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REPORTS REPORTS OF THE NATIONAL MEMBERS 19

OF THE NATIONAL MEMBERS

REPORT OF THE
BELGIAN FEANI NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Comité des Ingénieurs Belges - Belgisch Ingenieurscomité (CIBIC)
Year of Adhesion: 2008
Declared engineers: 54 000
Number of EUR INGs: 327
Member associations: The main Member Associations connected with CIBIC are the
Ie-net ingenieursvereniging, Fédération Royale des Associations Belges d'Ingénieurs
civils, d'ingénieurs agronomes et bioingénieurs (FABI), Union Francophone des
Associations d'Ingénieurs Industriels de Belgique (UFIIB)
Rue Hobbemastraat 2 - 1000 Brussels
Tel: +32 2 734 75 10 - Fax: +32 2 734 53 15

The respective CIBIC member organizations were involved in We could conclude that the vision and expectations of the
a number of activities defending the interests of its member engineers and companies have not substantially changed.
engineers: creating chances for engineers in education; For many engineers and companies it is still unclear how the
raising awareness among politicians of the importance of technological change will redraw the industrial landscape.
“the calibration test” for engineering students; encouraging According to the survey participants, the biggest challenge
young people and girls to become engineers and therefore will be to acquire new competencies and skills.
advocate structural measures in education, ensuring that
young people are well prepared for the labour market and Events and Activities
providing permanent training for engineers. A fourth edition of the energy debate was organized.
Participation was also made in job fairs to familiarize
3 edition Week of the Engineer
th
For the third time, the “Week of the Engineer” was organized.
From 18 to 24 November the organization has been putting
the profession of the engineer in the spotlight through
various events. The main challenge: industry 4.0 and
especially its potential.

Engineering Radar
In November 2019 a third survey was conducted on the
impact of the engineering professing facing the digital
revolution and industry 4.0 to see to what extent the results
would deviate from the baseline measurement of last year.