Successes in University - Industry Partnerships - Perspectives from Durban University of Technology

The Higher Education Partnerships project in Sub Saharan Africa funded by the British Royal Academy of Engineering, which ran from April 2017 to March 2019. It is a network of engineering faculties and schools from the Hub University (Lead University) - University of Namibia (UNAM), UK Partner University - University of Cambridge; and three Spoke Universities (Satellite universities): Durban University of Technology, University of Nairobi Kenya and the University of Addis Ababa, with the aim of enhancing quality engineering education and training. This paper presents the outcomes of the project, namely: graduate engineers and technicians who meet the expectations of modern industry and engineering professional bodies; and are relevant and therefore employable nationally and regionally; academic and technical staff with enhanced practical experience and better teaching skills, and enriched and relevant engineering curriculum at universities.