary Celebration
UNESCO ERII Meeting
OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum
WFEO 50th Anniversary celebrations at Insitituto de la Ingenieria de Espana (IIE)
WFEO 50th Anniversary celebrations at Ordem dos Engenheiros (OdE)
Report of the Ninth Session of the World Urban Forum
Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

WFEO Flash Info 21 – March 2018

In this Edition:

Message from the President
2018 OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum
The International Engineering Symposium – Sustainable Infrastructure, Successful Economy
The United Nations World Water Development Report
Report of the Global SDG 7 Conference on Energy
Report on the National Union of Engineers Organizations of Senegal (UNISEN) at the Entretiens Eurafricains of Dakar
WFEO President Dr. Marlene Kanga AM at Institution of Engineers India (IEI) National Congress
World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2017-2018
Empowering young engineers to progress sustainable development – Techfest 2017
Congratulations to Eng. Rathore on receiving Padmashree in India National Day Honour

WFEO Flash Info 20 – January 2018

In this Edition:

Message from the President
The WFEO Sponsorship Prospectus
Global SDG 7 Conference on Energy
8th World Water Forum 2018
India Engineering Workforce Study
Huffington Post article “A female leadership at WFEO”
Peter Greenwood ends his long-standing commitment to WFEO

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