WFEO Standing Committee Young Engineers/Future Leaders (YE/FL) will be hosting a Youth Convention in Kuwait. UNESCO and the Kuwait University are the main sponsors of this event. The program includes:

1 - Youth

- Soft skills development (interpersonal relations)

- Development of project management and finance

- Promotion of entrepreneurial and marketing skills

- Development of young engineers responsibility towards society

- Success stories

2 - Engineering and Technology

- How to make science, engineering and technology education attractive to young people

- How to avoid drop outs from science, engineering and technology studies

- How to Promote of university/industry partnerships

- Engineering knowledge

- Life-long learning

- Development of young engineers’ contributions to the engineering profession.

3 - Globalization and International Relations

- Sharing experience and knowledge with young engineers from different countries

- Use of innovative technologies

- Creation of an international network of young engineers

- Creation of a database of engineering and technological active youth associations throughout the world

- Ethics.

Contact: Ms Tahani Youssef (executivedirector(at)wfeo.net )and/or Mr Ivan Juiz (webmaster(at)wfeo.net).

Website: www.wfeo.net/yefl/events/wfeo-young-engineers-future-leaders-committee-organizes-the-youth-convention-in-kuwait/