Page 40 - Annual report 2019

REPORT OF THE GERMAN FEANI
NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Deutscher Verband Technisch-Wissenschaftlicher Vereine (DVT)
Year of Adhesion: 1951
Declared engineers: 210 000
Number of EUR INGs: 2 851
Member associations: The German Federation of Technical-Scientific Associations
(DVT) and its member organisations represent engineering, technology and natural
sciences in Germany towards politics, companies and civil society. They are active in
increasing the visibility of engineers and natural scientists and their work. In addition,
the 30 members of DVT promote literacy in engineering and natural sciences and
support political decision- makers and others with their expert knowledge.
Deutscher Verband Technisch-Wissenschaftlicher Vereine e. V.
c/o VDI Verein Deutscher Ingenieure e. V.
VDI-Platz 1 - D-40468 Düsseldorf
Tel: + 49 211 6214 305 - Fax: + 49 211 6214 97305
info@dvt-net.de
www.dvt-net.de

DVT has continued the process of reorganizing its activities • implementation of EU’s General Data Protection Regula-
and focusing on engineering topics, striving to make DVT tion
the leading umbrella organization in Germany in the field of • formulation of cooperation agreement with TH Georg Ag-
engineering. One cornerstone in this strategy is making DVT ricola concerning EUR ING
a communication and information exchange platform for its • best practice exchange of DVT member associations on
members. The creation of DVT member fora, very much like promoting interest in engineering and natural science
the National Members’ Forum of FEANI, is an important step. among young people
The fora offer DVT’s members the opportunity to discuss • the VDE/TEC Summit 2019 in Berlin (topics: mobility of
topics of common interest and do best-practice exchanges. the future, artificial intelligence, smart homes)
In February 2018, the first forum took place at the VDE head • a VDI paper on engineering education and digital trans-
office in Frankfurt/Main. The focus was on inspiring young formation
people for engineering or the natural sciences. • a presentation at “World Conference on Science Literacy”,
Beijing, China
DVT events and activities in 2018 and 2019 • a presentation on accreditation and engineering educa-
included: tion at “International Forum on Engineering Capacity”,
• a members’ forum on effects of digitalization on member Beijing, China
associations • the “German Engineers’ Day” of VDI (main theme: “engi-
• a members’ forum on promoting science literacy and in- neering tomorrow – how to make smart use of artificial
terest in engineering and natural sciences intelligence”) 
• intensified cooperation with international partners be-
yond FEANI (Brazil, China, USA)