Editions of World Engineering Day
Since the first celebrations in 2020. Celebrated every year on 4 March.
Every edition keeps its own page: theme, main celebration, programme, Hackathon, events, resources and report. When a new edition opens, the previous one moves here intact.
Editions, newest first
- 2027
World Engineering Day 2027 Current edition
Theme: To be announced
4 March 2027. Main WFEO celebration in Rome, Italy. Hackathon: Sustainable Transport Engineering.
- 2026
World Engineering Day 2026
Theme: “Smart engineering for a sustainable future through innovation and digitalization”
3–5 March 2026, Jakarta, Indonesia, hosted by the Institution of Engineers Indonesia (PII).
Emphasis on SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure. Hackathon: three challenges, winners announced in Jakarta.
Full edition page: programme, Hackathon, events, resources · Hackathon 2026
- 2025
World Engineering Day 2025
Theme: “Shaping our sustainable future through engineering”
Major event at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris.
The essential role engineering plays in achieving the SDGs. Hackathon won by “The Manufacturing Box” (University of Twente, Netherlands).
Edition page not built in this concept: in production, each past edition gets the same page as 2026.
- 2024
World Engineering Day 2024
Theme: “Engineering solutions for a sustainable world”
Major event in Portugal.
Celebrated how engineers address the UN’s SDGs around the globe.
Edition page not built in this concept: in production, each past edition gets the same page as 2026.
- 2023
World Engineering Day 2023
Theme: “Engineering innovation for a resilient world”
Major event in Spain.
The development of technologies and infrastructure to tackle challenges.
Edition page not built in this concept: in production, each past edition gets the same page as 2026.
- 2022
World Engineering Day 2022
Theme: “Build back wiser, engineering the future”
Major event in Costa Rica.
Emphasised the need for resilient and sustainable infrastructure. More than 135 registered events (WED FAQ).
Edition page not built in this concept: in production, each past edition gets the same page as 2026.
- 2021
World Engineering Day 2021
Theme: “Engineering for a healthy planet”
Coincided with the launch of the second UNESCO Engineering Report.
Edition page not built in this concept: in production, each past edition gets the same page as 2026.
- 2020
World Engineering Day 2020
Theme: not listed on the WED history page
The first official celebrations, following UNESCO’s proclamation in late 2019: 88 registered events (WED FAQ).
Edition page not built in this concept: in production, each past edition gets the same page as 2026.
Source: The history of World Engineering Day; WED FAQs; WFEO staging: World Engineering Day (major events by year); Hackathon page (2025 winner). Read 13 October 2026.