The 10th General Assembly of the World Council of Civil Engineers (WCCE), a UN- Water partner, took place in Victoria Falls, from 15 - 19 September 2015, hosted by the Engineering Council of Zimbabweย on the occasion of UNESCO's African Engineering Week at the same venue. Theย attendance to WCCE activities by our African ย counterparts and WCCE delegates was very high and enriched our activities with their expertise.
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Coming back to our General Assembly, several issues were addressed and the final agreements of such meeting are as follows:ย
- Mexican Engineer Alfonso Gonzรกlez took over the presidency from Spanish Engineer Tomรกs Sancho.
- Portuguese engineer Carlos Mineiro Aires was elected new President Elect for the period 2018-2021
- Costa Rican delegate was elected America's Continental representative to the WCCE Executive Committee ย
- Three new members joined WCCE
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| ย | Ordem dos Engenheiros Cabo Verde |
ย Latin American Society of Civil Engineering Students |
ย Council of Professional Associations of Spanish and Portuguese Speaking Countries |
- In this framework,ย Eng. Mustapha Shehu, FAOE president participated through a Guest Conference on โEngineering Challenges to Africaโ to illustrate how FAOE and its member organisations are working to foster student access to the engineering profession.ย
- We also presented the updates on WCCE deliverables
- Updates on our two technical journals: Journal of Applied Water Engineering and Research and Revista Iberoamericana del Aguaย Further information can beย consultedย here.
- A primer to the World Annual Civil Engineering Report 2014. Further information can beย consulted here.
- Costa Rican Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles will host our General Assembly in San Josรฉ de Costa Rica on September 2015.
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