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SANRAL Chair in Pavement Engineering

This initiative addresses the gap in pavement engineering education in South Africa by creating excellence through cooperation and international collaboration. The SANRAL Chair focuses on identifying industry needs, offering post-graduate courses, and enhancing capacity building at various institutions.

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SANRAL Chair in Pavement Engineering

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  1. SANRAL ChairinPavement Engineering Kim Jenkins RPF 16th May 2001

  2. Driving Forces – Filling the Gap • Sabita Chair at University of Stellenbosch was terminated in December 2000 (national focus) • Pavement Engineering not offered at Universities elsewhere in the Western Cape

  3. Identifying the Challenge:Global Trends • USA “most important issue facing the construction industry is the availability of qualified workforce” HMA Technology Feb 2001 • Pavement Engineering requires a higher level of technological understanding than ever before • “Universities are slow to change thus ignoring industry’s needs” HMA Technology.

  4. More Global & Local Trends • Northern Europe has a shortage of Engineers (attractive for South Africans) • Australia “exports” education, why don’t we? • School leavers with top maths skills attracted to IT, Finances, Actuary etc., no longer engineering

  5. Where does the SANRAL Chair fit in?

  6. Facing the challenge • Creating excellence : co-operation rather than competition

  7. (Inter) National Co-operation SANRAL Northern Region CSIR Technikons & Universities Asphalt Academy TU Delft Texas Austin Eastern Region Technikons & Universities UN ML etc S Southern Region Technikons & Universities STCOD Chair TRAC ITT

  8. Meeting the challenge • Identifying industry’s needs and state of the educational system (through AsAc etc) • Post-graduate courses (block courses) • International co-operation • Student exchange • Visiting lecturers (PG courses)

  9. Meeting the challenge (cont) • Capacity building at other tertiary institutions • Lecturer / Professor workshops (al la NCAT) • Assisting with curriculum & notes • External supervision/Moderation • Training courses (ATC & other materials) • Co-operating on research projects • Capacity building in schools (TRAC)

  10. CHAIR Activities require Multi-tasking

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