VUT_Report 2018_Finale

VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
ANNUAL REPORT 2018
Faculty Reports
The University has four faculties namely; Faculty of Applied and
Computer Sciences, Faculty of Management Sciences, Faculty
of Engineering and the Faculty of Humanities. The following are
performance highlights for the faculties:
Faculty Of Applied And Computer Sciences
The faculty consists of the following Departments:
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Health Sciences (Biomedical Technology and Nursing)
• Information Communication Technology (ICT)
• Mathematics
• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and Physics
• Software Studies
The following are the faculty owned business entities:
• AMBIO Environmental Management PTY (LTD)
• Institute of Chemical and Biotechnology (ICBT)
• DIHLARE Remedy PTY (LTD)
Faculty significant breakthroughs
• Mr. I. Matshego has been invited to a conference taking
place in Cape Town by the Department of Component
Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI) at the end of
August 2018.
The theme of the conference was “Partnering for an agile
and a renewable public sector through innovation.” He has
been asked to be part of a panel of experts in discussing
how the government of the future will look, using innovation
to deliver services. Mr Matshego is currently collaborating
with VUT Enterprise on their e-waste project on how to
create content for a short course which will be offered at
the main campus. This endeavour is supported by industry
through the collaboration of Balunga IT.
Faculty Of Engineering And Technology
The faculty comprises of the following departments; Civil
Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electronic Engineering,
Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Mechanical
Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Power Engineering, and
Process Control & Computer Systems.
Faculty significant breakthroughs
• The last diplomates for National Diploma are expected to
complete in December 2022.
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