The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has reiterated its unflinching support for the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) for its commitment towards promoting engineering careers among female pupils.
Engineer Babagana Mohammed, President of the NSE, at the national conference of APWEN, saidsclosed that the robust partnership with various organizations in training by the women engineers is highly commendable.
The event held on virtual and physical platforms, had the theme, “The Dynamics of Engineering Education for Sustainable Economic Development .‘
Mohammed said APWEN has at various points noted the relevance of engineering education to the speedy industrialisation of the country.
“We are witnesses to the fact that many countries that were referred to as third world countries years back including India, Korea Republic and China have now become economically buoyant, essentially because of the quality engineering education, the evolution of good policies combined with deliberate steps towards strengthening their engineering capabilities,” he said.
In her address, the President of APWEN, Engineer Funmilola Ojelade, disclosed that engineering education keeps changing as well as the world keeps evolving. She frowned that, if there is no sustainable development, the world will come to an end.
“How can we nurture our engineering education such that the development of nations, countries, and economy will be sustainable”, she asked
She stated that engineering education can survive during a pandemic and beyond.
“Everything we are doing is towards increasing the numerical strength of women engineers”, she said.
