Head of Engineering (National)
Qualifications
Research Interests
Biography
Wihann holds a B.Ing and MEng and is currently pursuing a PhD in Civil Engineering at the University of Johannesburg. His expertise spans Hydraulic Engineering, Water Management, Engineering Management, and Engineering Education. He is a candidate engineer with ECSA and an active member of SAICE, IWA, and WISA. Wihann began his career at UJ, where he served as Lecturer, Course Coordinator, and Head of the Learning Centre & Computer Lab, teaching thousands of students over a decade and managing diverse academic and administrative teams. He contributed to UJ’s Engineering Society for over five years, including two years on its executive committee. He later joined Emeris, advancing from Lecturer and Programme Manager and Head of Programme to his current role as National Head of Engineering within the School of Engineering, Science & Health. He founded and mentors the IIE Engineering Society, supporting SAICE, SAIEE, SAIMechE, and EWB student chapters, and serves as an executive member of the IIE’s Golden Key International Honour Society. Wihann has developed curricula for face-to-face, blended, and online courses and led the rollout of South Africa’s first private BEng programmes in Civil, Electrical & Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering. Committed to social justice and animal welfare, he has dedicated over 800 volunteer hours to community service.
Head of Engineering (National)
Qualifications
Research Interests
Biography
Wihann holds a B.Ing and MEng and is currently pursuing a PhD in Civil Engineering at the University of Johannesburg. His expertise spans Hydraulic Engineering, Water Management, Engineering Management, and Engineering Education. He is a candidate engineer with ECSA and an active member of SAICE, IWA, and WISA. Wihann began his career at UJ, where he served as Lecturer, Course Coordinator, and Head of the Learning Centre & Computer Lab, teaching thousands of students over a decade and managing diverse academic and administrative teams. He contributed to UJ’s Engineering Society for over five years, including two years on its executive committee. He later joined Emeris, advancing from Lecturer and Programme Manager and Head of Programme to his current role as National Head of Engineering within the School of Engineering, Science & Health. He founded and mentors the IIE Engineering Society, supporting SAICE, SAIEE, SAIMechE, and EWB student chapters, and serves as an executive member of the IIE’s Golden Key International Honour Society. Wihann has developed curricula for face-to-face, blended, and online courses and led the rollout of South Africa’s first private BEng programmes in Civil, Electrical & Electronic, and Mechanical Engineering. Committed to social justice and animal welfare, he has dedicated over 800 volunteer hours to community service.
An educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education
Formed by the strategic evolution of The IIE's Varsity College, IIE MSA, Vega and
the School of Hospitality and Service Management, uniting under the Emeris name.
Emeris is an educational brand of The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd which is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, 1997 (reg. no. 2007/HE07/002). Company registration number: 1987/004754/07. View certificate here.
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