The World Federation of Engineering Organizations 2025 General Assembly (WFEO 2025 GA) opened on Monday at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. Jointly organized by WFEO, the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, the event focuses on the theme "Engineering Shapes a Green Future." It brings together global experts to explore how innovation in engineering can drive sustainable development.

At the opening ceremony, the "Top 10 global engineering achievements of 2025" were unveiled, spanning diverse fields – from antibody-drug conjugates and the Blackwell GPU architecture to the DeepSeek open-source large language model, a full-ocean-depth crewed submersible, high-performance carbon fiber composites, humanoid robots, the Mars Perseverance rover, the Euclid space telescope, The Middle Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, and the barrier encircling project in the Taklamakan Desert.

The selection process combined global nominations, expert recommendations, public surveys, and final reviews by the judging committee. Together, they represent not only major engineering projects and key technological equipment but also groundbreaking original innovations and advances in engineering science and technology.

Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and vice premier of the State Council, attended the opening ceremony and delivered remarks.

Ding emphasized that realizing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires "the wisdom and strength of the global engineering community," calling for greater openness and cooperation, frontier research and collaborative governance.

"From artificial intelligence to civil technologies to urban renewal and beyond, engineering is helping to driving the green transition. But we must ensure that this process is inclusive – empowering women, youth and engineers in developing countries," said UN Secretary-General António Guterres in a congratulatory message. "Let us seize this moment to strengthen international cooperation, share knowledge and scale solutions."

Running through Friday, the conference features sessions on three major themes: frontiers of engineering science and technology, green engineering development and capacity building in engineering. A special roundtable focuses on empowering women and young engineers, alongside four parallel forums on AI, clean energy, information and communications and resilient cities. Nearly 300 international delegates from over 60 countries and regions are attending the event.

Founded in 1968, WFEO is the largest international non-governmental organization representing all engineering disciplines globally. Since joining WFEO in 1981, CAST has continuously contributed Chinese experience, wisdom and solutions to the global engineering community.