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Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year.
Country-wise list
[edit]Country | Date | Notes | |
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Argentina | June 16[1] | On June 16, 1855, the first Civil Engineering degree in the country was offered and made available at the University of Buenos Aires.[2] | |
Australia | Week of 4 to 10 August in 2014 | ||
Bangladesh | May 7[3] | Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh was established on this day in 1948. | |
Bahrain | July 1[1] | ||
Belgium | March 20[4] | ||
Bolivia | October 16 | ||
Brazil | 11 December 1933 | Day that the Law 23.659 regulated the Engineer, Architect and Surveyor professions. | |
Bulgaria | Week of 17 to 23 February in 2014 | ||
Canada | September 17 | ||
Chile | May 14[5] | ||
Colombia | May 29[6] | Corresponds to the date Commemoration of the founding of "Sociedad Colombiana de Ingenieros" in 1887. | |
Costa Rica | July 20[1] | Corresponds to the date of Panamerican engineer's day | |
Croatia | March 2 | Engineer's Day is celebrated on 2 March as a tribute to the date in 1878 on which first association of engineers was established in Zagreb. | |
Dominican Republic | August 14 in 2014 | ||
Ecuador | June 29 | ||
El Salvador | July 20 | ||
Egypt | September, date variable[7] | ||
France | March 4[8] | As a tribute to the creation of the "Société Civile des Ingénieurs" in 1848 (now named IESF), and the creation of WFEO in 1968 (IESF is a founding member). Since 2020, March 4 has been registered as "World Engineering Day for a Sustainable World" by UNESCO with the support of IESF and WFEO. | |
Guatemala | January 30[9] | ||
Greece | March 10 | ||
Honduras | July 16[10][1] | ||
Iceland | April 10[11] | ||
India | September 15 | It is celebrated since 1968 as tribute to the Indian engineer and Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Viswesvaraya (popularly known as Sir MV).[12] | |
Iran | Week of 19 to 25 February (24 February every year) | This day is celebrated to respect Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Iranian scientist.[13] | |
Ireland | 9 to 15 February in 2014[14] | ||
Israel | January 22 | יום המהנדס/ת הישראלי/ת - Israel Engineer's Day | |
Italy | June 15 | ||
Korea | March 30 in 2014 | ||
Luxembourg | February 8 in 2014[15] | ||
Malaysia | Movable. Engineer's Week in 2017 20-26 August[1] | ||
Mauritius | September 13[16] | ||
Mexico | July 1[17][1] | ||
Nepal | Shrawan 3, (Vikram Samvat calendar) | Nepali students and groups affiliated with NOSK[18] celebrate Engineer's Day on Software Freedom Day. | |
Netherlands | Third Wednesday of March (e.g. 19 March 2014)[19] | ||
Pakistan | 10 January in 2014 | When Pakistan Engineering Council came into being for the regulation of engineering profession and education in Pakistan.[20] Only celebrated in 2014.[1] | |
Paraguay | July 23 | ||
Panama | January 26[1] | ||
Peru | June 8 | ||
Poland | August 14 in 2014 | ||
Portugal | November 23 in 2014[21] | ||
Puerto Rico | 13 to 19 May in 2014[22] | Engineer's & Geometer's Week | |
Romania, South Africa | September 14[23] | ||
Russia | December 22 | Power Engineer's Day | |
Singapore | 23 to 24 July 2016[1] | Organised by the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) | |
Slovakia | March 16 in 2014[24] | ||
Spain | March 19 | ||
Sri Lanka | September 15 | ||
Switzerland | March 4[25] | Engineer's Day was launched on March 15, 2018, by Daniel Löhr (civil engineer FH / STV) and Christian Vils (electrical engineer FH / STV). The day of the engineers becomes a nationwide event every year in Switzerland. On this day, the company should pay tribute to the achievements of the engineers, who enable us to lead a carefree life.[26] | |
Taiwan | June 6[1] | ||
Tanzania | 15 September | ||
Tunisia | October 26 in 2013[27] | ||
Turkey | September 19[28] | ||
United Kingdom | Week of 14 to 23 March in 2014[29] | ||
United States of America | Week of February 22 | Always the week in February that encompasses George Washington's birthday | |
Uruguay | October 12[30] | ||
Venezuela | October 28 | In commemoration of the installment of the Engineers College on October 28, 1861 |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Día del Ingeniero: ¿por qué se celebra hoy 16 de junio?" [Engineer's Day: why is it celebrated today, June 16?]. Ámbito Financiero. 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ^ "IEB : The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh". Iebbd.org.
- ^ "Dag van de Ingenieur 2013 - an initiative of usg innotiv - Home". Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ^ "Colegio de Ingenieros de Chile A.G." Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
- ^ "Historia de Fundación de la Sociedad Colombiana de Ingenieros" (in Spanish). 1887-05-29. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Egyptian Engineering Day 2017". eed.eg.
- ^ "Journées Nationales de l'Ingénieur". Journées Nationales de l'Ingénieur.
- ^ "Qué día se celebra cada profesión en Guatemala - Guatemala". www.guatemala.com. 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Día del Ingeniero Civil en Honduras 2013". Cuandopasa.com.
- ^ "Verkfræðingafélag Íslands". Verkfræðingafélag Íslands.
- ^ "National Engineers Day 2020: History, Significance, Quotes, Activities". S A NEWS. 2020-09-15. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "مرکز تقويم موسسه ژئوفيزيک دانشگاه تهران". calendar.ut.ac.ir. Archived from the original on 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
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- ^ "ali.lu". Ali.lu. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ "Institution of Engineers Mauritius". Archived from the original on 2013-07-18. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ "Colegio de Ingenieros Civiles de México". Archived from the original on 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "Nepal Open Source Klub". Archived from the original on 2017-10-15. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ "Dag van de Ingenieur - KIVI". Dagvandeingenieur.nl.
- ^ "Brief History-PEC". Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ^ "Ordem dos Engenheiros". Ordemengenheiros.pt.
- ^ "El Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico celebra sus 75 años". Aldia-microjuris.com. 28 April 2013.
- ^ "HG 525 22/06/2000". just.ro (in Romanian). Guvernul României. 2000.
- ^ "Prezident Slovenskej republiky". Prezident Slovenskej republiky. 20 February 2024.
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- ^ "Día del Ingeniero". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
External links
[edit]- "When and why do we celebrate Engineer's Day?". Times of India. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- "مرکز تقويم موسسه ژئوفيزيک دانشگاه تهران". Calendar.ut.ac.ir. Archived from the original on 9 February 2006. Retrieved 16 July 2018.