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 ...
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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 ...
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The World Water Day is an annual United Nations Conference – held on 22 March 2024 – 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 by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United ...
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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 ...
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On 15 November 2023, in the framework of the UNESCO General Conference, WFEO Secretariat participated in the NGOs Hub showcasing joint NGOs initiatives. The “Access to Water for All in Africa” NGOs’ Coalition presented its hydrology training projects to UNESCO Member States and Secretariat. Théo Bélaud, WFEO Operations Officer, presented ...
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This online and on site briefing took place on 6 December 2023 in Geneva. It was organized by the Geneva Environment Network and provided an update on the preparations for the sixth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6).
UNEA-6 will take place from 26 February to 1 March 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya.
The ...
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In January 2024, the WFEO Committee on Engineering for Innovative Technologies (CEIT), in collaboration with the Shenzhen Association of Science and Technology, released the “Safety and Global Governance of Generative AI” report (English version – Chinese version).
The year 2023 was the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). To promote solid progress in the Belt and Road cooperation on science, technology and innovation, the Belt and Road Conference on Science and Technology Exchange was held in Chongqing, China, from November 6 to 7, 2023.
The conference was co-organized ...
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The 41st Conference of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisations (CAFEO 41) was held from 20 to 23 November 2023 at the International Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia.
The idea of attending the Conference organized by the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organizations (AFEO) was brought forward to me by WFEO Past President Dr. Dato Lee ...
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The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) held its 2023 Conference and Annual General Meeting at the Abuja International Conference Centre between 27 and 30 November 2023 with the theme Re-engineering the Manufacturing Sector for Competitiveness and Economic Growth”. The Conference registered a huge turn out of engineers, numbering more than 5,000 participants.
The Conference Opening Ceremony ...
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