The First International Engineering Project Management Conference was launched yesterday in Tripoli, under the slogan “An Integrative Vision on Sustainable Development and Reconstruction in the Oil, Gas, Construction and Services Sectors,” with the participation of several officials, experts and engineers from inside and outside Libya.
The conference, which continues over two days, is organized by the College of Engineering Project Management, sponsored by the Libyan Iron and Steel Company, and supervised by the Libyan Academy, in the presence of representatives of several ministries, government agencies and institutions.
In his speech during the opening, the Chairman of the Libyan Iron and Steel Company (LISCO), Mohamed Abd al-Malik al-Faqih, stressed LISCO’s interest in developing engineering project management, noting that it has come a long way in this field, through the expertise of its engineers and technical staff, which has contributed to consolidating its position as a house of expertise in engineering project management.
The conference witnessed the presentation of three research papers prepared by engineers from the company, which dealt with the management of iron and steel factory projects, the shift towards green industry, the sustainability of resources and reducing waste in construction projects.
The programmes also includes several research papers submitted by researchers and experts from inside and outside Libya, with the aim of exchanging experiences and discussing the challenges associated with managing engineering projects, and coming up with recommendations that contribute to supporting sustainable development and enhancing the efficiency of implementing reconstruction and development projects in various sectors.