Engineer's Day
Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year.
Country | Date | Notes |
---|---|---|
Argentina | June 16 | Not to be confused with "Argentina's engineering day" which is on June 6. The reason being that in 1870 Luis Augusto Huergo became the first Engineer in Argentina. |
Australia | Week of 4 to 10 August in 2014 | |
Bangladesh | May 7[1] | |
Bahrain | July 1[2] | |
Belgium | March 20[3] | |
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 | Month of March | |
Chile | May 14[4] | |
Colombia | August 17 | |
Costa Rica | July 20[5] | 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 associatian of engineers was established in Croatia. |
Dominican Republic | August 14 in 2014 | |
Ecuador | June 29 | |
Egypt | September, date variable[6] | |
France | April 3 in 2014[7] | |
Honduras | July 16[8][9] | |
Iceland | April 10[10] | |
India | 15 Sep | The Engineering Community across India is celebrating Engineers Day on 15 September every year as a remarkable tribute to the greatest Indian Engineer Bharat Ratna Visvesvaraya. He is held in high regard as a pre-eminent engineer of India. "Engineering Challenges for Knowledge Era" is the theme of Engineers Day 2015.[11] |
Iran | 24 February every year | This day is celebrated to respect Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Iranian great scientist.[12] |
Ireland | 9 to 15 February in 2014[13] | |
Italy | 15 June | |
Korea | March 30 in 2014 | |
Luxembourg | February 8 in 2014[14] | |
Malaysia | 7 to 15 September in 2014 | |
Mauritius | September 13[15] | |
Mexico | July 1[16][17] | |
Nepal | Shrawan 3, (Vikram Samvat calendar) | Nepali Students and Groups affiliated with NOSK Celebrates Engineer's Day on Software Freedom Day |
Netherlands | Third Wednesday of March (e.g. 19 March 2014).[18] | |
Pakistan | 10 January in 2014 | When Pakistan Engineering Council came into being for the regulation of engineering profession and education in Pakistan.[19] Only celebrated in 2014[20] |
Panama | January 26 | |
Perú | 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 | September 14[23] | |
Russia | December 22 | Power Engineer's day |
Singapore | 23 to 24 July 2016[24] | Organised by The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) |
Slovakia | March 16 in 2014[25] | |
Slovenia | September | |
Spain | March 19 | |
Sri Lanka | September 15 | |
Taiwan | June 6[26] | |
Tanzania | 15 September | |
Tunisia | October 26 in 2013[27] | |
Turkey | December 5 | |
United Kingdom | Week of 14 to 23 March in 2014[28] | |
United States of America | Week of February 22[29] | 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 |
References
- ↑ http://www.iebbd.org/
- ↑ http://www.wfeo.org/engineersdays/
- ↑ http://www.dagvandeingenieur.be/
- ↑ http://www.ingenieros.cl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=345&Itemid=251
- ↑ http://www.wfeo.org/engineersdays/
- ↑ http://eed.eg/
- ↑ http://www.iesf.fr/page_dyn.php?page_id=MDAwMDAwMDMzNg
- ↑ http://www.cuandopasa.com/index.php?v=v31787i
- ↑ http://www.wfeo.org/engineersdays/
- ↑ http://www.vfi.is
- ↑ http://www.engineersworldonline.com/engineersday.html
- ↑ http://calendar.ut.ac.ir
- ↑ http://www.engineersireland.ie/Communications/Press-Archive/Engineers-Ireland-calls-on-industry-to-get-involve.aspx
- ↑ http://www.ali.lu/journeedelingenieur
- ↑ http://www.iemauritius.com/news.php?readmore=48
- ↑ http://www.cicm.org.mx/institu.php
- ↑ http://www.wfeo.org/engineersdays/
- ↑ http://www.dagvandeingenieur.nl/
- ↑ http://www.pec.org.pk/pechistory.aspx
- ↑ http://www.wfeo.org/engineersdays/
- ↑ http://www.ordemengenheiros.pt/pt/atualidade/noticias/dia-nacional-do-engenheiro-2013-1/
- ↑ http://aldia.microjuris.com/2013/04/28/el-colegio-de-ingenieros-y-agrimensores-de-puerto-rico-celebra-sus-75-anos/
- ↑ http://www.inginerul.ro/ziua-inginerului/
- ↑ http://www.wfeo.org/engineersdays/
- ↑ https://www.prezident.sk/?engineers-day-engineers-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow
- ↑ http://www.rical.net/blog/article-1118025939.html
- ↑ http://www.pros-event.com/?event=journee-nationale-de-lingenieur
- ↑ http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/national-science-engineering-week
- ↑ National Engineers Week (U.S.)
- ↑ http://www.aiu.org.uy/institucional/dia-del-ingeniero-69?es
External links
- Engineers Day 2015 in India - Theme, Speech & Greeting Cards
- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/open-space/When-and-why-do-we-celebrate-Engineers-Day/articleshow/847952.cms#ixzz0zXKpbe7P
- http://calendar.ut.ac.ir
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/29/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.