In a workshop that was part of GEO-BIM 2020 Conference last 4 December, WFEO and its associate, the World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) came together with United Nations Expert Committee on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM), to discuss how cities can use geospatial technologies and Building Information modelling to “build ...
The World Engineers Convention (WEC 2019) that took place in Melbourne between 20 and 22 November 2019 was one of the most successful events co-hosted by Engineers Australia and the World Federation of Engineering Organisations. It attracted over 3,000 participants from 47 countries around the world.
In celebration of that success, Engineers Australia ...
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The 2nd International Forum on Engineering Education co-organized by the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the UNESCO Category 2 Centre, the International Centre for Engineering Education (ICEE), Tsinghua University, was held between 2 and 4 December 2020.
The Forum had the theme of “Environment and Sustainable Development“, and included presentations and discussions ...
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The International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES) launched Volume II of “Rising to the Top – Global Women Engineering Leaders share their journey to professional success” at their annual WEEF and GEDC 2020 Conference, held virtually between 16 and 19 November.
A number of the authors from Volume I and Volume II spoke ...
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The Philippine Technological Council (PTC) and the Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering & Technology (PTC-ACBET) organized the ACE2020: International Accreditation Conference in Engineering, as an online event between 16 and 19 November 2020.
The main theme was “Accreditation and QA: Leading Transformations Towards Inclusive and Sustainable Development”.
The Philippine Technological Council is the umbrella organization ...
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The Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) in collaboration with the Engineers Board of Kenya organised it annual conference between 24 and 27 November 2020 in Mombasa. The event was supported by UNESCO, the World Federation of Engineering Organisations and the Federation of African ...
The International Forum on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Futures of Education (AIED) 2020 was successfully held between 7 and 8 December 2020 in Beijing in a hybrid form, with the theme “Developing Competencies for the AI Era”. The Forum was co-organized by UNESCO, the
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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 ...
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Esteemed members and the community at large,
Today is International Anti-Corruption Day, an important event on our calendar. We are marking it under our 2020 theme which is, “Enhanced collaborations between local, regional and international Anti-Corruption players for Sustainable Partnership.”
In making this statement, I acknowledge the unprecedented impact on economic and societal systems brought about by the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic. At ...
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The WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders organised the third webinar of its serie Engineering the Future #3 Volunteering for the Future on 8 December 2020.
Engineers have a unique skill-set which can be valuable in a range of different areas. This session shared the experiences of young engineers who are ...
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