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WFEO-CEE Successfully Hosted 2026 Global Summer School on Sustainability in Shanghai (on wfeo.org)
Held in Shanghai from 28 June to 11 July 2026, jointly led by the Committee on Engineering and the Environment and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
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UNESCO International Institute for STEM Education (IISTEM) Holds First Governing Board Meeting in Shanghai: Prof. Gong Ke Elected Chair of the Governing Board (on wfeo.org)
The High-level Expert Symposium and the first Governing Board meeting of IISTEM were held on 14 May in Shanghai.
- · United Nations
Chair of the WFEO Women in Engineering Committee Delivers Statement on Inclusive Clean Energy Solutions at the United Nations STI Forum (on wfeo.org)
WFEO was represented in a thematic session on clean energy technologies at United Nations Headquarters in New York on 7 May 2026.
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WFEO Side Event at the United Nations STI Forum Highlights Engineering Solutions for Sustainable Infrastructure and the Technology Transition (on wfeo.org)
Organised with the International Science Council (ISC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- · United Nations
WFEO President Contributes to High-Level Discussions on Transforming Water Systems at the United Nations STI Forum (on wfeo.org)
Dr Seng-Chuan Tan took part as a high-level respondent in the session “Transforming Water Systems with Science, Technology and Innovation”.
- · World Engineering Day
World Engineering Day 2026 (on wfeo.org)
The 2026 main event was held from 3 to 5 March in Jakarta, hosted by the Institution of Engineers Indonesia (PII).
- · Learning
MOOC Course – Sustainable Development and Environmental Stewardship (on wfeo.org)
Engineers Canada and Polytechnique Montréal opened registration for a new offering of their free online course “Sustainability in Practice”.
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WFEO Committee on Energy webinar “Facing the energy trilemma in turbulent times: perspective from France and Europe” (on wfeo.org)
Held on 8 April 2026, the first edition of the “World Energy Bridges” webinar series.
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Participation of the WFEO Water Committee in the 43rd UN-Water Meeting (on wfeo.org)
The 43rd UN-Water meeting in Rome on 24–25 March prepared for the 2026 UN Water Conference.
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World Water Day 2026: Water, Women and Engineering (on wfeo.org)
World Water Day 2026 was marked under the theme “Water and Gender”; WFEO has been a partner of UN-Water since 2023.
The ten most recent posts on wfeo.org, with their publication dates, read 13 October 2026. Each links to the full article on wfeo.org.
Events
Coming up
2027 Hackathon challenges released
2026 WFEO Executive Council Meetings, Cairo
Hosted by the Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers.
2027 Hackathon submissions due
World Engineering Day 2027, Rome
Earlier in 2026
STI Forum 2026, New York
Nairobi Work Programme (NWP) event on Knowledge and Foresight on Adaptation Finance, Yeosu, Republic of Korea
World Engineering Day 2026, Jakarta
Sources: wfeo.org press release (Cairo), worldengineeringday.net/hackathon, and the Events page on WFEO’s new site structure (staging), read 13 October 2026.