CAETS 2025

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CAETS Communication Prize 2025

SAAE’s entry is the winner of the 2025 CAETS Communication Prize The TUT (Tshwane University of...

Hendrik van der Bijl Memorial Lecture 2024

The Hendrik van der Bijl Memorial Lecture, which is presented annually by SAAE in collaboration...

SAAE Advisory Note 5: Revision of operating rules for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project.

The South African Academy of Engineering is calling on the South African Government to engage...

Engineering Considerations of The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in the SADC Region

On 8 and 9 November 2021 the South African Academy of Engineering (SAAE) presented a symposium on...

Equality, diversity and inclusivity policy

Including everyone is simply the way we do business. Our culture is collaborative, courteous,...

Advisory Note 4 The importance of hydrological information.

Building a Better post-COVID Water Sector Advisory Note 4: The foundation of our water security is...

SAAE subscribes to the Credo

I am an engineering practitioner and in my profession I take deep pride. To it I owe solemn...

Advisory Note 3: Municipal Water Losses

How do water losses occur? The most recent data in South Africa shows that approximately 41% of...

SAAE Advisory Note 2 to Government The State of water services in South African Municipalities

Building a Better post-COVID Water Sector Advisory Note 2: The State of water services in South...
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The South African Academy of Engineering (SAAE) is a young, growing, non-profit, independent institution with 199 members. It functions as a voluntary association under its own constitution and follows the model of Academies of Engineering in many countries around the world.
The Academy comprises eminent engineers of all disciplines and related professionals with proven ability and achievement. It is able to harness their wealth of knowledge and experience which, with the interdisciplinary character of the membership, provides a unique resource for independent, evidence-based advice. The SAAE maintains relations with overseas Academies of Engineering and in 2009 was admitted as a member of the International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS).
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TUT solar team’s video wins CAETS Communication Prize

TUT solar team’s video wins CAETS Communication Prize

Dr Christiaan Oosthuizen receives the 2025 CAETS communication prize  SAAE entered TUT (Tshwane University of Technology) solar car team’s video Sustainable automotive technologies: a TUT case study for the 2025 CAETS Communication Prize and on 10 September 2025 at...

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TUT team wins CAETS Communication Prize

TUT team wins CAETS Communication Prize

Prof Barend van Wyk (left) and Dr Christiaan Oosthuizen (right)  Dr Christiaan Oosthuizen of TUT’s Department  Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Fellow Prof Barend van Wyk, DVC for Teaching, Learning and Technology at TUT   submitted a 5 minute video...

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CAETS 2025 in Brisbane, Australia

CAETS 2025 in Brisbane, Australia

SAAE President TC Madikane and Fellows Feliix Reinders (Vice-President)   and Dr Pine Pienaar with SAAE Fellow Prof Sue Harrison, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation), University of Queensland who was one of the speakers at the Gala Dinner.The Australian...

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CAETS Communication Prize 2024

CAETS Communication Prize 2024

Felix Reinders receiving the Certificate from Lucas Noldus, the Chairman of the Communication Committee on behalf of the proSET teamSAAE entered proSET’s “STEMulator” for the 2024 CAETS Communication Competition. The results were announced on 2 July 2024 during the...

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CAETS Convocation 2024

CAETS Convocation 2024

The Annual CAETS Convocation was hosted by the Council of Finnish Academies and the Finnish Academy of Technical Sciences from 1 to 4 July 2024 in Helsinki, Finland. The theme of the CAETS 2024 conference was Carbon Neutral Technologies and Society.  CAETS 2024 was...

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