Skills development is a primary means of enabling young people to make a smooth transition to work. In December 2014, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 15th July as World Youth Skills Day. The goal is to achieve better socio-economic conditions for today’s youth as a means of addressing the challenges of unemployment and under employment.

In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth (Lisbon, 8-12 August 1998) that 12 August be declared International Youth Day.

SEFI Annual Conferences has been organised in different parts of Europe and represents an opportunity for the members of SEFI and all those interested by or involved in engineering education and research to exchange views and opinions, to establish new contacts with peers and other stakeholders. This year edition is taking place in Tampere, Finland starting with 12 September.

The 30th edition of ICAS is taking place in Daejon, South Korea, between 25-30 September. ICAS is an organization with the mission to advance knowledge and facilitate collaboration in aeronautics. It organizes every two years an International Congress covering all aspects of aeronautical science and technology and their application to both military and civil aviation.

The International Aviation Womens Association (IAWA) is an international organization for women who hold executive positions across the entire spectrum of the aviation and aerospace industry. This year conference will happen on 19-21 October in Montreal, Canada.

The WEEF & GEDC 2016 will focus on current engineering education as well as the future engineering and engineers being related to smart society. The main topics include curriculum innovation, quality assurance, engineering for society and in society, creative and multidisciplinary learning, novel manufacturing technology attributes of future engineering and engineers and others. This edition will take place in Seoul, South Korea between 6-10 November.

In order to achieve full and equal access to and participation in science for women and girls, and further achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

International Women’s Day is a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.