Home›Programs›College of Engineering

College of Engineering

Building the physical, digital, and energy infrastructures of tomorrow through world-class engineering education.

Engineering Overview

Engineering the Next Industrial Age

The College of Engineering at RUST brings together the sciences and physical practices to deliver a rigorous, skills-first educational path. Our laboratories and digital learning platforms focus heavily on practical application, design-thinking, and sustainable development.

Graduates receive a regionally harmonized and accredited degree, preparing them to lead in aerospace, civil, electrical, mechatronics, power systems, and chemical engineering domains globally.

RUST Engineering

Academic Schools

Engineering Schools & Departments

School of Civil & Environment Engineering

  • Land Surveying and Architecture — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Civil and Building Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Transportation Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Geotechnical Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Structural Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Environmental Engineering & Management — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Bridges and Highway Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Mining Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Aerospace Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Geo-spatial Information Systems (GIS) — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Architectural Design & Technology — Bachelor, Master, PhD

School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering

  • Electrical Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Mechatronic Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering — Master, PhD
  • Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD

School of Mechanical & Production Engineering

  • Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Automotive and Power Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Chemical Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Power Conversion & Energy Systems Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Industrial Engineering & Management — Bachelor, Master, PhD
  • Production Engineering — Bachelor, Master

School of Biomedical Engineering

  • Biomedical Engineering — Bachelor, Master, PhD

Curriculum Core

Advanced Core Engineering Disciplines

Power Systems Engineering

  1. Power System Analysis: Steady-state & transient power flow delivery networks analysis, short circuit calculations, stability.
  2. Protection & Control: Designing relaying systems and SCADA networks to isolate faults remotely.
  3. Power System Economics: Generation, transmission, and market operation cost pricing configurations.
  4. Renewable Integration: Solar, wind, electric drives, machines and energy storage integration.

Mechatronics Engineering

  1. Mechanical Engineering Core: Foundation for physical structures, components, mechanisms and multi-body dynamics.
  2. Electrical Engineering Core: Circuit designs, analog/digital sensors, and physical actuators.
  3. Computer Engineering Core: Embedded systems hardware design, digital logic, and code compilation.
  4. Control Engineering Core: Analysis of feedback control algorithms for system behavior stabilization.

Chemical Engineering

  1. Process Design: Chemical design and optimization processes for industrial manufacturing plants.
  2. Product Development: Innovating advanced material sciences and reaction thermodynamics.
  3. Scale-Up Principles: Bridging laboratory micro-synthesis to large-scale safe industrial production.
  4. Applications & Separation: Distillation, filtration, and extraction for pharmaceuticals, food, and energies.

Ready to Engineer the Future?

Connect with RUST today and become a competent engineering candidate in Africa and beyond.

Start Your Application → Talk to an Academic Advisor