Civil Engineering Students Explore Real-World Infrastructure
Masters of Civil Engineering (Transport) students recently conducted a site visit to the City of Windhoek’s Road Rehabilitation and Intersection Project on Eveline Street. They were accompanied by their lecturer, Dr Adewole Oladele. The site visit helped students develop a systems-thinking approach to understanding the relationship between sustainable infrastructure and the environment. It also equipped them with the knowledge to devise mitigation measures using civil engineering principles and institutional tools.
The students were given a comprehensive tour of the construction site, where they observed key processes involved in road rehabilitation, including pavement layer assessments, material testing, and intersection redesign techniques. Project engineers on-site shared real-time data and explained how traffic flow analysis and geotechnical evaluations guide the rehabilitation strategies, ensuring both safety and longevity of the roadway infrastructure.
During interactive sessions with the City of Windhoek’s technical team, students engaged in discussions about the integration of smart mobility solutions and the importance of stakeholder collaboration in urban transport projects. The visit not only reinforced theoretical knowledge gained in class but also emphasised the significance of context-specific engineering decisions in addressing urban transport challenges in Namibia.
The University, under the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment offers various programmes in Civil Engineering structured to facilitate specialisation in the areas of Structures, Transportation and Water.
