Cadets engage in 2022 EngFest and Engineers Without Borders

The Charles Sturt University Engineering program in Bathurst engaged with cadets in the 2022 EngFest, and Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Challenge. The annual celebration featured engineering lab demos and tours, and student project presentations.

Engineer-in-residence Ms Shara Cameron said, “The Charles Sturt University Engineering program focuses on teaching our students about human-centred design and sustainable practices in civil engineering...”

Ms Cameron said EWB Australia partners with grassroots community development organisations around the world to co-design a real-life challenge that has been identified by the community. Each year, the EWB Challenge presents a new design brief for first-year students to problem-solve. The briefs are meticulously scoped on location, with extensive documentation, interviews and multi-media assets provided to students to ensure a rich, deep insight into the life and challenges of that community.

“All projects are designed with the needs of the community front-of-mind,” Ms Cameron said.

The 2022 EWB Challenge was set in the Cairns-Port Douglas region in Far North Queensland with the community partner Dawul Wuru Indigenous Corporation.