University of Pretoria Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology
Former names | Transvaal University College (1908–1930)[1] | |||||||||
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Type | Public | |||||||||
Established | 1908 | |||||||||
Dean | Sunil Maharaj | |||||||||
Location | , , | |||||||||
Campus | Hatfield | |||||||||
Colours | Blue, Gold and Red
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Nickname | Tuks or Tukkies[2] | |||||||||
Affiliations | University of Pretoria | |||||||||
Mascot | Oom Gert[3] | |||||||||
Website | up |
The University of Pretoria Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology (commonly referred to as EBIT) educational programs stretch back to 1908 and consists of the School of Engineering, School for the Built Environment, School of Information Technology and the Graduate School of Technology Management.
History
The proposal for a university for the capital, first mooted in the Volksraad in 1889, was interrupted by the outbreak of the
Academics
The School of Engineering offers the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in chemical engineering, civil and biosystems engineering, electrical, electronic and computer engineering, industrial and systems engineering, materials science and metallurgical engineering, mechanical and aeronautical engineering, mining engineering and the postgraduate only engineering and technology management programmes.[11][12]
The School for the Built Environment offers the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in architecture, landscape architecture, interior Architecture, quantity surveying, construction management, and town and regional Planning.[11]
The School of Information Technology offers the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the fields of computer science, informatics and information science.[11]
The Graduate School of Technology Management offers the postgraduate programmes in the fields of technology, management, project management, engineering management, life cycle managementand asset management.[13][14]
Accreditation and affiliations
Engineering programmes are accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)[11] and recognised internationally through the Washington Accord in Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, China, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.[15]
The
CDIO was formally founded by Massachusetts Institute of Technology[16] in the late 1990s. In 2000 it became an international collaboration, with universities around the world adopting the same framework.[17] The collaborators maintain a dialogue about what works and what doesn't and continue to refine the project. Determining additional members of the collaboration is a selective process managed a Council comprising original members and early adopters.[18]
Student activities and community engagement
- The university organises the annual SAE International sanctioned student automotive engineering Baja SAE competition in South Africa sponsored by Sasol.[19] All undergraduate student participate in a compulsory community based project module as part of the university's wider community engagement strategy. The module was a finalist for the 2010 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship.[20]
- House EBIT provides a platform for social engagement, community outreach and student engagement with the faculty.
Reputation and ranking
- League table rankings
The QS World University Rankings ranks the faculty as follows:[21]
Year | Engineering & IT |
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2010 | 351-400 |
2009 | 291 |
2008 | — |
2007 | 368 |
Recent awards won by architecture students include:
Year | Award |
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2011 | Africa and Middle East Region's Holcim Next Generation Award for post-graduate students[22] |
2010 | Hunter Douglas Award at the Archiprix International[23] |
2010 | Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations award[23] |
2010 | Murray & Roberts Des Baker competition[23] |
2010 | DesignHub Respond-Renew-Revitalise Competition[23] |
2010 | DesignHub Respond-Renew-Revitalise Competition - best Architecture department[23] |
Alumni
Well-known alumni include:[24]
Notes
- ^ web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=2History of the University of Pretoria http:. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=2&subid=2&ipklookid=2 Archived 2009-11-01 at the Wayback Machine History of the University of Pretoria. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
- ^ "Oom Gert. Retrieved 31 August 2009". Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ http://www.sastudy.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=773:about-the-university-of-pretoria-faculty-of-engineering-built-environment-and-information-technology&catid=924:faculty-of-engineering-and-the-built-environment&Itemid=221 University of Pretoria Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment & IT Retrieved 22 December 2012
- ^ http://www.cdio.org/cdio-collaborators Archived 2012-01-02 at the Wayback Machine CDIO Collaborators Retrieved March 29, 2010
- ^ "UP in a Nutshell 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ "University of Pretoria Historical Overview Retrieved April 24, 2010". Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ Universiteit Van Pretoria Retrieved April 24, 2010
- ^ Special Edition in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Geology Department at the University of Pretoria. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=3241&subid=3241&ipklookid=7 Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Department of Architecture Retrieved October 6, 2011
- ^ a b c d http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=972&subid=972&ipklookid=7 Academic Programmes Retrieved 22 December 2012
- ^ http://www.aeroafrica-eu.org/sa_aero_rd/up.php University of Pretoria (UP) 22 December 2012
- ^ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=3200&subid=3200&ipklookid=7 Academic Programmes Retrieved 22 December 2012
- ^ http://www.arecsa.co.za/Management-training-in-SA/Technology-Management/University-of-Pretoria-Graduate-School-of-Technology-Management-Courses-580.aspx University Of Pretoria Graduate School Of Technology Management Retrieved 22 December 2012
- ^ http://www.ieagreements.org/Washington-Accord/signatories.cfm Archived 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Washington Accord Retrieved 22 December 2011
- ^ http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/cdio/index.asp CDIO Retrieved March 29, 2010
- ^ http://www.cdio.org/implementing-cdio-your-institution/collaboration CDIO Retrieved March 29, 2010
- ^ http://www.cdio.org/participate/join-cdio-0 Archived 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Join CDIO Retrieved March 29, 2010
- ^ http://www.tuksbaja.co.za Tuks Baja. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
- ^ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=990&sub=0&parentid=44&subid=972&ipklookid=7&language=0 COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECT MODULE Retrieved December 2011
- ^ "University Rankings". Top Universities. QS Quacquarelli Symonds. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=6674&articleID=8348 ica and Middle East Region's Holcim Next Generation Award for post-graduate students Retrieved 22 December 2011
- ^ a b c d e http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=6674&articleID=7614 Hunter Douglas Award at the Archiprix International 22 December 2011
- ^ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=2969 Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Alumni Retrieved 28 November 2011
- ^ "Crikey - Another foreigner climbs to the top of the heap at BHP-Billiton - Another foreigner climbs to the top of the heap at BHP-Billiton". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0711/gallery.power_25.fortune/18.html 25 most powerful people in business Retrieved 28 November 2011
- ^ http://www2.hull.ac.uk/theuniversity/management.../vice_chancellor.aspx Calie Pistorius Retrieved 22 December 2011
- Pacific Business News, April 22, 2013.
- ^ New York Times, March 20, 2011.
- ^ Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2011.