Central association of engineering associations

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Central Association of Engineering Associations
(ZBI)
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purpose Umbrella organization
Chair: Wilfried Grunau
Establishment date: December 18, 1951
Number of members: about 50,000
Seat : Berlin
Website: www.zbi-berlin.de

The Central Association of Engineering Associations (ZBI) is a central association in the field of engineering. Its members include organizations involved in engineering. The CBI brings together a governing body the interests and concerns of its member organizations with over 50,000 engineers and engineers. He represents them vis-à-vis politics and society on a national and international level. The ZBI influences federal and state legislation and maintains its professional and direct contacts with politicians from all parties.

tasks

Initial and continuing education

  • Participation in the accreditation of study programs
  • Right to award doctorates for university graduates
  • Expand research at universities of applied sciences
  • Increase in the proportion of women in the field of STEM courses
  • Expand STEM education
  • Digital education / increase in master’s degrees in IT
  • Dual training in engineering

economy

Public service

  • Uniform federal design of the basic features of civil service and supply law
  • Increasing the attractiveness of the public service for young people, especially with regard to pay, career advancement and old-age security as an alternative to the private sector
  • More active participation in current administrative reforms in order to counteract a reduction in public services
  • Modernization of service and collective bargaining law with regard to flexibility and mobility, e.g. for switching between the public service and the private sector
  • Equivalence of degrees at universities and technical colleges in career law in the public service

society

  • Reputation and job description of engineers: "Engineers are responsible for people and the environment"
  • Improvement of the transparency in the planning and realization of construction projects
  • EngineerING Card - professional ID for engineers
  • Central association in engineering: "Bundling the interests and concerns of its member associations with over 50,000 engineers and representation in relation to politics and society"

The ZBI is a member

  • in the accreditation agency for courses in engineering, computer science, natural sciences and mathematics eV ( ASIIN )
  • in the association meeting Berlin
  • and sponsors of the national initiative " Creating MINT Future!" eV

The ZBI provides information through

  • ZBI news magazine , which appears quarterly.
  • Press releases
  • Internet presentation

Bureau

President is Wilfried Grunau .

Vice Presidents are:

  • Manfred Kehr
  • Johannes Leicht
  • Heinz Leymann
  • Ute Zeller

Advisory Board

(currently not occupied)

Working groups

AK 1: Engineers in Society - Public Relations

  • Increase awareness of the ZBI
  • Improve the reputation of engineers
  • Presentation of engineering work and its significance for society
  • Contribution of the engineers' expertise to political decisions

AK 2: Engineering education and training

  • Accompanying the implementation of the Bologna Process (Bachelor - Master)
  • Current development in the federal states
  • Participation in the accreditation commission ASIIN
  • Acceptance of qualifications in the labor market
  • Equivalence of all university degrees
  • Engineering training
  • Support further education and training of the individual member associations

AK 3: Engineers in Business

  • Reform of federal and European regulations, such as B. HOAI, JVEG, VOF
  • Cooperation with other engineering organizations
  • Economic development of the engineering and architecture offices
  • Investigation of the economic situation of vacant offices
  • Participation in economic stimulus programs and infrastructure projects by the federal, state and local governments
  • Critical support for planning, conflict resolution with the involvement of citizens
  • Maintenance of engineering expertise in the public service

AK 4: Civil Service Engineers

  • Collaboration and influence on service law reforms at the federal and state levels
  • Equal treatment of degrees when filling vacancies
  • Making the options for changing between the public service and the private sector more flexible
  • Modernization of career law in the federal and state levels
  • Representation of the interests of engineers when filling management positions

Member associations

Ordinary members

Associate members

Supporting members

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Implementation of the digital agenda . Pressebox.de. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  2. ↑ Public service needs engineers . Pressebox.de. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. ↑ The importance of engineers highlighted ( Memento from April 14, 2016 in the Internet Archive ). fair-News.de. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  4. ^ Association meeting Berlin . Website DAI Verband Deutscher Architekten- und Ingenieurvereine eV Accessed on July 4, 2020.
  5. ↑ Sponsors of "Creating MINT Future!" . MINT website creating the future. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  6. ↑ ZBI news
  7. ↑ Industry 4.0 - The intelligent networking of industrial production . Pressebox.de. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  8. ↑ The country needs engineers . Press box from May 19, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ Diverse commitment on many levels . Nordwest-Zeitung from June 14, 2014. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  10. ↑ Central association ZBI elects new members of the executive committee . IfKom website. Retrieved May 21, 2019.