HeyJaredIEC: Becoming an Engineer
In this podcast series, we explore the challenges and opportunities of engineering education in the Global South while linking our conversations to the broader international landscape.
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Let Them Build: Trust, Responsibility, and Becoming an Engineer (feat. Prof. Schalk Els) (opens the original)
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In this episode, we speak with Prof. Schalk Els , whose nearly three decades with the University of Pretoria’s Baja team have shown that building a vehicle can be about much more than engineering design. Schalk reflects on creating student-led environments where aspiring engineers are trusted with real responsibility, learn from one another, take managed risks, and discover what they are capable of. From developing confidence and leadership to preparing graduates for industry, the conversation e
Meet the Hosts: Our Journeys into Engineering Education (feat. Prof. Lelanie Smith and Dr. Reuben Govender) (opens the original)
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In this special episode, our hosts Prof. Lelanie Smith and Dr. Reuben Govender turn the conversation towards themselves, sharing the personal and professional journeys that brought them from mechanical engineering into engineering education. They reflect on teaching, mentorship, curriculum design, and the experiences that shifted their understanding of engineering from a primarily technical discipline towards one centred equally on people and their development. Along the way, they explore the co
Thinking in Systems: Engineering, Complexity, and Social Responsibility (feat. Prof. Corrinne Shaw) (opens the original)
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In this episode, we speak with Prof. Corrinne Shaw , whose work bridges engineering management, systems thinking, and engineering education. Drawing on her research and experiences in South Africa, Corrinne explores how systems shape the way we teach, learn, and practise engineering, challenging us to question assumptions about power, transformation, and responsibility. Together, we discuss what it means to prepare engineers who can navigate complexity, think critically about the systems they wo
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