Top Engineering Universities in Africa

Best African Universities for aspiring engineers

Thinking about building capacity for your children or yourself in field of engineering , we have complied a list of interesting and  exciting universities with the best and standard engineering programs.

• UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

In South Africa this institute is regarded as the best public research engineering school of Africa. This popular institute offer courses in Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering as well as Architecture, Planning and Geomatics and Construction Economics & Management all under the Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment. Africa Times ranks it 1^st. While globally it ranks 113 by Times and 141 by QS.

• STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY

  It is one of the best research institute of Africa, founded in 1866, and its Faculty of Engineering established in      1944.  It offers Civil, Electrical & Electronic, engineering school, Process and Mechanical & Mechatronic  Engineering. With  almost 3400 students enrolled in faculty of engineering. Among them 2600 are  undergraduates. While 800 are postgraduates. Webometrics world ranking, ranks it 462  and 3rd in Africa by    Times and QS. The university is responsible  for the designing of Africa’s first micro-satellite, SUNSAT.

• CAIRO UNIVERSITY

  This institute was founded in 21^st Dec, 1908. It is a neighbor to some of the world’s most famous structures, including the Great Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Giza a great source of inspiration to engineers. The Faculty of engineering have fourteen departments. Few of them are Architectural, engineering school, chemical and computer engineering. Webometrics world ranks it 474th. According to global university ranking ARWU ranks it 401-500 and QS ranks it 551-600.

• UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA

  The University of Pretoria is one of the best Universities in South Africa. The institute have faculty of engineering, Built environment & IT for engineering students. It offers Bio system, Civil, Chemical, engineering school, Electronic, Computer engineering and many other degrees. Biometrics ranks it as number 494 world rank by Biometrics. also QS World in Engineering and IT ranks as 368 in 2007.

• UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSAND

  This institute was founded in  1922, in Johannesburg in South Africa. With a faculty of engineering and built environment which offer many degrees like Electrical and Information Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Sciences, Environmental Engineering and many others.

• UNIVERSITY OF KAWAZULU-NATAL

  This institution was established on  January 1, 2004,  in Durban in South Africa. ECSA accredits the school of engineering. The institute offers 8 area for engineering student to specialize in which includes Land Surveying, Civil, Electronic, Electrical, Computer, Agricultural, Chemical and Mechanical Engineering.  Webometrics world ranks it  830.

• UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

  This research institute is  in Nairobi in Kenya.  College of Architecture and Engineering offers many degrees. Such as civil & Construction, Electrical & Information engineering and Geospatial & Space technology. Beside these it offers Mechanical & Manufacturing, Environmental & Bio system Engineering.  Webometrics world it ranks 855

• AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

  In Egypt School of Science and Engineering facilitates students who aim to become engineers. They offer degrees in Construction & Architectural Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering and many more. In Africa QS ranked in 3rd and 1st in Egypt

• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA

  This institute is situated in Pretoria in South Africa, founded in 26th June 1873. Many degrees are offered in this School of engineering such as Electrical and Mining, Civil & Chemical, Mechanical & Chemical engineering and many other degrees. Webometrics world ranks it 1074.

• MANSOURA UNIVERSITY

  This Engineering school in Mansoura in Egypt offers many degrees such as Mathematics and Engineering Physics, Computer Engineering and System. They also offer Electronic and Communication Engineering, engineering school, Textile Engineering and many more. Webometrics continental ranking, ranks it 5th  and in Egypt ranks 3^rd.