{"id":9688,"date":"2024-11-19T06:37:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T06:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/?page_id=9688"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:35:52","slug":"community-engagement-civil-engineering-and-building-department-fet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vut.ac.za\/en_gb\/community-engagement-civil-engineering-and-building-department-fet\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Engagement &#8211; Civil Engineering and Building Department FET"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9688\" class=\"elementor elementor-9688\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59fe738b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"59fe738b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69785c0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"69785c0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bcbc4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bcbc4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Engagement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70474291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70474291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid vc_column-gap-10 vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 vc_col-has-fill\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner vc_custom_1664522921264\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" data-raofz=\"15\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" data-raofz=\"15\"><p data-raofz=\"15\">In 2024, the Civil Engineering and Building Department launched the <em>Success Through a Healthy Infrastructure Project<\/em>, fostering partnerships with communities, municipalities, and businesses.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77aad428 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77aad428\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e88f5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12e88f5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22da97dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22da97dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community Engagement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48527d39 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48527d39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-783f773c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"783f773c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1730b5ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1730b5ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-raofz=\"15\">In the 2024 academic year, the department has embarked on a deliberate and ambitious community engagement project. The project is structured to advance scholarly and impactful community engagement and partnership activities. The project christened Success Through a Healthy Infrastructure Project seeks to nurture an active interrelationship of the existing Physical, Social, &amp; Political Infrastructure. The project has been initialized. This project will involve partnerships with local communities, local municipality, and corporate stakeholders to facilitate infrastructure projects, and disaster risk reduction efforts, fostering a positive impact on society while enhancing the department\u2019s teaching and learning experience.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\"><strong>The objectives of the project:<\/strong><\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">Strengthen relationships with local communities and organizations, establishing the department as a reliable partner and resource.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">Provide students with opportunities to apply knowledge and skills in real-world settings, enhancing their learning experience.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">Increase public awareness and interest in Civil Engineering, inspiring the next generation of engineers, technologists, and technicians.<\/p><p data-raofz=\"15\">Contribute to the social, economic, and environmental well-being of the communities in which the projects are implemented.<\/p><p 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