Author: Yasmin Becker, CEO, IStructE; Tendayi Munyebvu, Vice-President, IStructE Trustee Board
26 September 2025
Yasmin Becker, CEO, IStructE; Tendayi Munyebvu, Vice-President, IStructE Trustee Board
Free
Explore the wealth of technical guidance now freely accessible to members of PEIs in Africa, including the IStructE’s Carbon On-Demand Course, the How to calculate embodied carbon digital book, free evening lectures, Technical Guidance Notes, and Essential Knowledge Texts. Whether you're a student, educator, or practicing engineer, this session will show how IStructE can support your growth and connect you to a global community.
Listen to CEO Yasmin Becker as she outlines IStructE’s mission as a global learned society supporting structural engineers at every career stage.
Learn about the IStructE’s inclusive membership grades—from student to Fellow—and how you can benefit from tailored resources and professional recognition.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage, learn, and discover how the IStructE is championing structural engineering in Africa and beyond.
Pan-African Knowledge partnership: strengthening engineering capacity through global collaboration
Yasmin joined the Institution of Structural Engineers having successfully led the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK since 2017 where she established its strategy and directed domestic and global operations. With an extensive career spanning the private, public and charity sectors, Yasmin possesses a wealth of experience in developing strategies, growing international partnerships, and delivering complex transformations across multiple organisations.
Tendayi Munyebvu is Director & General Manager for Amentum in the UK, with extensive experience in structural design and construction supervision, as well as contract and programme management, of a wide range of infrastructure projects in a variety of sectors. In his time, he has worked on iconic projects that include the Eastgate Shopping Centre (Zimbabwe), Princess Marina Hospital (Botswana), Millennium Centre (Wales), Heathrow Terminal 5 (UK) and the ITER Fusion Programme (France). He has worked in several continents and has led global and multicultural teams in Africa, the UK and Ireland, USA, and mainland Europe.
The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), in partnership with the Commonwealth Engineers’ Council (CEC), is proud to launch the Pan-African Structural Engineering Knowledge Partnership — a major initiative aimed at building structural...
Strengthening engineering capacity and resilience through global collaboration.
Mentoring can build a stronger, more inclusive structural engineering community.