https://news.busitema.ac.ug/index.php/ en https://news.busitema.ac.ug/index.php/faculty-engineering-hosts-delegation-engineers-without-borders <span>The Faculty of Engineering hosts a delegation from Engineers Without Borders</span> <span><span>ssemi</span></span> <span>Mar 24, 2024</span> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/index.php/category/all-campus-news" hreflang="und">All Campus News</a></div> </div> <div class="clearfix field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p class="text-align-justify">A delegation from <a href="https://www.ewb-usa.org/">Engineers Without Borders</a>, led by Founder Professor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Amadei">Bernard Amadei</a> from the United States of America and Eng. Peter Nzabanita, the Executive Director of Engineers Without Borders East Africa payed a visit and had an Engagement with the staff and students at the Faculty of Engineering and Technology</p> <p class="text-align-justify"><a href="https://people.busitema.ac.ug/staff/academic-staff/saphina-biira">Assoc. Prof. Biira Saphina</a>, <a href="https://busitema.ac.ug/services/description?service=Office+of+the+DVC-AA">the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs</a>, presided over this engagement and emphasized the value of these kinds of partnerships in enhancing the academic experience and making a significant contribution to societal impact.</p> <p class="text-align-justify">The major area of mutual collaboration includes  students exchange, community based engineering projects, multidisciplinary research to engineering solutions, capacity building for staff and students. During the engagement discussion, both parties expressed their commitment to combine their expertise and resources to tackle  challenges facing communities, particularly in the field of engineering. With a focus on practical, community-oriented projects, the collaboration seeks to empower students with real-world experience while simultaneously addressing societal needs. </p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above field--tags"> <h3 class="field__label field--tags__label">Tags</h3> <ul class="links field__items field--tags__items"> <li class="field--tags__item"><a href="/index.php/tags/engineers-without-borders" hreflang="en">Engineers Without Borders</a></li> </ul> </div> <section data-drupal-selector="comments" class="comments"> <h2 class="comments__title">Comments</h2> </section> <div class="primary-image field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/default/files/images/article/2024/eng-w-b.jpg" width="1008" height="756" alt="" title="The Faculty of Engineering hosts a delegation from Engineers Without Borders" loading="lazy" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-display-website field--type-list-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Display Website</div> <div class="field__item">General</div> </div> Sun, 24 Mar 2024 07:39:18 +0000 ssemi 282 at https://news.busitema.ac.ug https://news.busitema.ac.ug/index.php/faculty-engineering-hosts-delegation-engineers-without-borders#comments