On March 4th, 2025, the Myanmar Engineering Council proudly hosted the World Engineering Day 2025 Celebration at the Function Hall in Yangon. The event was held under the global theme “Shaping Our Sustainable Future Through Engineering” and brought together engineering professionals, industry leaders, educators, and young innovators to celebrate the role of engineering ...
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The first Steering Committee meeting of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) Engineering Capacity Building for Africa Programme (ECBAP) was successfully held on 5 March 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, coinciding with the World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development.
Committee members participated in the meeting in-person and online, including representatives from:
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The International Programme Office of WFEO Engineering Capacity Building for Africa Programme (ECBAP), in collaboration with the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK), successfully carried out the first pilot training program from 10 to 14 March 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya.
The five-day intensive training session, themed at “AI for Engineers”, was exclusively designed for IEK ...
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In line with the global celebrations of World Engineering Day 2025, WFEO Committee on Engineering Capacity Building (WFEO-CECB) hosted the successful symposium “Global North and South Cooperation to Achieve the SDGs Through Engineering” at the Arup Headquarters in London on 11 March 2025. The event was held in collaboration with:
The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) in collaboration with the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), the Institution of Engineers Kenya (IEK) and the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) launched the Engineering Capacity Building for Africa Programme (ECBAP) at the Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, ...
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Last 8 March, the Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers (EACE) proudly hosted a grand celebration of the World Engineering Day and International Women’s Day at ECC Paradise Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The event brought together engineers, industry leaders, professionals, and aspiring young engineers to explore the transformative power of engineering in shaping a sustainable and inclusive future. ...
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The World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (WED) is an official International Day proclaimed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) General Conference in November 2019. This was based on a proposal from the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO).
WED is an opportunity to celebrate engineering ...
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Meet the champions of this year’s Hackathon! Our judges have selected the top three winners, while the public vote crowned a fan-favorite.
With over 3,000 participants from 90+ countries, the competition showcased bold solutions to poverty, from climate-smart innovations to digital empowerment. Join us as we celebrate their achievements and hear from our winners, judges, ...
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Following the four thematic papers published since 2019, the Standing Technical Committee on Water (CW) of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), chaired by Ignacio González-Castelao Martínez-Peñuela from the Spanish Institute of Engineering (IIE), has now presented the book “Engineering, Water and Food Nexus” (available here).
This book, coordinated by the ...
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The 2024 World Conference on Science Literacy (WCSL) was successfully held in Beijing from 5 to 6 December 2024.
The Conference was sponsored by the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) and supported by UNESCO, the International Science Council (ISC), WFEO and ...
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