Ninth Engineering Majors Expo on way

TDT | Manama                      

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com   

The Bahrain Society of Engineers is gearing up for the 9th Engineering Majors Expo, according to Dr Raida Al-Alawi, the President of the society.

The expo aims at encouraging high school students to pursue a career and education in engineering.

The Ministry of Education and the Supreme Council of Women are collaborating with the society to organise the event, which will feature various booths dedicated to different engineering disciplines.

All universities in Bahrain that offer engineering programmes will be participating in the event.

Dr Al-Alawi emphasized that the expo provides an opportunity for high school students and their families to meet with professionals and professors from the University of Bahrain and local private universities to learn about the available engineering programmes and the admission criteria.

The exhibition will coincide with the celebration of World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, which falls on the 4th of March each year.

Huda Sultan, the treasurer of BSE and head of the exhibition, revealed that the 9th edition of the expo will cover a wide range of engineering disciplines, including civil, architectural, mechanical, electrical, electronic, chemical, petroleum, environmental, instrumentation, computer, aerospace, surveying, quantity surveying, software, Computer Network, Mechatronics, Interior Design, and Industrial Engineering.