Engineer's Day

Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year. On 25 November 2019, based on a proposal by the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), UNESCO has proclaimed March 4 as 'UNESCO World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development'.[1][2]

Country-wise list
CountryDateNotes
ArgentinaJune 16[3]On June 16th, 1855, the first Civil Engineering degree in the country was offered and made available at Buenos Aires University. [4]
AustraliaWeek of 4 to 10 August in 2014
BangladeshMay 7[5]Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh was established on this day in 1948.
BahrainJuly 1[3]
BelgiumMarch 20[6]
BoliviaOctober 16
Brazil11 December 1933 Day that the Law 23.659 regulated the Engineer, Architect and Surveyor professions.
BulgariaWeek of 17 to 23 February in 2014
CanadaMonth of March
ChileMay 14[7]
ColombiaMay 29[8]
Costa RicaJuly 20[3]Corresponds to the date of Panamerican engineer's day
CroatiaMarch 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 RepublicAugust 14 in 2014
EcuadorJune 29
EgyptSeptember, date variable[9]
FranceMarch 4[10] 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.
GuatemalaJanuary 30[11]
Greece March 10
HondurasJuly 16[12][3]
IcelandApril 10[13]
IndiaSeptember 15It is celebrated as tribute to the Indian engineer and Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Viswesvaraya (popularly known as Sir MV).[2]
IranWeek of 19 to 25 February (24 February every year)This day is celebrated to respect Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Iranian scientist.[14]
Ireland9 to 15 February in 2014[15]
Israel January 22 יום המהנדס/ת הישראלי/ת - Israel Engineer's Day
ItalyJune 15
KoreaMarch 30 in 2014
LuxembourgFebruary 8 in 2014[16]
MalaysiaMovable. Engineer's Week in 2017 20-26 August[3]
MauritiusSeptember 13[17]
MexicoJuly 1[18][3]
NepalShrawan 3, (Vikram Samvat calendar)Nepali students and groups affiliated with NOSK[19] celebrate Engineer's Day on Software Freedom Day.
NetherlandsThird Wednesday of March (e.g. 19 March 2014)[20]
Pakistan10 January in 2014When Pakistan Engineering Council came into being for the regulation of engineering profession and education in Pakistan.[21] Only celebrated in 2014.[3]
ParaguayJuly 23
PanamaJanuary 26[3]
PeruJune 8
PolandAugust 14 in 2014
PortugalNovember 23 in 2014[22]
Puerto Rico13 to 19 May in 2014[23]Engineer's & Geometer's Week
Romania, South AfricaSeptember 14[24]
RussiaDecember 22Power Engineer's Day
Singapore23 to 24 July 2016[3]Organised by the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES)
SlovakiaMarch 16 in 2014[25]
SpainMarch 19
Sri LankaSeptember 15
SwitzerlandMarch 4[26]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.[27]
TaiwanJune 6[3]
Tanzania15 September
TunisiaOctober 26 in 2013[28]
TurkeySeptember 19[29]
United KingdomWeek of 14 to 23 March in 2014[30]
United States of AmericaWeek of February 22Always the week in February that encompasses George Washington's birthday
UruguayOctober 12[31]
VenezuelaOctober 28In commemoration of the installment of the Engineers College on October 28, 1861

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