UKZN Engineering, The School of Engineering is one of five Schools that form UKZN’s College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science. The School offers a variety of degree options, ranging from undergraduate qualifications to doctoral degrees.
The School offers eight areas of specialisation, which provides students with the option of professional registration and access to numerous career opportunities.
Professor Glen Bright
| Professor Bright is the Dean and Head of the School of Engineering.He graduated with a BSc (Mechanical Engineering), MSc (Engineering) and PhD (Engineering) degree at the Ex-University of Natal in Mechatronics, Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Systems. His is a Professor of Mechatronics, Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Systems since 2002 and a holder of the James Fulton Chair in Mechanical Engineering. He graduated with an MBA degree at UKZN in 2011 and lectures courses in Mechatronics, Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Systems. Prof Bright is the leader and supervisor of the Mechatronics and Robotics research Group, (MR2G) since 1995. |
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| Position: | Dean and Head of School and Academic Leader: Mechanical Engineering (Acting) | |
| Qualifications: |
MBA PhD (Natal) MSc Eng BSc Eng Pr Eng |
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| Discipline: | Mechanical | |
| Campus: | Howard College | |
| Telephone: | 031 260 1275 | |
| Email: | [email protected] | |
| Personal Assistant: | Ms Nondumiso Cele | 031260-3055 | [email protected] | |
| Research Areas: | Mechatronics and Robotics Research Group (MR2G) | |
| Recent Publications: | Onunka C, Bright G, Stopforth R, “Brainwave Variablilty Identification in Robotic Arm Control Strategy” Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol 274, 2014, pp 173-189. R.C Dixon, G Bright & R Harley, “Robust localization of automated guided vehicles for computer-integrated manufacturing systems”, South African journal of Industrial Engineering, Vol. 24, Issue 1, May 2013, pp 81-90. S Davrajh and G Bright, “Advanced Quality Control Management System for Product Families in Mass Customization and Reconfigurable Manufacturing”, Assembly Automation, Vol. 33 Issue : 2, 2013, pp. 127 – 138 |
Study Engineering
| The School of Engineering programmes are based on the Howard College and Pietermaritzburg campuses. The School offers a variety of degree options, ranging from undergraduate qualifications to doctoral degrees, that are fully accredited by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA). The School offers nine areas of specialisation. Each discipline provides students with the option of professional registration and access to numerous career opportunities in the fields of engineering, research and development, project management, production management, consulting and general management. |
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School of Engineering Contact Details
| Department | Contact Person |
Telephone | Fax | |
| Admissions | Ms Kagiso Molekwa | 031 260 8038 | [email protected] | 031 260 1233 |
| Engineering access programme | Mrs Denise O’Reilly | 031 260 3847 | [email protected] | 031 260 1233 |
| School undergraduate administrator | Mrs Loveena Kissoon | 031 260 3147 | [email protected] | 031 260 1233 |
| School postgraduate administrator | Ms Nombuso Dlamini | 031 260 2070 | [email protected] | 031 260 1233 |
| Physical Address | Postal Address |
| UNITE / School of Engineering Building Howard College Campus King George V Avenue Glenwood Durban |
School of Engineering University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban 4041 |
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