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 the ...
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The Climate Change Education Workshop was run successfully in partnership with UNESCO, Institution of Engineers Mauritius, a WFEO national member, the Office for Climate Education, a UNESCO Category II Centre based in Paris, the Mauritius Ministry of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, the ...
The World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (WED) was celebrated for its fourth time last 4th of March as an international celebration promoting the critical role of engineers and engineering to achieve a more resilient and prosperous world.
On this occasion, Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, delivered the ...
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The WFEO President Prof. José Vieira addresses its statement at the UN 2023 Water Conference plenary session, on 23 March 2023.
The World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) and the International Science Council (ISC), partners in the UN Scientific and Technological Community Major Group, organized the side-event “The Role of the Science and Technology (S&T) Community on the Pillars for Accelerating Progress and Transformative Actions on SDG 6” on 23 March 2023.
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Aligned with 2023 Theme: Engineering Innovation For A More Resilient World and as part of the World Engineering Day Celebrations, the Young Engineers / Future Leaders Committee organized a webinar on 24 February 2023 entitled “Smart Sustainable Communities and Frontier Technologies” in collaboration with the
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WFEO, the International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI), the Commonwealth Engineers’ Council (CEC), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) organized the webinar “Collaborative Engineering Initiatives for a Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment” on 21 February 2023, ...
The 2023 FAEO Conference and Investiture ceremony held successfully on 27 January 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda at the Convention Centre and attracted over 100 delegates composed of leaders of engineering institutions from Ghana, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, DRC, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Burundi, USA and the host country, Rwanda.
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The WFEO Committee on Engineering and the Environment (WFEO-CEE), in partnership with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) presented a side event at the UNFCCC COP27 Conference titled “The global engineering view: delivering an ...
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In November this year, COP27 was held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Representatives of the WFEO Committee on Young Engineers / Future Leaders Working Group for Climate Action (SDG13) were amongst the 35,000 present at the Conference and reflected on its outcomes.
The atmosphere of the annual United Nations ...
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