About / CAETS
The International Council of Academies of Engineering & Technological Sciences.
CAETS is the global collective of engineering academies, bringing together excellent engineers from around the world.
Who they are
The symposium: a yearly gathering point for 31 national engineering academies.
CAETS organises a yearly symposium to strengthen connections between engineering academies and share inspiration across borders. The participants for CAETS 2027 will travel from across its member countries, spanning Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and beyond.
Each year a different member academy hosts the symposium, setting a theme that reflects an engineering challenge of global relevance. For 2027, that host is the Netherlands Academy of Engineering, and the theme is water: from foe to friend.
The CAETS calendar
Rotterdam picks up the baton.
2025 · Brisbane
Generations
An international symposium shaping a sustainable future for 50 years, hosted by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
2026 · Munich
Earth observation & complex systems
In a world shaped by environmental change and rapid technological progress, Earth observation empowers engineers to monitor the planet and drive meaningful action.
2027 · Rotterdam
Water: From Foe to Friend
Hosted by the Netherlands Academy of Engineering, frontier engineering solutions for a world learning to live with water, not against it.
Where delegates travel from
Thirty-one countries, one shared engineering challenge.
CAETS is active across Europe, North and South America, Asia-Pacific, and beyond, delegates for CAETS 2027 are expected from throughout this network.