Aeronautical engineering at Wits © Shivan Parusnath
Engineering and the Built Environment The Faculty has the highest number of endowed professorships or chairs in the University and provides society with well-educated, entrepreneurial graduates in engineering and the built environment. Contact us
Engineering and the Built Environment The Faculty has the highest number of endowed professorships or chairs in the University and provides society with well-educated, entrepreneurial graduates in engineering and the built environment. Contact us
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Engineering students © Shivan Parusnath
Undergraduate study We offer a range of programmes that include Information Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Property Studies and Construction Studies.
Mechanical engineering student © Shivan Parusnath
Postgraduate study The Faculty has a strong research and postgraduate community. Our graduates have the critical and analytical skills required to develop South Africa’s economy, and make them equivalent to the best in the world.
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Our Schools The Faculty has five engineering schools and two built environment schools, offering the best teaching, learning and research facilities. Graduates from these schools go on to create lasting change in the world.
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Teaching and learning The Faculty promotes critical thinking, creativity, ethics and a strong sense of social responsibility through a variety of teaching activities designed to promote meaningful student learning.
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Our Research The Faculty works with the private and public sectors to tackle national problems such as energy generation, deep-level mining, mining safety, water purification systems, transport, urban development, and more.
Northwest Engineering Building early evening © Arthur Poulos
About us Our degrees are internationally accredited and we take pride in producing skilled graduates capable of solving the problems that plague development, sustainability and progress.

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