Purdue's Global Engineering Program (GEP) hosted the third annual Global Engineering Design Symposium (GEDS) on January 25, 2014. Through a series of presentations and interactive discussions, the symposium challenged participants to think about what it means to undertake participatory problem solving in developing contexts, including a thorough discussion of considering stakeholder needs and engaging with international partners.

Daher recently co-published in the Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological Engineering titled “Water, energy, and food: The Ultimate Nexus”. He was also recently invited to contribute with his study as a young scientist to the UN Global Sustainable Development Report.

Four GEP students will represent the College of Engineering and the Office of Global Affairs, interacting with the Global Affairs Strategic Advisory Council and campus visitors.

In 2009, ACREST and IAT partnered with the Global Engineering Program (GEP) at Purdue to enhance technologies currently employed by both organizations. PUPs are increasing productivity, agricultural capacity and efficiency, trade, education and health care.

Purdue students and faculty traveled to Cameroon last summer to help a team of Africans build a basic utility vehicle, or BUV, that would not only carry people and produce from place to place but also perform tasks such as pumping water from wells in undeveloped African villages.

Purdue's Global Engineering Program (GEP) hosted the second annual Global Engineering Design Symposium (GEDS) on January 26, 2013.