The Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology is one of the departments located in UJ’s Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment.
Graduates of the Department are well known in industry, pointing to the Department’s emphasis on equipping students with the knowledge and skills required in the real world of work.
Specialised laboratories and excellent facilities in the Department support and promote teaching and learning.
The Department focuses on mechanical engineering skills in relations to key industry sectors such as mining, manufacturing and design.
Programmes offered by the Department are currently accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).
Industrial Engineering Technology
The programme is in touch with the latest industry trends, and has developed interventions to deal with the shortage of process engineering skills, especially in the service sector.
Excellent teaching staff is based in the Department, while fully-equipped laboratories and facilities support teaching and promote student learning.
The Department pursues partnerships with industry to provide workplace learning opportunities to students and employment opportunities for talented graduates. It is focused on developing education in the industrial engineering discipline.
Programmes offered by the Department are currently accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA).