Page 44 - Annual report 2019

REPORT OF THE ICELANDIC FEANI
NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Association of Chartered Engineers of Iceland
Year of Adhesion : 1965
Estimated Number of Engineers in Iceland: 6 000
Declared engineers: 4 300
Number of EUR INGs: 17
Member associations: Association of Chartered Engineers in Iceland (VFI)
Engjateigur 9 - IS-105 Reykjavik
Tel: +354 5359300 - Fax: +354 5359311
vfi @verktaekni.is
www.vfi.is

Main key-activities and events over 2018-2019 • Supporting engineering students and sponsor the Sci-
• The Day of Engineering held for the fourth time in April ence Center for the younger generation.
2018. The event gained significant publicity in media and
is very important to encourage young people to study • VFÍ held courses in device programming for the children
engineering. This event plays a vital role in recruiting of VFÍ members.
new members. Attendance equals 13% of VFÍ members.
• In October 2019, VFÍ celebrated the 100th anniversary
• The Family Day of Engineering was held for the second of VFÍ´s language committees. They make terminology in
time in August 2018 and was a great success. The event Icelandic for words in technology and science.
was in Reykjavík’s largest family park, and there was
free admission for the members of VFÍ and their fami- • FEANI´s annual meeting was held in Reykjavík in October
lies. The main attraction was a fun exhibition from the 2019.
University of Iceland Science Center, educating children
and adults about the wonders of science and technology. Next, future key-activities and FEANI
contributions
• VFÍ cooperated with the Icelandic government on nation- “Verkfræðingur” and “tæknifræðingur” are authorized
al security issues, particularly hybrid threats. professional titles in Iceland. VFÍ is the body responsible for
ascertaining whether the applicant’s education is entirely in
accordance with valid rules. Therefore educational matters
are of utmost importance.

Participation in FEANI has been useful in safeguarding the
job title and quality of education in engineering. The FEANI
EEED is fundamental in this matter. 

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