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University of Pretoria Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology

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.[4] The university is the only African collaborator in the CDIO engineering initiative:[5] Since 1997, the university as a whole has produced more research outputs every year than any other institution of higher learning in South Africa, as measured by the Department of Education's accreditation benchmark.[6]

University of Pretoria
Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Information Technology
Former names
Transvaal University College (1908–1930)[1]
TypePublic
Established1908
DeanSunil Maharaj
Location, ,
CampusHatfield
ColoursBlue, Gold and Red      
NicknameTuks or Tukkies[2]
AffiliationsUniversity of Pretoria
MascotOom Gert[3]
Websiteup.ac.za/faculty-of-engineering-built-environment-it

History edit

The proposal for a university for the capital, first mooted in the Volksraad in 1889, was interrupted by the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War in 1899. In 1902 after the signing of the Peace of Vereeniging, the Normal College for teacher training was established in Groenkloof, Pretoria and in 1904 the Transvaal Technical Institute, with emphasis on mining education, opened in Johannesburg. In 1906 the Transvaal Technical Institute changed its name to the Transvaal University College.[7] On 4 March 1908 when the Transvaal University College (TUC) transferred its arts and science courses to its newly established Pretoria Campus the precursor to the university was established, initially offering courses in languages, sciences, and law.[8][9] The Department of Architecture was officially established 1943.[10]

Academics edit

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 edit

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 Initiative (CDIO is an initialism for Conceive — Design — Implement — Operate) is an innovative educational framework for producing the next generation of engineers. The framework provides students with an education stressing engineering fundamentals set in the context of Conceiving — Designing — Implementing — Operating real-world systems and products. Throughout the world, CDIO Initiative collaborators have adopted CDIO as the framework of their curricular planning and outcome-based assessment.

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 edit

  • 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 edit

League table rankings

The QS World University Rankings ranks the faculty as follows:[21]

Year Engineering & IT
2010 351-400
2009 291
2008
2007 368

Recent awards won by architecture students include:

Year Award
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 edit

Well-known alumni include:[24]Marius Kloppers former CEO of BHP, the world's largest mining company and named by CNN Money as the world's 18th most powerful person in business.[25][26] Calie Pistorius is a South African academic who is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull, United Kingdom.[27] Stefan Swanepoel is a recognized global real estate expert[28] and author of more than 50 books and reports, some which have been listed on the New York Times[29] and Wall Street Journal[30] bestseller lists.

Notes edit

  1. ^ web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=2History of the University of Pretoria http:. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  2. ^ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=2&subid=2&ipklookid=2 2009-11-01 at the Wayback Machine History of the University of Pretoria. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ http://www.cdio.org/cdio-collaborators 2012-01-02 at the Wayback Machine CDIO Collaborators Retrieved March 29, 2010
  6. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  8. ^ Universiteit Van Pretoria Retrieved April 24, 2010
  9. ^ Special Edition in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Geology Department at the University of Pretoria. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  10. ^ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=3241&subid=3241&ipklookid=7 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine Department of Architecture Retrieved October 6, 2011
  11. ^ a b c d http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=972&subid=972&ipklookid=7 Academic Programmes Retrieved 22 December 2012
  12. ^ http://www.aeroafrica-eu.org/sa_aero_rd/up.php University of Pretoria (UP) 22 December 2012
  13. ^ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=3200&subid=3200&ipklookid=7 Academic Programmes Retrieved 22 December 2012
  14. ^ 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
  15. ^ http://www.ieagreements.org/Washington-Accord/signatories.cfm 2015-02-17 at the Wayback Machine Washington Accord Retrieved 22 December 2011
  16. ^ http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/cdio/index.asp CDIO Retrieved March 29, 2010
  17. ^ http://www.cdio.org/implementing-cdio-your-institution/collaboration CDIO Retrieved March 29, 2010
  18. ^ http://www.cdio.org/participate/join-cdio-0 2010-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Join CDIO Retrieved March 29, 2010
  19. ^ http://www.tuksbaja.co.za Tuks Baja. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  20. ^ 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
  21. ^ "University Rankings". Top Universities. QS Quacquarelli Symonds. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  22. ^ 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
  23. ^ 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
  24. ^ http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=2969 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Alumni Retrieved 28 November 2011
  25. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
  26. ^ https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0711/gallery.power_25.fortune/18.html 25 most powerful people in business Retrieved 28 November 2011
  27. ^ http://www2.hull.ac.uk/theuniversity/management.../vice_chancellor.aspx Calie Pistorius Retrieved 22 December 2011
  28. ^ Pacific Business News Pacific Business News, April 22, 2013.
  29. ^ New York Times, March 20, 2011.
  30. ^ Wall Street Journal, March 6, 2011.

