Posted on April 08, 2016
A group of four students from the Industrial and Systems Engineering department and EBIT faculty along with their lecturer and mentor Dr Olufemi Adetunji, have been selected to represent the University of Pretoria and South Africa in the Netherlands for the grand finale week of The Supply Chain...
Posted on April 06, 2016
The EBIT Faculty presented its first EBIT Week for 2016 from 29 March – 1 April 2016 where we hosted Grade 10-12 learners.
Posted on March 16, 2016
On Saturday, 12 March 2016 pioneers of the former Faculty of Engineering and current stakeholders of the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology came together to celebrate a legacy of hope, innovation and change.
Posted on March 14, 2016
Dr Jacomine Grobler, a Senior Lecturer of Supply Chain in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Pretoria, has developed multi-objective algorithms for complex, real-world production scheduling problems, which has earned her the 2015 JD Roberts Award for...
Posted on March 14, 2016
It was with great sadness that we heard of the unexpected passing of Prof Duncan Baker, a former lecturer at the Department of Electrical, Electronic & Computer Engineering, in the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology, on Saturday 12 March 2016.
Posted on March 14, 2016
A gala dinner on 12 March 2016 marked the beginning of the celebrations of the School of Engineering's 60th Anniversary which will be commemorated throughout 2016.
Posted on March 03, 2016
An app that lets users test their hearing using their smart device has been developed and validated by researchers at UP and was officially launched on 2 March 2016 ahead of World Hearing Day on 3 March.
Posted on January 29, 2016
A team of students from the University of Pretoria were the winners in a recent 'codeathon' hosted by the Investec IT Grad Programme for university students from across South Africa.
Posted on January 15, 2016
Minét Uys, the Top Achiever of Gauteng and an Alumni of Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool, envisions her future with the Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT).
Posted on January 07, 2016
While Gauteng is experiencing one of the driest and hottest summers in years, the University of Pretoria has to ensure that it adheres to water restrictions while maintaining one of its biggest assets – its environment.
Posted on December 08, 2015
A highly successful seminar and workshop on Teaching and Learning for the Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology (EBIT) took place at the University of Pretoria (UP)’s Hatfield Campus on 18 and 19 November 2015. The theme of the seminar was the use of...
Posted on November 26, 2015
A big congratulations to Prof Tania Hanekom from the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering who received a hat-trick of awards with the Faculty of Engineering, Buit Environment and IT’s award, the University of Pretoria award and the National award for Teaching &...
Posted on November 19, 2015
Professor Sunil Maharaj, Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and IT, was recently awarded the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) 2015 Engineering Excellence Award at its Annual SAIEE Banquet and Awards Function.
Posted on November 06, 2015
Congratulations to Prof Carina de Villiers from the Department of Informatics and Prof Tania Hanekom from the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering who are the co-winners of the EBIT Faculty’s Teaching & Learning Award.
Posted on September 28, 2015
Prof Maharaj, Dean of EBIT and his student, Mr Pandelani Munyai won the Best Paper Award. The title of their paper was, “On the Improvement of Phase Noise Errors in Wireless Communication systems”. Mr Pandelani Munyai is studying toward his Masters in Electronic Engineering and this...
Posted on September 18, 2015
On 17 September, Mr Marco van Dijk from the Department of Civil Engineering was awarded the Water Research Commission Knowledge Tree Award in the category: New products and services for economic development.
Posted on September 02, 2015
Ms Shruti Lall, a master’s student in Electronic Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently awarded two prestigious scholarships.
Posted on August 27, 2015
In recognition of her outstanding academic and research ability, Ms Marilize Everts, a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Pretoria (UP), was awarded a TATA Scholarship for doctoral studies at the South African Women in Science Awards...
Posted on August 27, 2015
The Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering's Head of Department, Professor Joshua Meyer, receives the Chairman's Award of the South African Institution of Refrigeration and Air-conditioning.
Posted on August 21, 2015
This October, UP will be hosting a first-of-its-kind 3D imaging workshop that is likely to change the face of research in South Africa.
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