World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development

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16 Jan World Engineering Day: Sustainable Designs to Support a Worldwide Movement

Posted at 22:26h in Climate Change, Smart Cities, Sustainable Engineering, UNSDGs, WED News & Media, Women in Engineering

The First Global Engineering Day On March 4th, 2020, the world will celebrate the first ever “World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development“. Until now, “engineering day” was celebrated on a different day in each country. The UNESCO Executive Board passed a motion in April, with the support of...

15 Jun DiscoverE

Posted at 06:03h in Climate Change, Offical Announcements, Smart Cities, Sustainable Engineering, UNSDGs, WED News & Media, Women in Engineering

Calling all Engineers, Technicians, and Technologists! We want to hear from you about the future of engineering. Take our second annual Global Engineer Survey and share your opinion. Ten lucky participants will be randomly selected to receive a $50 gift card ($US). The survey is open...

12 Jun Creating World Engineering Day

Posted at 06:00h in Climate Change, Offical Announcements, Smart Cities, Sustainable Engineering, UNSDGs, WED News & Media, Women in Engineering

Did you know that until recently, “engineering day” differed all over the world? Engineers in Bangladesh were honoured on 7 May, Mexican engineers were feted on 1 July, and here in Australia we got a week in August. But there’s never been a global day to...

12 Jun Recognising the profession: World Engineering Day

Posted at 00:34h in Climate Change, Offical Announcements, Smart Cities, Sustainable Engineering, UNSDGs, WED News & Media

Summary UNESCO’s recent declaration that 4 March will henceforth be celebrated as World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development was a significant moment for both early-career and established engineers alike. Starting in 2020, the annual celebration presents a global opportunity to recognise the profession and encourage...

Promotion and Celebration of World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development

29 Apr Plans on track for an annual World Engineering Day: The UNESCO Executive Board has backed proposals to create an annual World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development

Posted at 06:05h in Climate Change, Offical Announcements, Smart Cities, Sustainable Engineering, UNSDGs, WED News & Media, Women in Engineering

Plans for a day to globally celebrate and raise awareness of the important work of engineers in achieving sustainable development are a step closer, after the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Executive Board endorsed a recommendation. Earlier this month, the UNESCO Executive Board...