EWB Australia Organization Overview & Timor Leste Partnerships
Presented by: Bradley Abbott
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) • Founded in 2003 • In 2008/09 – $1.5M turnover – 35 volunteers overseas – 35 volunteers on indigenous projects – Membership of 1,500 – Community of 4,000 – 20 volunteer-run chapters around Australia
• Not just for engineers • Not just for youth
Mission •
Engineers Without Borders works with disadvantaged communities to improve their quality of life through education and the implementation of sustainable engineering projects.
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Through the process of helping people in need we become more socially aware and responsible, improve ourselves, inspire others to action and further our ultimate goal of sustainable development.
What we do What We Do Build Partner Capacity Engineering Skills Appropriate Technologies Engineering Curriculum Educational Television & Film
Who Do We Work With? Local Community Groups • Australian Indigenous Communities • South / Southeast Asia
Universities • EWB Challenge • Student Chapters • Research – Graduate & Undergraduate Engineering • Curriculum Development
Who Do We Work With?
Local projects
• Spokes in the Wheel
Where EWB Works
East Timor Partnerships Dili Based Rural Water Supply & Sanitation (BESIK) Bia Hula Foundation Dili Insitute of Technology Civil Curriculum
Los Palos District Plan Timor Leste
East Timor Partnerships Rural Water Supply & Sanitation (RWSSP/BESIK) AUSAID funded partnership with Build capacity of Timor Government SAS* district tech officers (DTO’s) Develop standards of practice for DTO’s Improve competency in survey, design and construction
* SAS (Survicos de Agua Saneamento)
East Timor Partnerships Bia Hula Foundation Water, sanitation & basic hygeine Community development around water programs Active in western districts Main office in Dili
EWB Volunteer Basic technical design & general support Survey techniques & project management Organize training workshops
East Timor Partnerships Dili Institute of Technology Private, non profit Vocational, certificate & bachelor programs: Engineering Business Tourism Petroleum management
EWB Volunteer Civil Engineering Curriculum Development Develop industry linkages Faculty capacity development Support institutional development
DIT Aimutin Campus Civil Engineering / Hospitality Training
Automotive Trades
Petroleum Studies / Language Centre
Classrooms
Library / Classrooms Administration
Dili Institute of Technology (DIT) Moto “Matenek Nodi Serbii” “Educated to Serve”
Mission The mission of the Dili Institute of Technology is to provide education, practical training, research and service at the highest international standards, to satisfy the community need for people with knowledge, expertise and skill in science, technology and professions, appropriate for the national development of East Timor and the broader socio-economic advancement of the region.
DIT Institutional Overview Academic Programs 10 Bachelor Degrees, 11 Certificates Academic Schools Engineering & Science Tourism & Hospitality Managment Petroleum Studies Business & Management
Facilities (Dili) 6 Buildings – 1 Under Construction Library, automechanics workshop, Language Centre
Student Body 2081 Total 1228 Male 853 Female
DIT / EWB Partnership History Goals of Project Activities
Partnership History National working group to strengthen national water/sanitation technical & engineering education (2009) Partners: University of Western Australia (UWA) National University Timore Leste (UNTL) Dili Institute of Technology CNEFP
Good planning and collaboration initially Initiative stalled due to funding & collaboration issues DIT most responsive partner EWB keeping Civil curriculum development alive at DIT (2010) in interim while larger strategy is re-organized
DIT / EWB Partnership Goals Establish Civil engineering curriculum design process Improve Civil faculty’s capacity to teach Build linkages with stakeholders Improve teaching resources Support broad institutional development goals
Achieve Civil Engineering program accreditation 2013 start for national accreditation process
Activities • Assisted completion of accreditation update • Work sessions to map Civil Engineering competency standard to curriculum - Still in process • Initiated partnership with Worley Parsons / Others • Installing / configuring server for intranet • Help develop research guidelines • Cross cultural exchange - Timorese Dancing!