Workshop on Accreditation of Engineering Programmes
The Faculty of Engineering, UoM is Mauritius’s top Engineering Faculty with more than 3000
students. It aspires to provide world class education and produce first-class engineers and
graduates. In order to further enhance the quality of its graduates, the Faculty of Engineering is
currently in the process of seeking international accreditation of its engineering programme with
the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). Accreditation will add more value to the
engineering programmes by ensuring that the Faculty of Engineering meets international
standards while educating and training engineers. In addition, accreditation will facilitate global
mobility and increase employment opportunities for graduates.
ECSA has accepted the request of the Faculty for assistance to develop our engineering
qualifications to meet international standards and suggested the organization of a training
workshop. This training workshop on accreditation was organised on the Thursday 6th and
Friday 7th June 2013. The primary objective of the workshop was to familiarise all staff of the
Faculty with the guidelines and requirements of the Engineering Council of South Africa and the
accreditation process. The training workshop was delivered by three resource persons namely;
Mr. Roderick Arthur HARKER -
Engineering Council South Africa
Prof Beatrys Margaretha LACQUET-
Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Senior Manager at ESKOM
Dr Zwanani Titus MATHE -
The Vice-Chancellor of the University officially launched the workshop. Overall, 55 persons
attended the workshop including representatives from the CRPE and IEM.
Following the workshop, members of the Faculty of Engineering are now fully aware of the
expectations of the Engineering Council of South Africa and have renewed their commitment in
seeking international accreditation. For more information on accreditation, please consult the
web page of the Faculty of Engineering.