An engineering society is a
professional organization
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is a group that usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in ...
for
engineer
Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ...
s of various
disciplines. Some are umbrella type organizations which accept many different disciplines, while others are discipline-specific. Many award professional designations, such as
European Engineer,
professional engineer,
chartered engineer,
incorporated engineer or similar. There are also many student-run engineering societies, commonly at universities or technical colleges.
Africa
Ghana
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Ghana Institution of Engineers
Nigeria
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Nigerian Society of Engineers
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Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria
South Africa
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South African Institute of Electrical Engineers
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Engineering Council of South Africa
Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers
Americas
Canada
In Canada, the term "engineering society" sometimes refers to organizations of
engineering
Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...
students as opposed to professional societies of engineers. The
Canadian Federation of Engineering Students, whose membership consists of most of the engineering student societies from across Canada (see below), is the national association of undergraduate engineering student societies in Canada.
Canada also has many
traditions related to the calling of an engineer.
The
Engineering Institute of Canada (French: l'Institut Canadien des ingénieurs) has the following member societies:
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Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Canadian Branch of the IMechE)
*Canadian Maritime Section of the
Marine Technology Society
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Canadian Nuclear Society
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Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering
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Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
Ontario
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Professional Engineers Ontario
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Engineering Society of Queen's University
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Lassonde Engineering Society
United States
Asia
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology
Azerbaijan
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Caspian Engineers Society
Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Computer Society
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Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh
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Professional Engineers of Bangladesh
China
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Chinese Academy of Engineering
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Chinese Academy of Sciences
The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS; ) is the national academy for natural sciences and the highest consultancy for science and technology of the People's Republic of China. It is the world's largest research organization, with 106 research i ...
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China Association for Science and Technology
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Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering
Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
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International Association of Engineers
The International Association of Engineers (IAENG) is a non-profit international association for engineers and computer scientists. IAENG was founded by a group of engineers and computer scientists in 1968, originally as a private club network ...
India
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Aeronautical Society of India
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Computer Society of India
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Engineering Council of India
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Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
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Indian Institution of Industrial Engineering
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Indian Society for Technical Education
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Indian Science Congress Association
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Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers
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Institution of Engineers (India)
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Institution of Mechanical Engineers (India)
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Society of EMC Engineers (India)
Japan
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Japan Society of Civil Engineers
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Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers
Jordan
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Jordanian Engineers Association
Malaysia
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Board of Engineers Malaysia
Pakistan
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National Technology Council (Pakistan)
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Pakistan Engineering Council
Philippines
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Institute of Electronics Engineers of the Philippines
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Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers
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Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Council of Engineers
Sri Lanka
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Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka
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Institution of Incorporated Engineers, Sri Lanka
Europe
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European Association for Structural Dynamics
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European Federation of National Engineering Associations
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European Society for Engineering Education
Azerbaijan
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Caspian Engineers Society
France
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Association Française de Mécanique
Germany
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Verein Deutscher Ingenieure
Greece
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Technical Chamber of Greece (Τεχνικό Επιμελητήριο Ελλάδας)
Ireland
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Institution of Engineers of Ireland
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Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine
Lithuania
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Linpra
Portugal
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Ordem dos Engenheiros
Romania
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General Association of Engineers of Romania
Russia
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Russian Union of Engineers
Turkey
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Chamber of Computer Engineers of Turkey
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Chamber of Electrical Engineers of Turkey
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Union of chambers of Turkish engineers and architects
United Kingdom
In the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
, the
Engineering Council
The Engineering Council (formerly Engineering Council UK; colloquially known as EngC) is the UK's regulatory authority for registration of Chartered and Incorporated engineers and engineering technician. The Engineering Council holds the nat ...
is the regulatory body for the engineering profession. The Engineering Council was incorporated by
Royal charter
A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, but ...
in 1981 and controls the award of
chartered engineer,
incorporated engineer,
engineering technician, and information and communications technology technician titles, through licences issued to thirty six recognised Institutions. There are also 19 professional affiliate institutions, not licensed, but with close associations to the Engineering Council.
The
Royal Academy of Engineering
The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) is the United Kingdom's national academy of engineering.
The Academy was founded in June 1976 as the Fellowship of Engineering with support from Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who became the first senio ...
is the national academy for engineering.
Professional institutions licensed by the Engineering Council
Professional affiliate bodies of the Engineering Council
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Association for Project Management
The Association for Project Management is a British professional organisation for project and programme management. It received a Royal Charter in 2017, and is a registered charity. It has over 45,000 individual and more than 470 corporate ...
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Chartered Association of Building Engineers
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Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
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Chartered Quality Institute
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Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
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Institute of Nanotechnology
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International Council on Systems Engineering (UK Chapter)
Professional engineering bodies not affiliated to the Engineering Council
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Cleveland Institution of Engineers
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Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland
The Institution of Engineers in Scotland (IES) is a multi-disciplinary professional body and learned society, founded in Scotland, for professional engineers in all disciplines and for those associated with or taking an interest in their work. I ...
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Institute of the Motor Industry
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Society of Professional Engineers UK
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Women's Engineering Society
Former bodies merged or defunct
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Institution of Electrical Engineers
The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) was a British professional organisation of electronics, electrical, manufacturing, and information technology professionals, especially electrical engineers. It began in 1871 as the Society of Tel ...
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Institution of Incorporated Engineers
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Institution of Nuclear Engineers
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Society of Engineers UK
Oceania
Australia
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Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia
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Engineers Australia
New Zealand
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Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau
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University of Canterbury Engineering Society
International
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Audio Engineering Society
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International Association of Engineers
The International Association of Engineers (IAENG) is a non-profit international association for engineers and computer scientists. IAENG was founded by a group of engineers and computer scientists in 1968, originally as a private club network ...
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International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences
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International Council on Systems Engineering
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International Federation of Engineering Education Societies
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International Geodetic Student Organisation
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International Society of Automation
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International Society for Optical Engineering
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines.
The IEEE has a corporate office ...
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National Society of Black Engineers
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Society of Automotive Engineers
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Society of Petroleum Engineers
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Society of Professional Engineers UK
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Society of Women Engineers
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World Federation of Engineering Organizations
See also
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Engineer
Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ...
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Engineering
Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...
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Fields of engineering
Engineering is the discipline and profession that applies scientific theories, mathematical methods, and empirical evidence to design, create, and analyze technological solutions, balancing technical requirements with concerns or constraints on s ...
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Learned society
A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and sciences. Membership may be open to al ...
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Standards organization
A standards organization, standards body, standards developing organization (SDO), or standards setting organization (SSO) is an organization whose primary function is developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, reissuing, interpr ...
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The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer
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