The Founding Conference of the Forum

The Founding Conference of the Forum

Under the slogan Engineers in the Service of the Palestinian Society, the founding conference of the International Assembly of Palestinian Engineers will be held in Istanbul on November 5, with the participation of the Turkish Prime Minister’s advisor, Dr. Omar Korkmaz, and Professor Ali Nayfeh, the world's first mechanic man.

Eng. Ibrahim Abu Thuraya, head of the Palestinian Engineers Association in Europe, indicated that the International Palestinian Engineers Association is a Palestinian institution that coordinates between engineering groups and institutions in the world.

He stressed that the aim is to support the Palestinian engineer inside Palestine and the diaspora, to support the Palestinian people and transfer engineering expertise to them, and to implement scientific projects that serve the Palestinians.

The International Assembly also provides multiple services to the Palestinian people, by coordinating between professional institutions, whether they are engineering, social or financing projects.

The gathering also seeks to highlight the Palestinian engineering competencies, their scientific expertise and their numerous inventions, and market their projects in various parts of the world, which will benefit the Palestinian engineer financially and scientifically.

The grouping works in agreement with companies, institutions and development and financing bodies, with the aim of implementing practical projects related to reconstruction, training and remote employment.

The conference includes a symposium on the professional suffering of the Palestinian people at home and in the diaspora, success stories, means of overcoming difficulties, networking and employment. The second symposium will be about the impact of engineering work on the development of peoples and civilizations, and at the end of the conference, the establishment of the International Society of Palestinian Engineers will be announced.

It is noteworthy that the International Assembly of Palestinian Engineers includes groupings, associations and federations from all countries of the world, and the number of affiliated engineers is estimated to be (1500) engineers, and the association also works through its branches spread in many countries in Europe, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia Sudan, Malaysia, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. The consortium seeks to establish offices in the Americas, Canada, and Southeast Asia.