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Thursday, 27 January 2022
UCT’s and Sasol’s significant step toward CO2 hydrogenation technology

A team of researchers from the Catalysis Institute at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and integrated energy and chemical company Sasol have made advancements in the use of commercial iron catalyst, produced cheaply and at large‑scale at Sasol’s Secunda plant, which will enable conversion of unavoidable or biogenically derived carbon dioxide (CO2) and green hydrogen directly to a variety of green chemicals and jet fuel.

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Publication Date:
Thu, 18 Nov 2021 - 14:45
Harnessing the sun and the (surface of) water to make energy

Covering a large body of water with solar panels is a new innovation in energy production that recently arrived in the Mother City, and the University of Cape Town (UCT)’s Department of Electrical Engineering will be monitoring the data of this groundbreaking pilot.

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Publication Date:
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 - 15:15
‘Reboot and rebuild’ – SAICE’s new UCT president

As the new president of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE) for 2022, the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Professor Marianne Vanderschuren will tackle two immediate priorities: restoring the professional body to full capacity in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and working with government to urgently tackle the country’s crumbling infrastructure.

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Publication Date:
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 - 11:15
New Research Advisory Committee to help reshape the built environment through future-oriented research agenda

A/Professor Kathy Michell from the Department of Construction Economics & Management at UCT is the only academic from Africa selected as a member of the International Facility Management Association's (IFMA) new Research Advisory Committee.

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Publication Date:
Fri, 05 Nov 2021 - 14:30

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Why EBE at UCT?

Why choose UCT?

All EBE degrees are internationally accredited, so your skills will be transferable anywhere in the world. Each department has teaching staff who are experts in their fields and are active researchers. UCT has a large number of engineering research-rated academics. The faculty has strong links with industry and government, which commission and fund significant research projects. Our commitment to teaching and research excellence is matched by our commitment to addressing social challenges through various research interests.

Postgraduate

The Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment has earned an outstanding reputation for its high-quality postgraduate education. Our postgraduate and postdoctoral research programmes attract a large number of qualifying undergraduates from within the EBE Faculty, as well as an increasingly strong contingent of international students. The range of research specialisations and the breadth of knowledge within the Faculty, contribute to make it a truly unique learning environment.

Alumni

As a former student, you are automatically part of a global network of over 100 000 members of the UCT alumni community. The Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (EBE) also has its own alumni programme, which provides specific benefits and services to former engineering graduates. This includes opportunities to reconnect with your alma mater and to help further the goals of the university.

At the heart of our vision is the desire to foster strong analytical skills, practical ingenuity and creativity, good communication and high ethical standards and professionalism, as well as the ability to be lifelong learners. One of the core aspects of our vision as a faculty is to develop outstanding graduates and scholars, who contribute to society and address socioeconomic challenges through their work. I believe that our UCT graduate engineers and professionals of the built environment are ideally equipped to rise to the complex challenges and global problems of the 21st century.
Professor Alison Lewis
Dean: Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment

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