The Academy for Information Technology is proud to present both South Africa's and the world's growing IT industry with superior graduates in the fields of
- Computer Science - IT - Informatics -
The Academy for Information Technology of the University of Johannesburg is the first University in the southern hemisphere offering a BSc (IT) degree which was formally accredited by the highly respected and professional British Computer Society (BCS). This accreditation confirms the international standard and quality of this course.
The BSc (Hons IT) has been fully re-accredited for the period of five years from 2008 – 2012.
Winter school 2010
The Academy for Information Technology will again be hosting its popular winter school for senior high scool learners aiming to succeed in their upcoming Delphi or Java examinations. Click here in order to learn more.
May 2010
Academy Adjunct HOD wins prestigious Information Security Award
The Academy would like to congratulate Prof von Solms for being awarded the Kirstian Beckman Award. The objective of the award is to publicly recognise an individual, not a group or organisation, who has significantly contributed to the development of information security, especially achievements with an international perspective.
Academy graduates receive top awards for best Master's and Honours work.
The Academy would like to congratulate Mr Eckron and Mr Venter for winning the best Honours Project and Chancellor's Medal for Best Masters Dissertation respectively. Mr Eckron will be going on to present his work and represent the country at this year's Mircosoft Imagine Cup in Poland after winning the national competition last year. From left to right the imagine shows: Mr Eckron, Dr Lessing and Mr Venter.
March 2010
Prof Basie von Solms, President of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and research professor in IT at UJ, was one of the signatories to the launching of the Middle East e-Learning Society (MEEA) in Dubai in February 2010. The Launching Document was signed by the two international organizations invited to attend the launch – IFIP and UNESCO. Prof von Solms signed on behalf of IFIP, and Mr Abdul Waheed Khan, Assistant Director-General, on behalf of UNESCO.
Prof von Solms and Mr Kahn were invited to attend the first General Assembly of MEEA.
A meeting with the Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, provided the opportunity to Prof von Solms to briefly update the Crown prince on the activities of IFIP.
An excellent end to the previous decade and a bold beginning for the new one
The academy for Information Technology ended the year and the decade with a successful Projects Day showcasing the talents that have been nurtured over the past three years. Following students from the Academy received several accolades including the following from the South African 2009 Mircosoft Imagine Cup: Team with the most professional potential while Mr Ekrons Honours Project won the Software Development prize outright. On the international front Mr Coulter was co-recipient of the best paper award for the Agent-based Collaboration, Coordination and Decision Support (ACCDS) workshop at Prima 2009