Civil and Architectural Engineering Society, CAES

Civil and architectural Engineering Society (CAES) was established in 2005 with aim of activating the role of Civil and Archtiecural Engineering Department in the society and help in developing and refining self-developmet skills of its members. The socielety acts as a platform to exhibit student capabilities to the society through exhibitions, workshops, and forums. It also extends a bridge of cooperation between members of the society and the external community. In the year 2023, the CAES has conducted the following events: 

• Organize event titled ‘Talaq- تلاق’ (8th Oct 2023): The evenet introduced new students to the society members and its activities and register new society members.  
• Guest lecture entitled ‘Diwan Al Mohandaseen-1: Built Heritage and Regeneration ديوان المهندسين 1 – التراث والتجدد العمراني’ (5th Nov 2023): Interactive pannel discussion in the topic of Vernacular Archtiecure. 
• Guest lecture entitled ‘Diwan Al Mohandaseen-2: Mistakes during Construction ديوان المهندسين 2 – أخطاء البناء وبيئة العمل” (26th Nov 2023): Interactive pannel discussion in the topic of Construction. 
• Organize event titled ‘Maad’ (19^th Sep 2022): The event introduced new students to the society members and its activities. 
• Guest lecture entitled ‘Journey of an Architect’ (17^th Oct 2022): interactive session, one of Civil & Architectural Engineering program alumni talked about his journey after graduation.

The society also conducted multiple hands-on training workshops:

•  ‘Amad’ Camp (20^th Aug 2022): Workshop sessions to improve student skills 
• Workshop entitled ‘how to convert your idea to creative model?’ (10^th Oct 2022): The workshop aimed to enhance students’ model making and creative skills.
• Revit Workshop (19^th Oct 2022): The workshop introduced students to Revit software and its application.
• Quantity estimation and Cost Estimation Workshop (24^th Oct 2022): The workshop introduced students to QS and Cost Estimation techniques used in the industry.

One of the main events organized by Civil & Architectural Engineering Society in 2022 was ‘Under Construction Chapter’, a public carnival designed as a small city with different stations to introduce students to the program and its different applications.  

The society website consists of news and updates, along with a digital version of the society magazine. Along with the wesite (https://caes-squ.org/), the society also has social media acounts (@squ_caes) for regular announcement of events, workshops and activities.

Activities by CAES

Two-day training workshop “معسكر كفاءة” and CAES corner in Engineering Exhibition The society also conducted a two-day training workshop “معسكر كفاءة” from 8th-9th Dec 2023, where multiple workshops and training sessions in fields of Civil and Architectural engineering were presented to around 110 participants.
Guest Lecture Series ديوان المهندسين
College of Engineering One-Day Design Competition     One of the main events organized by Civil & Architectural Engineering Society was ‘College of Engineering Competition’, an open one day competition on 24th Feb 2024, in which students from different colleges and universities participated to design outdoor space for College of Engineering to make it livable for students. Around 122 students participants from 5 different colleges, encouraging culture of community engagement among society members.