The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) is gearing up to host the 2020 International Engineering Alliance Meeting (IEAM), scheduled to take place in June 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa. ECSA described the much-anticipated event as the Engineering World Cup
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A five-day global gathering
The five-day conference, to be hosted at the Southern Sun Cape Sun, is expected to draw around 200 delegates from 41 jurisdictions and 29 countries and regions. The conference will consider strategic issues relating to best practice in accreditation, discuss policies and procedures, review accreditation reviews, and make decisions on applications for membership. It aims to facilitate discussions among IEA members to help them reach the international benchmarked standards for engineering education and expected competence for engineering practice.
South Africa’s role in the international accords
South Africa is represented in all three accords, namely the Washington, Dublin and Sydney Accords. The Washington Accord, signed in 1999, focuses on academic programmes dealing with the practice of engineering at the professional level. South Africa became a signatory of the Dublin Accord in 2002 and is one of four founding members that established mutual recognition of the qualifications underpinning the granting of Engineering Technician titles. South Africa became a signatory of the Sydney Accord in 2005, which focuses on academic programmes dealing with engineering technology.
The broad representation of South Africa in these accords supports the mobility of professional engineers across the countries where these multi-lateral agreements are in place. ECSA said the conference seeks to be more than just a talk show, aiming to improve the quality of engineering education provided at institutions of higher learning so that South Africa is on par with its international counterparts.
Original Press Release
About ECSA
The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) is the statutory body established under the Engineering Profession Act, 46 of 2000, mandated to regulate the engineering profession in South Africa. ECSA is responsible for the accreditation of engineering programmes, the registration of engineering practitioners, and upholding professional and ethical standards across the profession.
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