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Airbus Diversity Award to take place on December 3

Airbus announces Jury for Diversity Award

DUBAI, November 27, 2014

Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer, has announced the jury members of its prestigious Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC) Airbus Diversity Award taking place on December 3, at the World Engineering Education Forum (Weef) in Dubai, UAE.

This prestigious award is given to individuals who have been proactive in bringing more diversity into engineering schools and universities. It rewards initiatives around the world which encourage young people of all profiles and backgrounds to study and succeed in engineering.

The long-term aim of the award is to increase diversity among the global community of engineers so that the engineering industry reflects the diversity of the communities it supports.
The jury will be looking for the transferability of the idea, measurable success and the potential to inspire other diversity initiatives.

The three finalists of the GEDC Airbus Diversity Award are from Australia and US and were selected from over 20 candidates from 12 countries. The award recipient will be named at a special gala dinner on December 3. He or she will be awarded $10,000.
 
Led by Charles Champion, Airbus executive vice president engineering, the international jury will be composed of: John Beynon, executive dean, faculty of engineering, computer and mathematical sciences at the University of Adelaide and chair of the GEDC; Rana El Chemaitelly, founder of The Little Engineer (scientific educational programmes for school students); Professor R Natarajan, former chairman, all India council for Technical Education, and former director, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; and Dr Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, director of the Centre of Engineering Education, Malaysia.

Rachel Schroeder, head of employment marketing at Airbus, said: “Initiatives like the GEDC Airbus Diversity Award and Airbus biennial challenge Fly Your Ideas demonstrate our commitment to a diverse, innovative body of engineers for the future.”

“The Weef is a great opportunity for Airbus to engage with global engineering education community.  We share a mutual ambition to build the global pool of engineering talent, and to ensure that young people are inspired to pursue a career in this field,” she added.

The Weef brings together the most important international organisations in engineering education. Under the theme ‘Engineering Education for a Global Community’, the Weef 2014 will include over 70 multidisciplinary sessions, bringing together 2,000 leading experts, industry representatives and faculty members to address the latest innovation, advances, technology, issues and challenges in engineering education. Airbus is a Platinum sponsor of the Weef. – TradeArabia News Service




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