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• 23 July 2026Shanghai · Asia / Pacific

  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.

• 19 May 2026Shanghai · Asia / Pacific

  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.

• 7 May 2026New York · Americas

  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.

• 7 May 2026New York · Americas

  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).

• 7 May 2026New York · Americas

  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”.

• 6 May 2026Jakarta · Asia / Pacific

  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).

• 29 April 2026Online

  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”.

• 10 April 2026Online

  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.

• 24 March 2026Rome · Europe

  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.

• 20 March 2026

  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, read 13 October 2026; places as each post states them. The newest is dated 23 July 2026.