World Engineering Day | March 4th

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Today is World Engineering Day!  The achievements of engineers and engineering in our modern world is worth celebrating! The day is intended to provide a public understanding of how engineering and technology is central to modern life and sustainable development.

10,077 engineers from 119 countries responded to a recent DiscoverE survey…the TOP 4 global challenges in the next 25 years are identified as:

  • Securing cyberspace

  • Economical clean energy

  • Sustaining land and oceans

  • Sustainable and resilient infrastructure

Other survey highlights include the #1 factor necessary to solve global challenges is more support from government and policy makers. 96% of engineers say that volunteering with primary and secondary students to introduce them to engineering is important. To see more results, visit 2020 Global Survey Executive Summary

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