The UPF puts the engineering profession in the spotlight by organizing a week of events focused on innovation and the skills of tomorrow. Emphasis is placed on the importance of soft skills and communication skills, in addition to technical knowledge, to succeed in an ever-changing world.
The Private University of Fez (UPF) is this week celebrating the many facets of the engineering profession in the digital age. The 4th edition of the Engineering Careers Week, under the theme “Soft skills, digital transformation and certifications, developing the know-how of tomorrow’s engineers”, highlights the essential skills needed to practice these professions of the future.
In addition to technical expertise, ‘soft skills’ such as communication, leadership and adaptability are more important than ever for future engineers called to evolve in a constantly changing environment. During the opening ceremony, Mohamed Aziz Lahlou, President of the UPF, underlined the importance of the skills needed to practice the engineering profession today.
“These skills, once focused on scientific and technological knowledge, now extend to areas as diverse as finance, commerce, management, law and social skills,” he explained.
Lahlou emphasized the role of “soft skills” or human skills that employers seek and are constantly evolving. “While rigor and organization remain essential, they must now be supplemented with communication skills, a lively mind and great curiosity,” he added, addressing engineering students. He also emphasized that the study path at UPF will provide numerous opportunities to develop these valuable skills, whether through courses, international experiences or internships and projects. Moreover, involvement in university life will also help hone qualities such as time management, leadership and teamwork.
Evolution of skills in a changing international context
For his part, Mohammed Ouazzani Jamil, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Vice President of the UPF, highlighted the evolution of the skills expected of engineers, in a changing international context. “While the professions most in demand in the future will be linked to new technologies such as artificial intelligence, where Big Data, emotional intelligence and leadership qualities, in other words soft skills, will remain human qualities that companies are highly looking for “, he said.
According to Ouazzani, these soft skills, in addition to technical skills, represent a real added value for future engineers, provided they know how to discover, cultivate and develop them throughout their career. The UPF trains versatile engineer profiles who master both the technical expertise and the human and management qualities that are essential to meet the challenges of the future.
A varied program at the heart of innovation
This 4th Engineering Career Week offers a rich program of activities to discover the different fields of engineering. Various student competitions will showcase the expertise of UPF engineering students.
In the digital field we find the 7th edition of the UPF Coding Challenge and an IoT Challenge competition organized by students of Embedded Systems Engineering. Civil engineering will also be in the spotlight with a challenge on ‘Construction to the extreme’, exploring the digital revolution in works of art.
Robotics will take pride of place with the 1st edition of the regional junior challenge “ADAS Robotics Challenge” and the 7th edition of the national competition “National UR Competition” this year, focusing on “innovation for safety”.
Renewable energy will not be missing during a conference dedicated to the “Energy Revolution: research, engineering and innovation for a sustainable future 5.0”. A program that allows you to explore the many facets of today’s and tomorrow’s technology.
Mehdi Idrissi / ECO inspirations
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