The BRICS Engineering Congress 2025 took place in Shenzhen, China, on April 24, 2025.
Among the attendees were:
- Mustafa Shehu, President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO),
- Luo Hui, Executive Secretary of the leading Party members group and Director General of the Department of International Affairs of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and Vice President and Joint Secretary-General of the Chinese Society of Engineers (CSE),
- Chen Jie, Party Secretary of the Harbin Institution of Technology (HIT) and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE).
WFEO President Mustafa Shehu addressing at the Opening Ceremony
The congress, themed “Converging Engineering Development Forces, Co-creating a Brighter Future for BRICS” featured keynote speeches, technical reports, roundtable discussions, and workshops, providing a platform for shared learning and exchange. The aim was to jointly advance engineering education reform, technological innovation, capacity building, and improved governance among BRICS nations.
Several outcomes were announced during the event, including the Initiative to Launch Federation of Engineering Institutions of BRICS (FEIBRICS) and the CSE’s Continuing Professional Development Resources Open to BRICS Engineering Organizations.
On the sidelines of the congress, Luo Hui and officials from the Department of International Affairs, China Centre for International Science and Technology Exchange (CISTE), and CAST Center for Professional Training and Services held working meetings with representatives from the:
- World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO),
- Russian Union of Scientific and Engineering Associations (USEA),
- Federation of Brazilian Engineering Associations,
- Egyptian Engineers Syndicate (EES),
- Federation of Arab Engineers (FAE),
- Federation of African Engineering Organizations (FAEO),
- Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers (EACE), and
- Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM).
From left to right: Mustafa B. Shehu, WFEO President; Gong Ke, WFEO Past President; Refilwe Buthelezi, President of the Federation Of African Engineering Organisations (FAEO); Yonas Ayalew Tessema, President of Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers and Mohamed Korym, Deputy General Manager of the Society of Engineers, United Arab Emirates.
The Congress was guided by the Chinese Society of Engineers and jointly organized by the Harbin Institute of Technology, the Guangdong Association for Science and Technology, and the Heilongjiang Association for Science and Technology.
It received support from the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and saw active participation from 33 engineering institutions and 3 international organizations across BRICS countries and 6 partner nations.
Over 200 representatives from the engineering community attended the event.
Courtesy of the China Association for Science and Technology.
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