The Royal Academy of Engineering is the UK national academy in the field of engineering. Its purpose is to bring together the most successful and talented engineers to advance and promote excellence in engineering. [1] [2]
Each year about 50 new fellows are admitted to the academy, after evaluation by the membership committee and election by existing fellows. Engineers who have achieved international distinction in their field, and who are not British citizens or residents, are elected and named as International Fellow and are entitled to use FREng after their names. [1]
Recently elected international fellows are shown below.
ex-President of Stanford University; Pioneer of RISC
Nobel Prize in Physics, Stanford University
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Caltech 
Pioneer of ADSL & VDSL, Stanford University
Biotech Pioneer, M.I.T.
Engineering the Burj Khalifa 
An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life.
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The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) is the United Kingdom's national academy of engineering.
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