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The School offers nine areas of specialisation. Each discipline provides students with the option of professional registration and access to numerous career opportunities in the fields of engineering, research and development, project management, production management, consulting and general management.

NESP Scholarship Opportunity

Do you want to pursue an exciting academic career in Science or Engineering? UKZN has secured six NESP Scholarships (Nurturing Emerging Scholars Programme) for study towards the following degrees: Honours level: Applied Mathematics Geography (Remote Sensing) Masters level: Engineering: Chemical Electrical, Electronic or Computer, Mechanical, Structural Engineering. The closing date...

Chemical Engineering Research Bridges Gap between Academia and Industry

UKZN Chemical Engineering lecturer, Dr Nivaar Brijmohan, has graduated with his PhD in record time, completing his study on improving the sustainability of separation technology of chemical processes in four years, part-time. Along the way, Brijmohan produced numerous publications from his PhD work and achieved the status of Professional Engineer....

Thesis Investigates Health of Sodwana Coral Reef System

Coral reefs are under increasing threat owing to global climate change, and their protection requires novel insight into their biophysical functioning. Dr Calvin Wells was awarded a PhD in Civil Engineering from UKZN for research that used the principles of environmental fluid mechanics to show how the interaction between global...

Master’s Research Propels Graduates into Aerospace Careers

UKZN’s Aerospace Systems Research Institute (ASRI), one of the largest aerospace research groups in the country, is celebrating the graduation of three of its master’s students and engineers, Mr Thabang Mdhluli, Mr Jordan Silver and Dr Sarisha Harrylal, who have conducted ground-breaking work on injector design, liquid rocket engine performance, and roll...

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Prof Glen Bright

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Ms Nondumiso Cele
031 260 3055
celen12@ukzn.ac.za

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The School of Engineering is one of five Schools on the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science. The School offers a variety of degree options, ranging from undergraduate qualifications to doctoral degrees.

The School offers eight areas of specialisation, which provides students with the option of professional registration and access to numerous career opportunities.

Programmes offered by the School are fully accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) and conform to the highest international standards.

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