UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
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The World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development (acronym: WED) is one of the UNESCO international days and is celebrated every 4 March.{{Cite web|url=https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/engineering|title=World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development|date=March 1, 2021|website=UNESCO}}{{Cite web|url=https://worldengineeringday.net/wed-history/|title=World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development | World Engineering Day History|website=worldengineeringday.net|date=24 January 2023 }} It was proclaimed by UNESCO General Conference on 25 November 2019, based on a proposal by the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO).
It is celebrated by major engineering professional institutions, such as the Institution of Civil Engineers,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ice.org.uk/news-insight/news-and-blogs/ice-blogs/the-civil-engineer-blog/celebrate-world-engineering-day-for-sustainable-development/|title=Celebrate World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development|date=March 6, 2022|website=Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)}} the China Association for Science and Technology,{{Cite web|url=http://english.cast.org.cn/art/2022/3/9/art_679_180759.html|title=China celebrates World Engineering Day 2022|website=english.cast.org.cn|access-date=2022-06-03|archive-date=2023-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304053540/http://english.cast.org.cn/art/2022/3/9/art_679_180759.html|url-status=dead}} Engineers Canada,{{Cite web|url=https://engineerscanada.ca/news-and-events/news/world-engineering-day-2022-recap|title=World Engineering Day 2022 recap|date=May 5, 2022|website=Engineers Canada}} Engineers Australia,{{Cite web|url=https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/event/2021/12/world-engineering-day-wed-40496|title=World Engineering Day (WED) | Engineers Australia|website=www.engineersaustralia.org.au|access-date=2022-06-03|archive-date=2022-03-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328085020/https://engineersaustralia.org.au/event/2021/12/world-engineering-day-wed-40496|url-status=dead}} Ingénieurs et scientifiques de France,{{Cite web|url=https://www.iesf.fr/offres/doc_inline_src/752/220225_programme_Colloque_JNI_IESF_2022_def.pdf/|title=Programme Colloque JNI IESF 2022|date=March 4, 2022|website=Ingénieurs et scientifiques de France|access-date=June 27, 2022|archive-date=August 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818070242/https://www.iesf.fr/offres/doc_inline_src/752/220225_programme_Colloque_JNI_IESF_2022_def.pdf|url-status=dead}} as well as NGOs such as DiscoverE,{{Cite web|url=https://discovere.org/engage/world-engineering-day/|title=World Engineering Day}} Engineers Without Borders,{{Cite news|url=https://ewb.org.au/blog/2021/11/30/global-student-hackathon-for-world-engineering-day/|title=Global Student Hackathon for World Engineering Day|newspaper=Engineers Without Borders Australia |date=November 30, 2021 |last1=Forrest |first1=Llawela }} universities such as Imperial College London{{Cite web|url=https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/234055/unesco-world-engineering-day-developing-sustainable/|title=UNESCO World Engineering Day: Developing a Sustainable World | Imperial News | Imperial College London|website=Imperial News|date=4 March 2022 }} or Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola{{Cite news|url=https://www.thga.de/hochschule/kalender/veranstaltung/world-engineering-day-an-der-thga|title=World Engineering Day an der THGA|first=Svenja|last=Kloos|date=March 4, 2022|website=TH Georg Agricola}} 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,{{Cite web|url=https://archives1.sundayobserver.lk/2022/05/29/only-one-earth|title=Only One Earth|date=March 4, 2022|website=Sunday Observer}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/ghana-hosts-world-engineering-day-live-stream-for-africa/ |lang=en |title=Ghana hosts World Engineering Day live stream for Africa |website=myjoyonline.com |accessdate=2023-04-07 |date=8 March 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/i/web/status/149834377387256628|title=Tweet from Royal Academy of Engineering|website=Twitter}}
Since 2022, the celebration includes global events such as an international hackathon competition for engineering students in relations to sustainable development matters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianscientist.com/2022/03/academia/unesco-sustainable-engineering-hackathon-2022/|title=All-women Philippine Team Wins UNESCO Sustainable Engineering Hackathon|date=March 8, 2022|website=Asian Scientist Magazine}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/women-engineering-team-philippines-win-220043564.html|title=All-women engineering team from Philippines win UNESCO hackathon with their clean water solution|website=news.yahoo.com|date=9 March 2022 }}
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