The WFEO National Member Organization UAE Society of Engineers, in collaboration with the Gulf Engineering Union, organized the 25th Gulf Engineering Forum on 7 and 8 February 2024, under the theme “Smart Engineering for a Sustainable Future”, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The theme underscored the importance of harnessing ...
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The World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (WED) is an official International day proclaimed in by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This was based on a proposal from the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO).
WED is an opportunity to celebrate engineering and the contribution of the world’s engineers for a better, sustainable world. It ...
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The World Engineering Day was celebrated jointly by Institution of Engineers Mauritius (IEM) in collaboration with the University of Mauritius (UoM) and Université des Mascareigns (UdM) at the Core Building, in Ebene on 04 March, 2024.
This significant occasion brought together professionals, academics and industry leaders to celebrate the role of engineering ...
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The Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE) held its 2024 Engineering Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) from 18 to 23 March 2024 in Accra.
WFEO President Mustafa Shehu addressed the Opening Session of the 54th Annual Conference with the theme “Engineering a Resilient Future: Innovative Solutions for a ...
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The World Water Day is an annual United Nations Conference – held on 22 March – focused on inspiring action to tackle the global water crisis.
The World Water Day is led by UN-Water and the 2024 Task Force is co-coordinated the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and ...
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See below the article by Michel Nkurunziza, published on 18 March 2024 in The New Times, the Rwanda’s largest private media organization.
The Institution of Engineers Rwanda (IER), announced on 15 March 2024 that it will host the Global Engineering Conference (GECO), and Continue Reading →
The Massive open online course (MOOC) Sustainability in Practice is a joint project between Engineers Canada and Polytechnique Montréal. It will show real case studies illustrating practical applications of WFEO Code of Practice and Engineers Canada national guidance documents – Principles of Sustainable ...
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The WFEO Working Group on Climate Change , the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) and the WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders Working Group on Climate Action organized the webinar entitled “Inspiring collective action through communication, advocacy and best practices – the role of engineers” ...
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In Jules Verne’s novel, the castaways stranded on Mysterious Island regain hope when Cyrus Smith, the group’s engineer, is found safe and sound: by identifying the island’s resources, and building an oven and tools, he soon makes the island a haven of plenty.
Just as Smith improved life on the island, engineers, men and women, are ...
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Although it dates from 2014, the report “A strategy for inclusiveness, well-being and diversity in engineering workplaces“, written by WFEO Past President Dr Marlene Kanga, is the only such strategic document available in the world and is an important reference to increase the recruitment and retention of women in science, engineering and ...
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