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University of Pretoria - Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology PhD Electrical Engineering
University of Pretoria - Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology

PhD Electrical Engineering

Pretoria, South Africa

2 Years

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    About: The PhD in Electrical Engineering program focuses on advanced research in areas like robotics, communication systems, and signal processing. Students will develop their expertise through a combination of structured coursework and independent research under the guidance of experienced faculty. The program equips you with the skills needed to tackle complex engineering challenges.
    Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles such as research scientist, engineering manager, or university lecturer. Other career paths include positions in telecommunications, control systems, and system design within both public and private sectors.

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The Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment, and Information Technology at the University of Pretoria is a leading source of graduates in the engineering, built environment, and information technology professions. We achieve this by a focus on research to drive innovative and inquiry-led teaching for educating and positioning our students to be leaders in their professions. The Faculty has extensive and cutting-edge teaching, learning, and laboratory facilities integrated with the excellent suite of facilities and services offered by the University. We facilitate access to our qualifications through our extended programs but expect our students to excel and develop as future professionals through our program offerings. We invite you to consider enrolling in one of our programs if you share our vision of excellence and want to position yourself as a leader in the professions that we support.

The Faculty is organized in four schools: the School of Engineering, the School for the Built Environment, the School of Information Technology, and the Graduate School of Technology Management. The School of Engineering is the largest of its kind in the country in terms of student numbers, graduates, and research contributions and offers programs in all the major engineering disciplines with many specializations also offered at the undergraduate and graduate level.

The University of Pretoria aims to be internationally competitive while also locally relevant. Advisory boards at both faculty and departmental levels promote alignment and excellence in our teaching and research activities. Where applicable and available our programmes are accredited by statutory and professional bodies at both national and international levels.

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