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Re:Tunnels in the US cost more than anywhere else by chrisseaton on Monday November 02, 2020 @03:37PM (#24972958)
> Yes, why wouldn't be there? Speaking strictly for Romania (from where I'm from)

Great specific question! Because Romania isn't a signatory to the Washington Accord, which is the mechanism by which these engineering degrees get recognised for chartership by other countries.

https://www.ieagreements.org/accords/washington/signatories/

It's a simple fact that chartered engineering societies don't accept many overseas degrees! It's very hard to get chartered from overseas unless you've been to a few very notable universities. Even being listed on the European Engineering Education Database isn't accepted.

https://www.engc.org.uk/glossary-faqs/frequently-asked-quest...

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Re:Tunnels in the US cost more than anywhere else by arethuza on Monday November 02, 2020 @05:41PM (#24974327)
But not everyone on a construction project needs to be a chartered engineer?
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Re:Tunnels in the US cost more than anywhere else by chrisseaton on Monday November 02, 2020 @06:22PM (#24974656)
The person I'm replying to specifically said 'engineers'.
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Re:Tunnels in the US cost more than anywhere else by cr1895 on Monday November 02, 2020 @06:41PM (#24974773)
Did they? The top level post is referring to "construction labor" and "qualified tunnel workers."

I think only you've brought up chartered engineers, which, obviously, not everyone involved in construction labor will be.

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