UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development explained

The World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (acronym: WED) is one of the UNESCO international days and is celebrated every 4 March.^{[1] [2]} It was proclaimed by UNESCO General Conference on 25 November 2019, based on a proposal by the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO).^[3]

It is celebrated by major engineering professional institutions, such as the Institution of Civil Engineers,^[4] the China Association for Science and Technology,^[5] Engineers Canada,^[6] Engineers Australia,^[7] Ingénieurs et scientifiques de France,^[8] as well as NGOs such as DiscoverE,^[9] Engineers Without Borders,^[10] universities such as Imperial College London^[11] or Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola^[12] and corporations supporting the event.

The first edition of WED in 2019, as well as the following ones, were based on the concept of holding simultaneous online and on-site celebrations, hosted by UNESCO, WFEO, engineering institutions members of WFEO, as well as generating social media trends and message on the theme of event, engaging with UN agencies such as UNEP,^[13] corporate bodies, other associations, media and students.

In 2022, the concept extended to a 24-hour streaming hosted by WFEO, live streaming featured celebrations in various regions of the world.^{[14] [15]}

Since 2022, the celebration includes global events such as an international hackathon competition for engineering students in relations to sustainable development matters.^{[16] [17]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development. March 1, 2021. UNESCO.
2. Web site: World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development | World Engineering Day History. worldengineeringday.net. 24 January 2023 .
3. Web site: Records of the General Conference, 40th session, Paris, 12 November-27 November 2019, volume 1: Resolutions . 2024-02-04.
4. Web site: Celebrate World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development. March 6, 2022. Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
5. Web site: China celebrates World Engineering Day 2022. english.cast.org.cn. 2022-06-03. 2023-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20230304053540/http://english.cast.org.cn/art/2022/3/9/art_679_180759.html. dead.
6. Web site: World Engineering Day 2022 recap. May 5, 2022. Engineers Canada.
7. Web site: World Engineering Day (WED) | Engineers Australia. www.engineersaustralia.org.au. 2022-06-03. 2022-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20220328085020/https://engineersaustralia.org.au/event/2021/12/world-engineering-day-wed-40496. dead.
8. Web site: Programme Colloque JNI IESF 2022. March 4, 2022. Ingénieurs et scientifiques de France. June 27, 2022. August 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818070242/https://www.iesf.fr/offres/doc_inline_src/752/220225_programme_Colloque_JNI_IESF_2022_def.pdf. dead.
9. Web site: World Engineering Day.
10. News: Global Student Hackathon for World Engineering Day. Engineers Without Borders Australia . November 30, 2021 . Forrest . Llawela .
11. Web site: UNESCO World Engineering Day: Developing a Sustainable World | Imperial News | Imperial College London. Imperial News. 4 March 2022 .
12. News: World Engineering Day an der THGA. Svenja. Kloos. March 4, 2022. TH Georg Agricola.
13. Web site: Only One Earth. March 4, 2022. Sunday Observer.
14. Web site: Ghana hosts World Engineering Day live stream for Africa . en . myjoyonline.com . 2023-04-07 . 8 March 2022.
15. Web site: Tweet from Royal Academy of Engineering. Twitter.
16. Web site: All-women Philippine Team Wins UNESCO Sustainable Engineering Hackathon. March 8, 2022. Asian Scientist Magazine.
17. Web site: All-women engineering team from Philippines win UNESCO hackathon with their clean water solution. news.yahoo.com. 9 March 2022 .