The WFEO has agreed with UNESCO to hold an African Engineering week annually, preferably in the month of September which is internationally recognized as the World engineering month. The first Africa Engineering week was held in South Africa in 2014. The second and the third were held in Zimbabwe in 2015 and in Nigeria in 2016. The fourth was held in Rwanda in 2017.
Eng. Collins Juma
President
Institution of Engineers of Kenya
IEK President’s Message
FIFTH Africa Engineering Week And Third Africa Engineering Conference
The Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) in collaboration with the Federation of African Engineering Organizations (FAEO), the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is organizing the 5th Africa Engineering Week and 3rd Africa Engineering Conference in the month of September 2018, which has been declared by UNESCO as the Engineering Month. All members of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations are expected to organize a week of activities in which engineers carry out various activities in empowerment and mentoring of the youth in engineering matters.
In this regard, IEK is hosting aforementioned conference between 17th and 21st September, 2018 at Pride Inn Paradise Beach Resort Mombasa, Kenya. The main theme of the conference is “Harnessing the Blue Economy for Accelerated Economic Growth”. The Conference will be a platform for Engineers and Participants to discuss the benefits and challenges relating to the Blue Economy in order to generate effective and sustainable solutions and will be graced by senior Government officials, leading engineers and technocrats in Africa and international delegates from all parts of the world.
We look forward to host you in Mombasa next month.
For further information and enquiries, please contact IEK on conference@iekenya.org, iek@iekenya.org or call IEK secretariat on +254 721 729363 or +254 020 2729326.
The Organising Partners
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