President-Elect of World Federation of Engineering Organizations Visits CBAS

TAN Seng Chuan, President-Elect of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), visited the International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS) on August 13, 2025. He was accompanied by Prof. Gretchen Kalonji, PIFI Expert and Special Advisor to CBAS.

During the visit, Prof. Tan toured CBAS's big data cloud infrastructure for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the applications of the SDGSAT-1 science satellite, and the Digital Earth Science Platform. He also held in-depth discussions with CBAS researchers on best practices and future opportunities for harnessing digital engineering—including space science, data development, and big data platforms—to advance the SDGs.

Prof. CHEN Fang, Executive Deputy Director of CBAS, warmly welcomed Prof. Tan and expressed the center's commitment to deepening collaboration with WFEO, particularly in strengthening global digital capacity building to better support the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Prof. Tan expressed his appreciation for CBAS's efforts and encouraged the center to actively participate in WFEO’s major initiatives and activities. He proposed closer cooperation in key areas such as disaster risk reduction, engineering capacity development, talent cultivation, and WFEO's Africa Initiative, with the shared goal of promoting research and innovation in digital technologies for sustainable development.

Prof. Tan during the meeting. 

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