Page 74 - Annual report 2019

REPORT OF THE SWISS FEANI
NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Swiss National Committee FEANI/WFEO
Year of Adhesion : 1951
Declared engineers: 127 000
Number of EUR INGs: 891
Member associations: The engineers of Switzerland are jointly represented in FEANI
by the two largest and oldest professional associations in engineering and architecture:
the Swiss Society of Engineers and Architects SIA and Swiss Engineering STV. With
a combined membership of 27’000 individuals and 2’500 companies, the interests of
engineering and architecture professionals are represented with a strong voice in the
public arena as well as in political discussions, while offering pertinent membership
services, a strong network for professional relationships and continued career
development opportunities.
Swiss National Committee FEANI/WFEO c/o SIA Selnaustr. 16 Postfach - CH-8027
Zürich
Tel: +41 44 283 15 15 - Fax: +4144 283 15 16
feani@sia.ch
www.sia.ch / www.swissengineering.ch

Engagement around FEANI • Mr. Patrik Thalparpan as member of the European Moni-
The Swiss National Committee FEANI/WFEO (NK CH) is toring Committee (EMC); in 2019 Dr. J.-Martin Hohberg re-
composed of SIA and SwissEngineering. In terms of personnel placed Mr. Patrik Thalparpan in the EMC
changes, in January 2018, Mr. Hannes Treier became the
newly elected president of NK-CH for a term of three years. • Dr. J.-Martin Hohberg regarding Common Training Frame-
There was a renewal of the National Committee with two work (CTF) activities
new additions from SwissEngineering: Mr. Francisco Borge
and Vasileios Papageorgiou, President and Vice-President • Mrs. Jeannine Keller-Nielsen to the WG SDGs and WG
of the Professional Group International Swiss Engineers STEM.
respectively.
Developments in Swiss EEED Management
The following people were delegated to FEANI Task Forces Under the leadership of Dr. J.-Martin Hohberg NK-CH was
and activities to help in shaping FEANI’s future: able to apply for remote maintenance of the EEED listings
and since Fall of 2019 this was authorized through the EMC.
• Mr. Hannes Treier to the TF of the Status of Professional
Engineers and elected to the Executive Board at the Gen- After discussions within the Committee, higher professional
eral Assembly in October 2018 schools will not be included in the EEED and will therefore
do not receive automatic recognition for the EUR ING title.
• Mr. Stefan Arquint to the TF on Strategy