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“It was a fantastic opportunity with a buzz of activities and interaction,” says Prof Willie Perold (Vice-Dean: Research and Industry Liaison) about the Faculty of Engineering’s first Open Day for 
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Saajidah Williams (a Master in Engineering graduate) did not follow the traditional route of doing a BEng degree first. With her unusual and exceptional background, she will be able to 
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Talon Garikayi, a PhD graduate in Mechatronic Engineering, is motivated by a desire to help amputees in Africa. He says: “I grew up in a Zimbabwean village close to the 
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When Cara Schwarz kicked off her studies in 1996 as a first-year Maties Chemical Engineering student, she had no idea that one day she would become the first female full 
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“I am very passionate about road safety in South Africa. If you want to work in road safety, South Africa is the right place to be. Even if I have 
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“I never considered engineering as a career until the Faculty of Engineering’s student recruiter, August Engelbrecht, visited my school in Worcester. When he talked about electronic engineering, I thought this 
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Many stumbling blocks on her five-year journey could not stop a determined Georgina Rakotonirainy to achieve her goals. This PhD graduate, who hails from Madagascar, spent the last five years 
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A large fan and cooling system test facility, the only one of its kind in the world, was officially opened at the Faculty of Engineering, Stellenbosch University. This exceptional facility 
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Do you have a free will, or not? Is this something you have ever thought about? If your answer is YES, then you are in the company of biomedical engineering 
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“You come from top schools where you are considered one of the top three learners of your school. Do you not agree that you must therefore choose a top degree programme at a top university for your studies?” 
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