The 30th Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) Conference took place in Mombasa between 14 and 17 November 2023 with the theme “Engineering a New World”. The IEK also hosted the 18th General Assembly of the World Council of Civil Engineers (WCCE) during the period. I had the opportunity to address the ...
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The China Engineering Education Accreditation Association (CEEAA) hosted the International Engineering Education Symposium 2023-China Week (IEES 2023-CW) between 13 and 19 November 2023, with the theme of “Unleashing Potential, Empowering Future: Embracing Graduate Attributes and Professional Competencies”.
The Symposium was jointly organized by CEEAA, the Hong Kong Institution ...
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The WFEO Young Engineers / Future Leaders’ Working Group on Climate Action, FIDIC, Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) and Engineers Without Boarders International (EWB) organized the UNFCCC COP28 side event titled “Youth & Practitioners: ...
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The WFEO Working Group on Climate Change, in partnership with Conservation International (CI), Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) and Resilience First (RF) organized the COP28 UAE side event titled Systems thinking for holistic climate action: nature-driven engineering, policy and finance ...
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On its 13 October 2023 meeting in Prague, WFEO’s Executive Council approved the Laureates for the following WFEO awards, based on the recommendation from the Awards Committee.
The WFEO Gree Women in Engineering Prize was attributed to Prof. Yandan Lin, professor at the School of Information, Science and Technology of Fudan University.
Yandan Lin received B.S. and Ph.D. ...
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During the WFEO Committee on Education in Engineering session held on 12 October at the 7th World Engineers Convention 2023, the journal
IDEAS, the Engineering Education Journal No. 21 of the WFEO Committee on Education In Engineering (CEIE), has been republished, thanks to the Myanmar Engineering Council, a WFEO National Member.
IDEAS Journal 21 is based onon articles from speakers amongst international academic experts at the international ICEEA 2022 and ICEEA 2023 conference. This issue ...
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UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa (UNESCO Office in Harare) & UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education (UNESCO IESALC) released the results of its survey on: Uncovering gender disparities in STEM and higher education in Southern Africa: evidence from nine countries at a side event ...
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The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) organized the H.J. Sabbagh Prize for Excellence in Engineering Construction Ceremony that was held online on Friday 21 April 2023.
WFEO was proud to announce the laureate of the 2022 edition of its annual Prize for Excellence in Engineering Construction, kindly supported by the Consolidated ...
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The World Federation of Engineering Organizations successfully hosted a global Hackathon for engineering students as part of the celebrations for World Engineering Day 2023.
The theme of World Engineering Day 2023 was Engineering Innovation for a more Resilient World. The Hackathon provided a focus on young engineers and engineering students and enables their participation in ...
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