zie national students engineering awards competition overview
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Zimbabwe Institution of Engineers National Engineering Students Awards Competition
Overview
M. M. Manyuchi
NESAC Overview
• The ZIE National Engineering Students Awards Competition is a ZIE initiative
• Initially Paperrete competition for UZ• The late Eng. Paul Kodzwa donated 20
trophies to ZIE towards NESAC• Hence NESAC will be running for the next 20
years• 2015 being the second year
NESAC Objectives
• Promote innovation• Scholarship• Entrepreneurship• Commercialization of projects• Cross linkages between engineering
universities• Stimulate engineering and technology
interests in upcoming engineers
NESAC 2014 Participating Universities
• Chinhoyi University of Technology• Harare Institute of Technology• National University of Science and
Technology• University of ZimbabweTwo participants drawn from each university
NESAC 2014 Winning Projects
1. Design of a 1 ton per day plant refining used lubricating oil-Tatenda Nengiwa, Chemical Engineering HIT
2. Mining conveyor belt optimization in a bid to minimize double handling of ore-Gift Dembetembe, Mining Engineering, UZ
3. Design of a bio-gas plant to produce CH4 (97 wt%) and organic fertilizer from bio-degradable MSW Design of a bio-gas plant to produce CH4 (97 wt%) and organic fertilizer from bio-degradable MSW , Taurai Mandlokuwa, NUST
All projects addressed critical Zimbabwe problems
NESAC 2014 Prices
• The first winner: The Eng. Paul Kodzwa floating trophy, a Paul Kodzwa trophy and a cash prize of $1000.00.
• The second winner: The ZIE shield and $500.00
• Third winner: ZIE shield and $250.00.• The other 5 participants: ZIE shields and
$100.00.
NESAC 2014 Sponsors
• ZERA• Powertel• Zent• ZPC
NESAC 2015 Competition
• To be held at HIT on 30 October 2015• Four major engineering universities
participating
CUT, UZ, NUST and HIT
NESAC’s Future• Participants will also be drawn from
polytechnics• At National diploma and higher diploma
level• Have an Engineering and Technology
week for high school that will run in parallel with the annual Research and Intellectual Outputs-Science, Engineering and Technology (RIO-SET)
NESAC’s Needs
• Sponsorship to host the events• Partnership with industry for
commercialisation of projects• Patenting and copyrighting• Commercialization and
Innovation Fund
NESAC 2014 in pictures……….
Eng Muzembi, Dr. Kodzwa and Dr. Gondo just before results announcement
NESAC 2014 in pictures……..
From the eft: Eng. Manuhwa, Dr. Diarra and Eng. Muzembi sharing a lighter moment during NESAC presentations
NESAC 2014 in pictures……..
The top 3 from left side: Gift Dembetembe, Tatenda Nengiwa and Taurai Mandhlokuwa
NESAC 2014 in pictures……..
Tatenga Nengiwa with tears of joy on awards announcement