Alexander Von Humbolt Foundation fellowship programme for young professionals.

Posted on February 17, 2020

With the expansion of its German Chancellor Fellowship programme, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation will soon be inviting young professionals from South Africa as well to come to Germany to conduct projects and develop new contacts. The addition of South Africa completes the group of BRICS...

South Africa has huge ‘green fuels’ potential. But it needs to act now

Posted on January 15, 2020

South Africa needs to seriously start thinking about shifting its energy focus. This is for two reasons. The first is that the country’s important exports – coal and platinum – face potential collapse with the imminent shift of global energy markets. A number of factors are...

Best paper award at the SAIIE Awards - Ms Norah Mahlangu

Posted on November 22, 2019

Prof Elma van der Lingen would like to congratulate Dr George Thopil and his Masters student Norah Mahlangu who received the best paper award at the SAIIE Awards and Gala evening on Friday. The paper’s title: Life cycle analysis of external costs of a parabolic trough concentrated solar...

Dr Anthon Botha received two prizes at the SAIIEnexxxt conference

Posted on October 28, 2019

Dr Anthon Botha from the Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM), Department of Engineering and Technology Management, received two prizes at the SAIIEnexxxt conference held in Port Elizabeth from 30 September to 2 October 2019. This was the 30th conference of the Southern African...

Nicolene Roux received the Oral Presentation Runner-up award at the Conference of the South African Advanced Materials Initiative 2019

Posted on October 28, 2019

Nicolene Roux, PhD student at the Graduate School of Technology Management received the Oral Presentation Runner-up award at the Conference of the South African Advanced Materials Initiative 2019

The Fourth Industrial Revolution will not be possible without mining

Posted on September 25, 2019

With the advent of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the integration of cyber-physical systems, the internet of things, cloud computing, robotics, artificial intelligence-based systems and additive manufacturing, one must not lose sight of the fact that none of these would be possible without...

The 15th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management (16-19 Aug 2020)

Posted on September 06, 2019

The 15th World Congress on Engineering Asset Management conference will take place in Bonito, Brazil from 16-19 August 2020.

Drs Chitongo, Grobbelaar and Scribante from the Graduate School of Technology Management received their PhD degree at the Graduation Ceremony held on 3 September2019.

Posted on September 05, 2019

The Chair of the GSTM, Prof Elma van der Lingen would like to congratulate Drs MA Chitongo, S Grobbelaar and NO Scribante for obtaining their PhD degrees.