An award-winning South African journalist, Adriaan has two Excellence Awards in Feature Writing to his name. He’s worked for The Citizen, a daily South African newspaper as well as written for a slew of publications and even had a stint as a content manager for a reality TV show. He studied Audio Visual Communication and Philosophy at the University of Johannesburg, and still calls Johannesburg home.

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Engineers’ Earth Day

April 21, 2022 7:58 pm
In 2022 Earth Day is themed around Investing in the Planet. As the world is quickly adapting to zero-emission policies against climate change, we have to take a look at what is going on around us right now, not only reevaluating nature in 2030. Some grave concerns include the rapid...Read More
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Transportation trends and the role of engineers

April 7, 2022 8:49 pm
The saying trains, planes and automobiles to describe movement is fast becoming outdated. Drones, hydrogen and rapid speed need to get added to the list, as transport is set to change when you look at the trends and advancements in the industry. Photo by Michael Fousert on Unsplash Electric cars...Read More
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The value of micro-credentials for engineers

April 7, 2022 8:11 pm
Back in 2019 EIT’s Dean of Engineering Steve Mackay said that many of the technological advancements in the world are changing the landscape of the engineering industry, and engineering micro-credentials could be the ultimate answer to this rapid change. It is creating gaps in practical knowledge. Working engineers as a...Read More
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Soft skills are important to engineers. Advice from an EIT lecturer

April 7, 2022 6:26 pm
Johann van den Bergh grew up on a farm in South Africa, and thanks to his dad that was always tinkering in the garage a career in engineering just made sense. We spoke to Johann about how he realized the importance of soft skills for engineers. It was a long...Read More
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On track to becoming a railway engineer

April 7, 2022 2:55 pm
Trains are good. Rail is considered an energy-efficient and the least carbon-intensive transport used in the world. And railway engineering is here to stay, for decades. Passenger and freight transport by extension is sustainable and does allow for better use of resources as well as efficient use of fuel. Even...Read More
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The move from student to academic

April 1, 2022 3:24 pm
EIT’s on-campus lecturer in Civil Engineering at Engineering Institute of Technology, Melbourne Campus, Dr Shasha Wang is a role model for many women in STEM. She is able to philosophize academia and the student experience and think about how it needs to improve. EIT Melbourne Campus Staff. Picture: Rolf Baum...Read More

Behind the gown: EIT Africa graduation

March 14, 2022 1:45 pm
On 25 February Emperors Palace in South Africa hosted the first EIT Graduation Gala in Africa since the Covid-19 pandemic started. It's been three years in the making, but new graduates could celebrate their accomplishments last month. On 25 February Emperors Palace in South Africa hosted the first EIT Graduation...Read More

Engineering Institute of Technology’s women in engineering

March 10, 2022 6:55 pm
There’s been a continuing influx of women studying in the field of engineering and ultimately joining the workforce and contributing to academia. There have been numerous discussions about closing the gender gap and weeding out discrimination, and sure there’s been tremendous progress made, however, the pursuit is far from complete....Read More

Exploring Nuclear Fusion

March 9, 2022 5:01 pm
The dawn of nuclear fusion has arrived as a fully-fledged part of engineering and a growing market. According to Affinity Business Insights, the global Nuclear Fusion market will grow continuedly during 2022-2028. At this time, it's worthwhile to know what effects nuclear fusion projects will have on the engineering field....Read More

The pathway to your Bachelor of Science degree with EIT

March 7, 2022 6:37 pm
At EIT the individual is important when it comes to being accepted to complete our Bachelor of Science degrees in one of four engineering sub-disciplines. Traditionally, school graduates compound the largest cohort of Bachelor's degree students, and it is also true for EIT. However, everyone’s different, so applicants with work...Read More