Queen Elizabeth Engineering Prize Worth £1 Million!
The Queen Elizabeth Engineering Prize, which would Engineering prize to be worth £1m - BBC News officially started at London's Science Museum in the days to come, will be awarding those who have contributed exceptionally in the field of Engineering. The prize will be handed over to the recipients every two years, the recipient being either an individual or a team comprising two-three members. Nationality of the recipients is not an issue.
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Various engineering companies have associated themselves with this, thus developing capital for this prize. Lord Browne, president of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a former chief executive of BP, will be supervising these funds. The organizers have refused to comment on the amount raised by them, and only said that they have found long-term commitments. Prime Minister, David Cameron was delighted that The Queen put her name for this prize, and felt that this prize will hold the same respect as the Nobel Prizes.
As reported by Engineering UK, there are more than 550,000 engineering companies in the country, but they are confronting a huge workforce shortage. By 2017, this shortage would've gone up to 600,000. The organizers maintained that this prize will only go to the engineers who contributed towards a innovative advance in engineering thus making substantial benefit to humanity, and in a way raising the profile of 'crazy' engineering.
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Various engineering companies have associated themselves with this, thus developing capital for this prize. Lord Browne, president of the Royal Academy of Engineering and a former chief executive of BP, will be supervising these funds. The organizers have refused to comment on the amount raised by them, and only said that they have found long-term commitments. Prime Minister, David Cameron was delighted that The Queen put her name for this prize, and felt that this prize will hold the same respect as the Nobel Prizes.
As reported by Engineering UK, there are more than 550,000 engineering companies in the country, but they are confronting a huge workforce shortage. By 2017, this shortage would've gone up to 600,000. The organizers maintained that this prize will only go to the engineers who contributed towards a innovative advance in engineering thus making substantial benefit to humanity, and in a way raising the profile of 'crazy' engineering.
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