UNESCO Cluster Office Beijing organized a virtual dialogue on “Changing Nature of Industry and Engineering Education in Mongolia: Challenges and Way Forward"

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UNESCO Cluster Office in Beijing in collaboration with Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO (MNCU) organized an International Virtual Seminar on “Changing Nature of Industry and Education in Mongolia: Challenges and Way Forward” on November 25, 2021. The purpose of this event was to leverage and pool in international efforts to strengthen Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovation (SETI) in Mongolia. Renowned scholars and STI experts from Australia, Malasia, Mongolia and Pakistan as well as from UNESCO Beijing contributed and participated in this virtual dialogue.

Prof. Dr. Shahbaz Khan Director UNESCO Cluster Office Beijing emphasized that investments in STI sectors is the key to achieve sustainable development for any nation. Prof. Khan said emerging technologies are transforming the industrial and engineering sectors at an unprecedented rate. Hence, it is imperative for the scientific and engineering communities to track and adapt to the changing nature of work to offer sustainable and productive solutions to the society.

President ECOSF, Prof. Dr. Manzoor Hussain Soomro contributed to this virtual event on 25 November and presented his talk on “Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI) based Sustainable Development – the essential ingredients”. Prof. Soomro highlighted that this world is grappled with triple challenge of demographic explosion, environmental degradation, and resources constraints. Hence, the capacity of this planet to meet higher demand for commodities, resources, and food to sustain its population is compromised.  Therefore, there lies a great responsibility for scientific and research community to find ways to satisfy human needs on sustainable basis.