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SUMMARY:The Grand Challenges and Accomplishments of Engineering Research -
  Professor Lord Alec Broers\, Former Vice-Chancellor\, University of Cambr
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CONTACT:Dr Nigel Bennee
DESCRIPTION:Attracting Bright Young People to Engineering and Science Rese
 arch\n\nThe Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE) has recently predicted that
  by 2020 there could be a shortage of 360\,000 STEM graduates in the UK.  
 \n\nShortages have also been forecast for the USA by the National Academy 
 of Engineering (NAE) and it has been reported that China is seeking 25 mil
 lion engineers by 2020.  \n\nThis talk will describe the background to two
  international initiatives aimed at addressing this issue and increasing t
 he world-wide supply of STEM graduates\, especially engineers.  The first 
 is the Global Grand Challenges Summit that was devised by the RAE\, the NA
 E and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) and held for the first time
  in London in 2013.  \n\nThe Summit grew out of the NAE’s Grand Challeng
 es for Engineering project that identified 14 grand challenges for enginee
 ring in 2008.  The next Summit is to be hosted by the CAE in China in 2015
 .  \n\nThe second initiative is the international £1 million Queen Elizab
 eth Prize for Engineering\, launched in 2011 by all three political partie
 s in the UK and funded by the private sector.  Her Majesty gave her name t
 o the Prize\, and presented it to the first winners in Buckingham Palace i
 n June 2013.
LOCATION:Wolfson Lecture Theatre\, Churchill College\, Storey's Way\, Camb
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