Under the theme “Circular Intelligence and Engineering” and the slogan “Yadoom”, the 16th Engineering Forum commenced under the patronage of Dr. Sulaiman bin Dawood Al-Sabe’i, Dean of Postgraduate Studies. The event was held at Al-Fahm Hall and the Grand Hall of the University Cultural Centre.
The forum seeks to provide an academic and professional platform that brings together engineering students from around the world, alongside student companies and innovative initiatives. Participants showcase their projects and compete for valuable cash prizes across various disciplines.
It also serves as an inspiring space that brings together engineers and enthusiasts from diverse specialisations to exchange knowledge, build professional networks, and explore future opportunities, in alignment with the forum’s mission and vision of empowering students and fostering innovation.
The forum further focuses on exploring the horizons of circular intelligence, where technological systems evolve into environmentally conscious frameworks capable of balancing human needs with environmental requirements. This concept draws inspiration from nature, not merely to imitate it, but to collaborate with it by developing innovative solutions that enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and support the sustainability of resources.
The accompanying exhibition featured 32 graduation projects, 8 student companies, and 6 Sparkathon projects from within and beyond the University. In addition, 22 organisations supported the forum.
Commenting on the forum’s slogan “Yadoom”, Hussam bin Jabir Al-Rawahi, Head of the Engineering Society, stated that the slogan is not merely a title to be displayed, but an idea to be practised and a perspective through which the relationship between humans, technology, and nature is redefined. He noted that innovation, in this context, is not simply about adding something new, but about sustaining what already exists. A product’s lifecycle does not end with its use, nor does the value of a resource cease upon its consumption; rather, it is reintegrated into a more intelligent system. Sustainability, he emphasised, is a way of thinking that moves beyond waste.
He added that the forum represents a convergence of engineering with intelligence, and technology with responsibility, aimed at giving rise to a new model that does not merely reorganise the world as it is, but reshapes it as it ought to be.