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News and Events

Our staff, students and collaborators achieve great things - read about them in our newsletter and in our highlighted articles below. Events hosted by the School include talks by esteemed professionals, details of which can be found here.

Thompho Netshivhera acccepting his award at Global Undergraduate Awards
Thompho Netshivhera, mechanical engineer extraordinaire: A global winner Thompho Netshivhera, received the esteemed Thomas Chucklin Gold Medal at the Global Undergraduate Awards for his hydro turbine project.
Dr Bernadette Sunjka talks Education on Womanity Podcast Head of the Industrial Engineering stream, Dr Bernadette Sunjka, discusses developing self-confidence, enabling graduates to plot their career trajectories, learn transferrable skills, and apply these skills to various contexts for dynamic careers.
Order of the Star of Italy for Professor Polese Associate Professor Claudia Polese has been awarded the prestigious Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy.
Students Excel in the 2022 CAMASA – GDED Aerospace Design Challenge A unique format that encouraged teamwork and collaboration by pairing students from the University of the Witwatersrand University of Pretoria to design and manufacture their drone aircraft concepts
Operation #Savetheyear MIA students tell us how they felt about the return to campus
Lucas' cold spray work receives accolade MIA PhD candidate Michael Lucas wins best publication at The Annual Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences hosted by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Postgrads present CFD modelling work at international conferences Read about their recognised research here
DigiMine MSc Bursary Opportunity Interested in an MSc in Industrial Engineering? This opportunity is for you.
Aero Graduates make Highly Commended list in Global Undergraduate Awards Read about their recognised research here
Back, left to right: Uma Krige (WITS), Hans Swartz (UP) Front, left to right: Sachin Kalyan (WITS), Avuyile Philaande Ndunge (WITS), Catia Borello (WITS)
TOGETHER: MIA Graduates cinch coveted Italy visit MIA Graduates selected for four of five spots to Italy's automotive hub
Collaborate with us The school has a number of industry collaborations.
The SAIMechE John Orr Annual Lecture 2023 Prof Mathieu Sellier presents: Fascinating thin films, bubbles, and droplets from microfluidics to geophysical flows
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21st Century Spaces The Schools infrastructure has undergone changes that you may not have seen if you haven't visited us recently - read about them here.
MIA @ Centenary Parade MIA students and staff dressed up and showed up to join the WITS Centenary Celebrations on the 2nd of September 2022 for a once-in-a-century experience. See their photos here.
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