This year’s Speak Out for Engineering (SOfE) Nationals was held at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (SMME), NUST Islamabad. The national event was named in the memory of Jibran Khalid, who established the first student chapter of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) in Pakistan. SOfE is a trademark event of IMechE which is conducted at various levels. Students first compete at their individual student chapters. The winners then qualify for the zonal level of the competition. The top three position holders from each zone then battle it out at the SOfE Nationals to secure a spot for the SOfE South Asia. Many esteemed guests from the industry as well as officials from IMechE Pakistan attended the event. Mr Waseem Bhatti, Head of Manufacturing and Maintenance at Millat Tractors Limited Islamabad was invited as the chief guest for the event. This year there were two separate heats. The first was the national heat between the 6 winners of SOfE S...