促进可持续发展世界工程日

3月4日

(English version below)

联合国教科文组织大会在2019年11月第四十届会议（40 C/64）上宣布，将3月4日定为“促进可持续发展世界工程日”，以提高人们对工程在现代生活中的作用的认识。工程对于减轻气候变化的影响和促进可持续发展至关重要，非洲和小岛屿发展中国家需求尤为显著。

尽管工程学对我们的生活和未来至关重要，但从历史上看，妇女在工程领域的代表性不足，通常只占工程技术人员的10-20％。即使在女性学习科学、技术、创新相关专业的人数增加的国家中，这种趋势也没有转化为更多的女性进入这些行业工作。太多的女生在毕业之后放弃了工程行业职业。这些障碍通常与该领域持续存在的性别陈规定型观念、政策缺失或教育环境无法满足其需求和期望有关。

教科文组织将促进工程学作为一种职业的活动，以及那些表明青年学习科学、技术、工程学和数学重要性的活动列为高度优先事项。

教科文组织在工程领域的工作

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• https://www.unesco.org/zh/days/engineering-sustainable-development?hub=701

World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development

4 March, 2023

Engineering has always had an essential role in development and human welfare. Ensuring that future generations of engineers and scientists will be able to design solutions for local and global challenges is critical.

UNESCO's General Conference proclaimed the 4 March World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development during its 40th session in November 2019 (40 C/64), to raise awareness of the role of engineering in modern life, which is essential to mitigate the impact of climate change and advance sustainable development, especially in Africa and the small island developing states (SIDS).

In spite of the importance of engineering for our life and future, women have been historically underrepresented in engineering fields, typically making up only 10 – 20% of the engineering workforce.  Even in countries where the numbers of women studying STI have increased, this trend has not translated into more women entering the workplace. Too many female students who graduate do not go into the engineering profession. The barriers are often connected to persistent gender stereotypes in this field, inadequate policies or educational environments that do not meet their needs and aspirations.

UNESCO is placing a high priority on activities that promote awareness of engineering as a career, as well as on those that demonstrate the importance of youth studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

2023 theme and celebration

The theme of World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development 2023 is "Engineering innovation for a more resilient world".

What UNESCO does to support engineering

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• https://www.unesco.org/en/days/engineering-sustainable-development?hub=701