Engineer's Day

Engineer's Day is observed in several countries on various dates of the year. As of the 20th of November 2019, the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO) has designated March 4th as 'World Engineering Day for a Sustainable World'.

CountryDateNotes
ArgentinaJune 16[1]
AustraliaWeek of 4 to 10 August in 2014
BangladeshMay 7[2]
BahrainJuly 1[1]
BelgiumMarch 20[3]
BoliviaOctober 16
Brazil11 December 1933 Day that the Law 23.659 regulated the Engineer, Architect and Surveyor professions.
BulgariaWeek of 17 to 23 February in 2014
CanadaMonth of March
ChileMay 14[4]
ColombiaAugust 17
Costa RicaJuly 20[1]Corresponds to the date of Panamerican engineer's day
CroatiaMarch 2 Engineer's Day is celebrated on 2 March as a tribute to the date in 1878 on which first associatian of engineers was established in Zagreb.
Dominican RepublicAugust 14 in 2014
EcuadorJune 29
EgyptSeptember, date variable[5]
FranceApril 3 in 2014[6]
GuatemalaJanuary 30[7]
Greece March 10 Known across the engineering student community as "Chiplunkar Chanera Group"
HondurasJuly 16[8][1]
IcelandApril 10[9]
IndiaSep 15It is celebrated as tribute to the greatest Indian engineer and Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Vishweshvaraya (popularly known as Sir MV). However the Telangana state celebrates Engineers day on July 11th on the birthday of Ali Nawaz Jung Bahadur[10]
IranWeek of 19 to 25 February - (24 February every year)This day is celebrated to respect Nasir al-Din al-Tusi, Iranian scientist.[11]
Ireland9 to 15 February in 2014[12]
Israel January 22 יום המהנדס/ת הישראלי/ת - Israel Engineer's day
ItalyJune 15
KoreaMarch 30 in 2014
LuxembourgFebruary 8 in 2014[13]
MalaysiaMovable. Engineer’s week in 2017 20-26 August [1]
MauritiusSeptember 13[14]
MexicoJuly 1[15][1]
NepalShrawan 3, (Vikram Samvat calendar)Nepali Students and Groups affiliated with NOSK[16] Celebrates Engineer's Day on Software Freedom Day
NetherlandsThird Wednesday of March (e.g. 19 March 2014).[17]
Pakistan10 January in 2014When Pakistan Engineering Council came into being for the regulation of engineering profession and education in Pakistan.[18] Only celebrated in 2014[1]
ParaguayJuly 23
PanamaJanuary 26[1]
PerúJune 8
PolandAugust 14 in 2014
PortugalNovember 23 in 2014[19]
Puerto Rico13 to 19 May in 2014[20]Engineer's & Geometer's week
Romania, South AfricaSeptember 14[21]
RussiaDecember 22Power Engineer's day
Singapore23 to 24 July 2016[1]Organised by The Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES)
SlovakiaMarch 16 in 2014[22]
SpainMarch 19
Sri LankaSeptember 15
SwitzerlandMarch 15 [23]Tag der Ingenieure - 15.03. The engineer's day was launched on March 15, 2018 by Daniel Löhr (civil engineer FH / STV) and Christian Vils (electrical engineer FH / STV). The day of the engineers becomes a nationwide event every year in Switzerland. On this day, the company should pay tribute to the achievements of the engineers, who enable us to lead a carefree life.
TaiwanJune 6[1]
Tanzania15 September
TunisiaOctober 26 in 2013[24]
TurkeyDecember 5[25]
United KingdomWeek of 14 to 23 March in 2014[26]
United States of AmericaWeek of February 22Always the week in February that encompasses George Washington's birthday
UruguayOctober 12[27]
VenezuelaOctober 28In commemoration of the installment of the Engineers College on October 28, 1861

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