Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & IT

Beyond fintech, where human and technology meet

Posted on November 19, 2019

Professor Hanli Smuts from the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, Department of Informatics gave lessons about fintech at the AfricaCom conference in Cape Town. She spoke about fintech being the trailblazer for interaction between humans and tech, and learnings beyond that journey can be extended to agriculture, education, and healthcare. Link to AfricaCom article for more on this story.

Focusing on education opportunities, Prof Smuts reiterated that to meet the standards for 'future-ready' graduates, the classroom of the future needs to change.