2017 IE Projects Evening

“A really great talent finds its happiness in execution”
 
The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IE) hosted the annual Final Year Projects Evening on Thursday 2 November 2017 at the University of Pretoria (UP) in the prestigious Aula Theatre. Prof Johan Joubert welcomed all the guests and Mrs Wilna Bean introduced the six selected student presenter. The Department was honoured to have been visited by Prof. Beatriz Lorena Rodriquez Montenegro, Dean of the faculty of industrial engineering at the ‘Universidad Icesi’ – Colombia.
 
Without further ado, the six selected final year project presenters were (in random order):
Marcus Nouwens
Kirsten Young
Khairoonisa Hoorzook
Maryn van der Laarse  
Jana Taute and
Maryke Nel
 
A panel of adjudicators were appointed to assess the winners for the best project presentation.
Our sincere appreciation to the following members of the panel:
Dr Carin Tredoux
Dr John Wentzel
Prof Paul Kruger
Mr Morne Jansen van Rensburg and
Mr Waldo Viljoen
 
The following students were awarded prizes in the below listed categories during the awards ceremony. Prof Sarma Yadavalli, Head of IE at UP, announced the winners:
Best Project Presentation:
1. Maryn van der Laarse - Winner
2. Jana Taute - 2nd place and
3. Maryke Nel - 3rd place
 
Best Project Document:
1. Duncan McGladdery - Winner
2. Kyle Robertson - 2nd place and
3. Maryke Nel - 3rd place
 
Best Project Poster:
1.  Maryn van der Laarse - Winner
2.  Maryke Nel - 2nd place and 
3. Phillip du Plooy - 3rd place
 
Congratulations to all the student presenters, prize winners, final year (IE) students and their Supervisors who had to endure hours of hard work to perfect their final year projects. Special appreciation is conveyed to all the 'donor companies' who provided the means to make the evening possible.
 
 
Testimonials from Industry and guests:
“Thanks for a great evening, the organising and catering were superb and so were the presentations. Most enjoyable all round!” – Dave Evans
 
“Thank you for making it possible for us to share in this prestigious event. Hosting it in the Aula and Rautenbach Hall was certainly taking it to the next level! The level of the presentations were also markedly better than the previous year. One feels very proud to be part of the institution that produces such promising graduates. Congratualtions on such a successful year amidst the challenges that Universities face.” – Anton Kloppers
 
“Congratulations on yet another successful event with the involvement of so many parties! It remains one of the most positive windows into the inner workings of the Department; staff, students and the University at large.” – Pieter Conradie.
 
 
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT)
University of Pretoria
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