With the aim to build awareness of the role for technology in development, to educate students about their roles in development work and their responsibilites to the developing world, the University of Birmingham's EWB Branch:

• Organises training weekends, external trips and practical workshops;
• Invites guest speakers (Presentations are not overly technical and consider the politics and economics of a situation); and
• Encourages and helps members when applying for EWB-UK placements. 

Free buffets are offered at most events and presentations. EVERYBODY is welcome to attend.

Typical Activities/Events

Outreach

This is an initiative run by EWB-UK with schools and youth groups. Its aim is to raise awareness among young people of international development issues and the role of engineering. A selected EWB-Birmingham team will soon be trained to run this programme.

EWB-UK Bursaries Review Panel

3 selected Birmingham students work together with other UK branches and professionals to review applications for EWB-UK bursaries. They have the power to allocate large amounts of money!

Training Events / Workshops / Guest Speakers

Our Training Events Coordinators strive to deliver these events throughout the year. In the past, they have organised a charcoal burn workshop, solar power cookers / water heaters workshops, the annual 'EWB-UK: Its Placements & Bursaries Explained!', talks from WaterAid and EWB-UK's CEO and many more.

Engineering for a Better World

The popular residential weekend training course hosted at our Students Union in June. Open to EWB members across the UK, usually at a very low cost.

Our Committee

The EWB-Birmingham committee is dedicated in achieving a down-to-earth, technical society, aware of the needs for development work and funding for projects in the developing world. They also realise that it is important for the society's members to work well together. They are great at organising social events as well as educational ones.

President: Pip Jefferis

Vice Presidents: Simon Lee and May Ann Lew

Treasurer: Clarinda Wong

Bursaries Officer: Ann Megan Hendry

Training Events Coordinators: Adrian Greenaway and Wendy Lzy

Social Secs: Chris Hughes and Mark Hipwell

Outreach Coordinators: Ahlam Qattan and Sarah Logsdail

EVERYBODY is welcome to join the society.

For information on upcoming events and activities, email us at:

ewb-birmingham@hotmail.co.uk or find our facebook group: 'EWB - Birmingham Branch'