The Faculty of Engineering (FE) is the third academic faculty to be established by the ZNDU, after the Centre for Defence and Security Studies (CDSS) and the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS). The Faculty’s mandate is the provision of top-notch engineering training, research, innovation and industrialisation. Therefore, its programmes are designed to be in sync with the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development’s policy thrust on Education 5.0 with emphasis on teaching, research, community service, innovation and industrialisation as the basic tenets to national development. The Faculty’s deliberate emphasis on Software Engineering is predicated on the recognition of the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution in which Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Artificial Intelligence(AI) and Software Engineering are recognised as current and future drivers of industrialisation.

The Faculty of Engineering was officially launched on 16 November 2018, with a view to making it a centre of excellence for Engineering and Aviation Sciences. The Faculty has five Departments namely the Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science and Software Engineering, Aviation Sciences, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

The FE is headed by the Dean and his deputy who are both PhD/Doctorate holders. Each department is headed by a Chairperson with a minimum of an MSc Degree in Engineering and is responsible for the day to day running of the department. Lecturers in each department also have a minimum qualification of an MSc Degree in a related Engineering programme. The Director Plans and staff coordinate all activities in the Faculty.

VISION

To be a global hub of engineering excellence

MISSION

To train versatile top-notch engineers and to conduct engineering research for industrialisation

FUTURE PLANS

The FE has a ten-year strategic plan (2019-2029) which aims to position itself as an international research-focused institution, contributing to national, regional and as well as global solutions to challenges facing mankind. To achieve these goals, the Faculty has committed and knowledgeable staff of high integrity. The Faculty believes that the strategy will result in the production of knowledgeable and highly skilled graduates with a desire for innovation, entrepreneurship and industrialisation integrity, who will act as a catalyst for the growth of the local industry, thus positively transforming the Zimbabwean society at large.