World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
4 March, every year since 2020.
In November 2019, UNESCO proclaimed the World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development at its 40th General Conference. It is celebrated worldwide on 4 March each year since 2020.
WFEO co-leads the annual celebrations with UNESCO, federating the initiatives and events organised by its member institutions, and organises a major event each year.
The real thing lives at worldengineeringday.net (on worldengineeringday.net). This page shows how annual editions and the Hackathon could sit inside the WFEO site.
Editions
- 2027
Next edition: World Engineering Day 2027
4 March 2027 · Rome, Italy
Main WFEO celebration in Rome. Hackathon: Sustainable Transport Engineering.
- 2026
World Engineering Day 2026
3–5 March 2026 · Jakarta, Indonesia
Theme: “Smart engineering for sustainable future through innovation and digitalization”. Hosted by the Institution of Engineers Indonesia (PII). Hackathon challenges on SDG 9.
- 2025
World Engineering Day 2025
Paris, UNESCO Headquarters
Major event at UNESCO Headquarters.
- 2024
World Engineering Day 2024
Portugal
Major event in Portugal.
- 2023
World Engineering Day 2023
Spain
Major event in Spain.
- 2022
World Engineering Day 2022
Costa Rica
Major event in Costa Rica.
Each edition keeps its own page (theme, host, programme, report, recordings) and moves into this archive when the next one opens.
2027 WFEO Hackathon on Sustainable Transport Engineering
Engineering Sustainable Transport Solutions for People, Planet and Prosperity.
Teams of 3 to 5, led by an engineering student, develop solutions to real-world transport challenges. The Hackathon is primarily for engineering students and young engineers under 30, and advances SDGs 3, 7, 9 and 11, framed in connection with the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Transport 2026–2035.
Key dates
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 14 September 2026 | Registrations open |
| 20 November 2026 | Challenges released |
| 12 December 2026 | Submissions due |
| 4 March 2027 | Winners announced at the main WFEO celebration in Rome |
Prizes
€7,000 in prize money: €4,000 first place, €2,000 second, €1,000 third, split evenly between team members.
Register on worldengineeringday.net (on worldengineeringday.net)
The 2026 Hackathon
A record 2,952 people registered from 85 countries. The challenges were based on SDG 9, “Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure”, and winners were revealed during the main event in Jakarta.
Sources: worldengineeringday.net/hackathon; wfeo.org/world-engineering-day-2026; read 13 October 2026.