18 June 2019 | 0 minutes read

AWE supports International Women in Engineering Day 2019

Sunday 23 June will mark 2019’s International Women in Engineering Day (#INWED19).

International Women in Engineering Day is an international awareness campaign to raise the profile of women in engineering and focuses attention on the amazing career opportunities available to girls in this exciting industry. The theme chosen for INWED this year is ‘Transform the Future’.

Read about Year in Industry (YII) student, Lydia and her time at AWE within electrical and electronic engineering and her aspirations for the future.

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