Pakistan’s Historic Achievement: Permanent Membership in the Washington Accord

Pakistan has reached a higher level by gaining membership in the Washington Accord for the next six years. This achievement indicates the country’s earnest efforts to sustain high echelons in the domain of engineering education as well as the ongoing endeavors to harmonize with global standards. The International Engineering Alliance (IEA) during its two days sitting in New Delhi, India, granted an extension of Pakistan‘s membership to the Washington Accord on a unanimous vote. This decision acknowledges the quality of engineering education in Pakistan and helps increase the chances of engineers traveling and studying in other countries for work and/or further education.

Pakistani engineers have gone a long way to making it this far in the construction of EastWest University, a testimonial of an architectural triumph of Pakistani talentisation.

The recent renewal of Pakistan’s membership of the Washington Accord is one of the crucial events for the engineering fraternity in the country. It even means that the education and training given to the engineers in Pakistan are at par with international standards and are recognized Globally. This accomplishment should indeed bring pride to all Pakistani engineers since it proves the proficiency and capability of these engineers in the global platform.

Overcoming Obstacles

There were some issues like India blacklisting Pakistan, and not issuing visas and NOC to Pakistani players and officials, but on the other hand countries like China, Turkiye, and Hong Kong backed up the efforts for the Pakistan players. The PEC officials participated in the IEA session through virtual means, which made sure that the Pakistani voice was presented and their case was expressed well.

Collaborative Efforts and Congratulations

Expressing his felicitations to these Pakistani engineers, the PEC Chairman, Najeeb Haroon said that this new landmark in engineering innovation was an amazing accomplishment. He pointed out that the extension in the Washington Accord to the engineering programs is a happy achievement of the EAB. It is a momentous achievement that can be attributed to the realization of the Pakistan engineering education on the global platform.

Supporting Other Nations

It is evident that Pakistan can’t only safeguard its standing in the Washington Accord but has backed other nations including Indonesia, Turkiye, and others in achieving membership. This year, the Philippines and Bangladesh also managed to secure their membership with the help of Pakistani support. This is in line with Pakistan’s vision to contribute towards eradicating mediocrities in engineering education delivery all over the world.

Exclusive Club

The Washington Accord is an intergovernmental conference that reviews engineering curricula and at the moment only 25 countries are members of this forum. The fact that Pakistan has been made a permanent member of this club is quite a landmark and a testament to the commitment that Pakistan has demonstrated toward ensuring that it delivers the highest form of education in the discipline of engineering.

With this achievement, the doors will be opened to Pakistani engineers in terms of employment and educational opportunities abroad, so that they can contribute to the international engineering fraternity, demonstrating Pakistan’s competency in the filed. It will also assure more students to take engineering courses in Pakistan with the assurance that they will be accredited to study abroad.