INGENIEUR
WELCOME REMARKS
By Datuk Ir. Adanan Bin Mohamed Hussain,
President, Board of Engineers Malaysia
Datuk Ir. Adanan Bin Mohamed Hussain, President, Board of
Engineers Malaysia welcoming delegates to the Meeting
On behalf of the engineering
fraternity in Malaysia, it is indeed
a great pleasure for me to
welcome you, all delegates and
observers to the International
Engineering Alliance (IEA) Meeting
2016. The Board of Engineers
Malaysia, in collaboration with the
Institution of Engineers Malaysia,
is indeed very honoured to be
able to host this event, held here
in Kuala Lumpur for the first time.
I trust that all the arrangements
our Secretariat made ensures
that you will experience a smooth,
enjoyable and fruitful gathering.
For the benefit of our
international gue s t s and
delegates, allow me to introduce
the role and function of The
Board of Engineers Malaysia (or
BEM). BEM was established
in 1972 by the Malaysian
Parliament, as a statutory
body constituted under the
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Registration of Engineers Act
of 1967. Its primary role is to
facilitate the registration of
engineers and regulate the
profes sional conduct and
practice of registered engineers
in order to safeguard the safety
and interest of the public.
In carrying out this primary
role, BEM places the utmost
importance on assuring the
quality of engineering graduates
and the c omp e tenc y of
practicing engineers.
At the professional level,
BEM ensures that all registered
professional engineers are
sufficiently competent and
always maintain a high standard
of professional conduct. The
recent amendments to the
Registration of Engineers
Act in 2015 requires all
Professional Engineers to pass
the Professional Competency
Examination in order to entitle
them to submit relevant
documents, such as plans,
drawings, engineering surveys,
designs and feasibility studies,
to any person or authorities.
BEM will continuously strive
to ensure that engineering
services provided in the country
are of high quality, delivered
with due diligence, conforming
to professional ethics and
benchmarked to the best
practices. This commitment is
necessary for BEM to attain our
vision to be a highly respected
authoritative body that ensures
public interest and safety in
engineering work and services.
Such commitment will also
facilitate the safe and efficient
movement of cross-border
engineering activities; and this
mobility is now legally allowed for
by the new amendments to the
Act, enforced since July 31, last
year. As such, it is evident that
the role and objectives of BEM
are consistent with that of the
IEA, as articulated by the tagline
of the IEA - “Working Together
to Advance Benchmarking and
Mobility in the Engineering
Profession”.