The University of Sydney Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering ran its second Humanitarian Hackathon to engage engineering students on humanitarian needs, especially in the Pacific region and the need for innovative engineering solutions to advance the goals of sustainable development. Dr Marlene Kanga, Immediate Past President, World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO) and Gen. The Honourable Sir ...
President of World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) Gong Ke was invited to host an exhibition at the 23rd China Beijing International High-Tech Expo that was held with ZGC Forum in Beijing from September 17-20, 2020.
The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the national ...
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The International Standards Organisation (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental organization comprising a global network of national standards bodies. It provides a platform for developing international standards and practical tools through common understanding and cooperation with all stakeholders.
WFEO is a Category A Liaison Organization at ISO.
Since 2018, WFEO has been represented at the ISO ...
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Review the IEA Graduate Attributes and Professional Competencies Framework
WFEO has an MoU with IEA which was renewed in November 2019 and which established a Working Group to review the IEA Graduate Attribute and Professional Competency Framework which is the basis for mutual recognition of engineering qualifications and professional credentials across more than 30 countries.
The Working Group has the ...
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The 2020 Zhong Guan Cun (ZGC) Forum was held between 17 and 20 September 2020 and was sponsored by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the national member of WFEO, China Association for Science and Technology (CAST).
With the theme “Innovation through Cooperation and Meeting Challenges ...
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Le webinaire “ISO 37001 – un outil contre la corruption”, s’est déroulée le 30 septembre 2020.
ISO 37001 est la Norme internationale qui permet aux organisations de tout type de prévenir, détecter et traiter les problèmes de corruption. Pour ce faire, elles ont recours à l’adoption d’une politique de lutte contre la corruption, à la désignation ...
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An important milestone was achieved in June 2020 at the annual meetings of the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) when the WFEO National Member of Costa Rica,
The Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y de Arquitectos de Costa Rica (CFIA), became a signatory of the Washington Accord.
The project to connect Sicily with the Italian mainland by a bridge over the Straight of Messina was first talked of many years ago but is finally being taken seriously.
The WFEO Engineering for Innovative Technologies Committee and the Young Engineers / Future Leaders Committee organized the webinar “A Sustainable Future: Young Engineers and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)” on the 18th September 2020, during the 23rd China Beijing International High-Tech Expo (CHITEC).
Young Engineers have ...
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WFEO, representing the Scientific and Technological Community Major Group (STC MG) at the UN, has successfully hosted a side event of the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) virtually with the theme “How the Lever of Science and Technology Can Be Used in Peri-urban and Urban Environments to Advance Sustainable Development: the Case of Implementing Geospatial Engineering” on 9th ...
