The South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) in association with EE Recruitment, EE Publishers and the School of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering of the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) announce: THE 2009 SAIEE NATIONAL STUDENT PROJECT COMPETITION
Organised by: South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE)
Sponsored and supported by: EE Recruitment and EE Publishers
2009 event hosted by: University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Durban
Tertiary educational institutions of electrical, electronics, computer and information engineering are called upon to participate and field eligible team(s) of final-year undergraduate students at the contest.
DATE: Friday 20 November 2009
TIME: Project presentations: Commencing 10h00;
Cocktail party and prize giving: Commencing 15h00
(Programme subject to minor change depending on number of entrants)
VENUE: Lecture Theatre G01, Electrical Engineering Building, UKZN, Durban
COST: No cost, free-of-charge
All academia, postgraduate and undergraduate students, representatives from government, state-owned enterprises, organisations and companies in the public and private sectors (and in particular HR representatives interested in recruiting the very best skilled engineering staff) and the general interested public are cordially invited to attend.
PURPOSE
The purpose of the annual SAIEE National Student Project Competition is to:
Provide a platform for undergraduate students to present their final year projects to their fellow students, academia, industry and the interested public. This enables students to develop and display their academic and innovative talents, engineering competency and presentation skills to the invited audience.
Provide an opportunity for tertiary educational institutions to select project team(s) to be entered into the competition, and to use the opportunity to showcase the intellectual output of their universities.
Provide an opportunity for the electrical engineering fraternity, industry and the wider community to witness the contest and see the quality and standard of training given to graduates of South Africa's tertiary engineering institutions.
PRIZE MONEY
The 2009 SAIEE National Student Project Competition will be opened by SAIEE Centenary President Du Toit Grobler, and a total prize money of R25 000, sponsored by EE Recruitment and EE Publishers, is up for grabs by the winners! Necessary travel and accommodation costs of entrants is included and will be paid for by the SAIEE.
BENEFITS
The benefits to participating tertiary engineering educational institutions (in terms of closer contact with the industry and society), students (in terms of their skills and career development) and industry (in terms of opportunities to recruit the best of the best engineering students coming onto the job market), are obvious.
FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
For further information on the 2009 SAIEE National Student Project Competition, please contact:
Gerda Geyer, SAIEE Jhb, Tel: 0114873003; geyerg@saiee.org.za
Gill Nortier, SAIEE KZN, Tel: 0315725838; saiee@iafrica.com
SAIEE website: www.saiee.org.za
