{"id":38080,"date":"2023-10-23T16:50:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T14:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/?p=38080"},"modified":"2024-02-06T14:19:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:19:41","slug":"wfeo-general-assembly-meetings-and-7th-world-engineers-convention-prague-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wfeo-general-assembly-meetings-and-7th-world-engineers-convention-prague-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"WFEO General Assembly meetings and 7th World Engineers Convention, Prague 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) held its biennial General Assembly meetings from 9 to 15 October 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic. <\/p>\n

In this framework, WFEO also held its Board and Board committees meetings, its Standing Technical Committees (STCs) and Policy Implementation Committees (PICs) meetings, and its Executive Council meeting.<\/p>\n

The meetings were hosted by the WFEO\u2019s national member in the Czech Republic, CSVTS<\/a>, which organized the 7th World Engineers Convention (WEC2023)<\/a>, at the Prague Congress Centre, from 11 to 13 October.
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\nWFEO President Jos\u00e9 Vieira (2021-2023) addressing at the WEC 2023 Opening<\/i>
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\nThe WEC2023<\/b> welcomed speakers and delegates from 76 countries. During the 3-day conference sessions, speakers presented state-of-the-art knowledge and solutions to all kinds of engineering topics put into relation with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
\nWe were proud to receive video messages from the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, and the UNESCO Assistant-Director General for Natural Sciences Lidia Brito.
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\nCommittee on Engineering and the Environment Chair Davide Stronati opening the CEE session at WEC 23: Role of engineering in addressing climate change: systemic solutions for global challenges, 12 October<\/i>
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\nDuring the Young Engineers Forum that took place on 11 October, WFEO Past President Dr Marlene Kanga launched the World Engineering Day 2024 Hackathon for engineering students<\/a>. <\/p>\n

During the WFEO Committee on Education in Engineering session held on 12 October, the new journal Engineering Education Review (EER)<\/a> was launched, as well as a new issue (no 21) of IDEAS<\/a>. EER is a new journal in the field of Engineering Education hosted by the Tsinghua University. <\/p>\n

The final WEC2023 Declaration (available here<\/a>) was signed by the Convention\u2019s Chair and CSVTS President Prof. Daniel Hanus, and WFEO President Prof. Jos\u00e9 Vieira during the Closing Ceremony, on 13 October.
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\nSigning of the WEC2023 Declaration, 13 October<\/i>
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WFEO\u2019s Executive Council was held at Prague Congress Center on 13 October<\/h3>\n

The Council approved a series of amendments to the Federation’s Rules of Procedure, to improve its electoral and decision processes’ effectiveness and transparency.
\nThe Council also approved the updating of the WFEO Code of Ethics<\/a>, which was conducted by an ad hoc working group under the authority of WFEO Past President Prof. Gong Ke.
\nNew applications for membership were approved by the Council. The Federation is proud to announce its new member institutions:<\/p>\n