International Women in Engineering Day 2020
On June 23 we celebrate the International Women in Engineering Day aiming to increase awareness of women in engineering across the globe As described in the official website of this day’s celebration, National Women in Engineering Day was launched for the first time in the…
What’s Your IEEE Story? Meet Mercy Chelangat
I was barely a year old in IEEE when I decided to quit my job with the motivation to volunteer actively for the IEEE Kenya Section. – Mercy Chelangat We all draw inspiration from different life experiences. What a lovely coincidence it is to have…
IEEE Turns on Remotely Work
A Message from IEEE on coronavirus COVID-19 As you are aware, last week the World Health Organization officially declared the novel coronavirus COVID-19 a pandemic. This global health crisis is a unique challenge that has impacted many members of the IEEE family. We would like…
Today March 14 we celebrate the Pi Day
The beauty of pi, in part, is that it puts infinity within reach. – Steven Strogatz Probably the most famous number is 3.14, known as pi (π) The number π (/paɪ/) is a mathematical constant. Originally defined as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to…
International Women’s Day March 8
Only 30% of women who earn bachelor’s degrees in engineering are still working in engineering 20 years later International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action…
World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development
The beginning of an UNESCO international day for engineers and engineering celebration Until recently, the engineering day differed all over the world. Today 4 March 2020, we mark the beginning of the World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, and it will be celebrated on 4th…
Katherine Johnson: The end of an era
Katherine Johnson was awarded with the 2019 IEEE President’s Award The following is a statement from Administrator Jim Bridenstine on the passing of NASA legend Katherine Johnson, who worked for the agency from 1953 to 1986. “NASA is deeply saddened by the loss of a…
February 11th: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Less than 30 per cent of researchers worldwide are women On 22 December 2015, the General Assembly decided to establish an annual International Day to recognize the critical role women and girls play in science and technology, through Resolution A/RES/70/212. The International Day of Women…
IEEE Collabratec launched the Sections Gateway
Innovation happens when we work together “We recently achieved an important milestone as an organization: Bringing together on one platform access to over 300 local IEEE Sections, personalized to each of our 400,000+ members globally.” IEEE Sections are valued and vibrant communities across the IEEE…
A deckchair made from green bottles collected during IEEE Xtreme
IEEE Computer Society Chapter – INSAT Student Branch shares the message of recycling and re-usage The term eco-friendly isn’t new. A big buzz is happening around these two words, with the meaning, importance and responsibility that carry on. Eco-friendly cars – products – technology are…
NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are scheduled to conduct the first-ever all-female spacewalk
“Women are approximately half the population, but have not historically represented half of the astronaut corps,” says IEEE Senior Member Ella Atkins. NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir are scheduled to conduct the first-ever all-female spacewalk this week to make an important and urgent…
The history of IEEE Region 8
When did IEEE Region 8 officially founded? Who was the first IEEE Region 8 Director? And many others questions, are being answered in the article below written by Prof. Tony Davies, where the history of IEEE Region 8 is presented. Source of the article below:…
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 is awarded for the development of the lithium-ion battery
They created a rechargeable world, they developed the world’s most powerful battery The following content is from: The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Media AB 2019. Thu. 10 Oct 2019. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 is awarded to John B. Goodenough, M….
The Key Role of Engineers in Contributing Towards Humanity
The IEEE SIGHT Uganda Section project that aims at reducing maternal and child mortality rates in the district. Engineers play a fundamental role in facilitating proper functioning of the modern society. They deliver various development contributions to key sectors that keep society well established and…
A year full of activities by IEEE INSAT Robotics and Automation Society SBC
As the academic year winds down, IEEE INSAT Robotics and Automation Society Student Branch Chapter continue their efforts to engrain the passion for robotics in young engineering students in INSAT and Tunisia. Here is a short recap of this year’s activities. The activities were very…
What Makes a University Great?
Is the reputation of elite universities just a self-fulfilling prophecy? I have the perception that a handful of universities get the lion’s share of credit for engineering achievement. It seems that their faculty and alumni receive an outsize proportion of awards and academy memberships. I don’t…
Soft Skills enhancement is a lifelong credential
IEEE rewards its members by helping them enhance their soft skills through its multiple activities According to Forbes “Soft Skills Are The Key To Finding The Most Valuable Employees”. Even though enhancing our hard skills, such as statistical analysis, SEO/SEM marketing, software development, data mining,…
How we celebrated IEEE DAY in Tunisia Section?
As we know, the IEEE DAY is an annual action celebrating the first time in history when engineers worldwide and IEEE members gathered to share their technical ideas in 1884. For this year, celebrations are planned from the 1st till the 14th of October 2018. So, how we…
IEEE European Public Policy Committee calls for new working group (WG) members.
In a previous article, Marko Delimar, the chair of IEEE European Public Policy Committee (EPPC) noted that, the EPPC expands the dialogue between the European engineering community and European public authorities to enable technologists to more easily share their expertise and concerns and to enable European institutions and…
Election Results: IEEE Region 8 Director-elect 2019 – 2020
IEEE member Antonio Luque has been chosen as 2019 – 2020 IEEE Region 8 Director-elect. He will begin serving as IEEE Region 8 Director on 1 January 2021. Antonio, received 4993 votes in the election and Rafal Sliz received 4703 votes. The results are unofficial…
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