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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 4 The university is the only African collaborator in the CDIO engineering initiative 5 Since 1997 the university as a whole has produced more research outputs every year than any other institution of higher learning in South Africa as measured by the Department of Education s accreditation benchmark 6 University of Pretoria Faculty of Engineering the Built Environment and Information TechnologyFormer namesTransvaal University College 1908 1930 1 TypePublicEstablished1908DeanSunil MaharajLocationPretoria Gauteng South AfricaCampusHatfieldColoursBlue Gold and Red NicknameTuks or Tukkies 2 AffiliationsUniversity of PretoriaMascotOom Gert 3 Websiteup wbr ac wbr za wbr faculty of engineering built environment it Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Accreditation and affiliations 4 Student activities and community engagement 5 Reputation and ranking 6 Alumni 7 NotesHistory editThe proposal for a university for the capital first mooted in the Volksraad in 1889 was interrupted by the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War in 1899 In 1902 after the signing of the Peace of Vereeniging the Normal College for teacher training was established in Groenkloof Pretoria and in 1904 the Transvaal Technical Institute with emphasis on mining education opened in Johannesburg In 1906 the Transvaal Technical Institute changed its name to the Transvaal University College 7 On 4 March 1908 when the Transvaal University College TUC transferred its arts and science courses to its newly established Pretoria Campus the precursor to the university was established initially offering courses in languages sciences and law 8 9 The Department of Architecture was officially established 1943 10 Academics editThe 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 editEngineering 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 Initiative CDIO is an initialism for Conceive Design Implement Operate is an innovative educational framework for producing the next generation of engineers The framework provides students with an education stressing engineering fundamentals set in the context of Conceiving Designing Implementing Operating real world systems and products Throughout the world CDIO Initiative collaborators have adopted CDIO as the framework of their curricular planning and outcome based assessment 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 editThe 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 editLeague table rankingsThe QS World University Rankings ranks the faculty as follows 21 Year Engineering amp IT2010 351 4002009 2912008 2007 368Recent awards won by architecture students include Year Award2011 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 amp Roberts Des Baker competition 23 2010 DesignHub Respond Renew Revitalise Competition 23 2010 DesignHub Respond Renew Revitalise Competition best Architecture department 23 Alumni editWell known alumni include 24 Marius Kloppers former CEO of BHP the world s largest mining company and named by CNN Money as the world s 18th most powerful person in business 25 26 Calie Pistorius is a South African academic who is currently the Vice Chancellor of the University of Hull United Kingdom 27 Stefan Swanepoel is a recognized global real estate expert 28 and author of more than 50 books and reports some which have been listed on the New York Times 29 and Wall Street Journal 30 bestseller lists Notes edit 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 amp subid 2 amp 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 amp view article amp id 773 about the university of pretoria faculty of engineering built environment and information technology amp catid 924 faculty of engineering and the built environment amp Itemid 221 University of Pretoria Faculty of Engineering Built Environment amp 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 amp subid 3241 amp 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 amp subid 972 amp 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 amp subid 3200 amp 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 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