Forty years since establishment
What were the challenges faced dur-
founders and the first generation, who
us with everything, therefore you must
ing the foundation stage?
established SOE and laid down its prin-
ensure offering your service with love,
The first generation of engineers real-
ciples.
honesty and creativity to beautify what
ized the need to evaluate and analyze
In your opinion, what are the most
is already beautiful, and be a pioneer,
meanings and concepts and their inte-
critical challenges facing engineers
since our wise leadership is already a
gration at the foundation stage, taking
today, and how to overcome them?
pioneer.
into consideration the experience of
Perhaps the most critical challenges
Conclusion
other engineering societies in the Arab
facing engineers, especially fresh grad-
I would like extend my thankfulness and
Gulf states. Contact was made with
uates, are passion for profession, mak-
appreciation to our wise leadership for
the Society of Engineers in both Ku-
ing it a hobby, scaling up ambitions,
its growing concern for the state, wel-
wait and Bahrain to take advantage of
acquaintance, keeping pace with the
fare of people of the UAE, prospecting
their experiences at time of foundation
requirements of the profession and with
the future in every detail and its unlimit-
of SOE, due to the fact that both socie-
the urban boom that the UAE is wit-
ed support to the engineering sector by
ties were the only associations existing
nessing, and being present at events
qualifying and developing the capabili-
within Gulf states at that time.
and exhibitions organized by the state
ties of the human cadres in line with the
Al Shamsi goes on: The most critical
to develop capacities and gain experi-
requirements of the future.
challenges of the foundation stage
ences.
were represented in the limited num-
A message for youth engineers
ber of engineers at the time, difficulty
Dear fellow engineer; engineering is a
of communicating with them, in addition
magnificent profession, characterized
to the equivalency of academic certifi-
by innovation and creativity, be proud
cates by recognized universities as well
of your profession. Every beautiful item
as to communication and coordination
you see around is an engineering as-
with the relevant authorities.
pect. Have passion for your profession,
What do you think of SOE's progress
make it your hobby, try to learn about
last 40 years?
every new, keep pace with it to be a
Previous Boards of Directors' members
creative and innovative engineer and
spared no effort to achieve the objec-
make your positive mark, because the
tives of SOE, represented in devel-
upcoming challenges you will be fac-
oping the potentials of its employees,
ing are serious. Being in UAE, you can
communicating with the relative au-
see the creativity and beauty around
thorities in order to reach solutions to
and the best technologies and inno-
engineers and the engineering sector's
vations. Your country and your family
issues within UAE, providing best en-
have high hopes that you will serve
gineering practices and keeping pace
them with the best and they deserve it.
with engineering development. Hence,
They have given you a lot, and our wise
it is necessary to pay tribute to the
leadership spared no effort to provide
Dialogue
14

---