The purpose of IPGIP is the academic development of young engineers through:
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The Gimmie undergraduate bursary
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The annual Mathews/IPGIP Prize for best undergraduate engineering projects at South-African universities.
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Postgraduate bursaries for Honors, Masters and PhDs.
Background
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To honour EH Mathews (Snr)(EHM) who passed away on 20 June 2020 for whom academic achievement was of utmost importance.
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EHM left behind a family of engineers. Seven sons, grandsons and a granddaughter are engineers.
E.H. Mathews
The Department of Science and Technology's White Paper on Science, Technology and Innovation (2019) envisions increased partnering between business and academia, to increase human capabilities and expand research enterprises.
Our vision: Add value to the RSA with an initiative which underpins industry/academia collaboration.