27 Aug, 2024 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
After a successful pilot last year, Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB)’s Indigenous-led Youth Outreach program has returned to Lama Lama Country in Far North Queensland, with the goal of sparking a curiosity in engineering among First Nations students. The...
20 Aug, 2024 | Blog, JOURNEY STORY
Jack Bygott hasn’t always been passionate about engineering; he was just always good at maths. Like most kids who were good at maths or science, he “fell into” studying engineering at university. “I was having second thoughts about studying engineering but then I...
22 Jul, 2024 | Blog, ENGINEERING STORY
We’re living in the golden age of toilet design. It sounds like a weird thing to say but the idea of an inside toilet that immediately flushes waste away through a series of underground pipes is the kind of thing that would blow the minds of people living just 100...
22 Jul, 2024 | Blog, EDUCATION STORY
Since 2015, EWB’s Humanitarian Design Summits have created transformative learning experiences like no other. Designed for undergraduate engineering students, these study tours challenge thinking, push boundaries, and create first-hand understanding of just how...
17 Jun, 2024 | Blog, EDUCATION STORY
In 2024, the First Nations context for the EWB Challenge will be delivered in partnership with Torres Strait Island Regional Council. Torres Strait Island Regional Council is Australia’s most northerly municipality, representing 15 unique island communities,...