Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
Message from the Executive Dean, Professor T. Marwala
I welcome you to the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment of the University of Johannesburg website. The Faculty is one of the largest Faculties in South Africa with 13 departments and offering a full range of engineering courses. Its programmes are accredited by bodies such as the Engineering Council of South Africa and are internationally recognised.
Engineering and the Built Environment is a cornerstone of modern society and has given us fantastic technological advancements in diverse areas such as transportation, telecommunication, medicine and energy. This is an area where Science is applied for the advancement of society.
The Faculty plays an active part in the developmental agenda of the South African economy, in particular, and Africa, in general. It is strategically located in the Province of Gauteng which has a size of the economy which is the third largest in Africa, and which is bigger than that of Egypt.
The Faculty is aimed at producing a cadre of well-qualified technicians, technologists and engineers, who are technically competent but also understand their critical role in building a society that is intellectually, socially and economically empowered.
Engineering and the Built Environment is a wise choice which offers dynamic careers in industry, banking and government.