The IIE MSA, formerly known as Monash South Africa, is a

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located in

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History

The IIE MSA was founded in 2001 as Monash South Africa by

Monash University Monash University () is a public university, public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria (state), Victoria, Australia. Named after World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the ...

, an Australian university named after a

civil engineer A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering – the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating infrastructure while protecting the public and environmental health, as well as improving existing i ...

John Monash General (Australia), General Sir John Monash (; 27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian civil engineer and military commander of the World War I, First World War. He commanded the 13th Brigade (Australia), 13th Infantry Brigade befor ...

. The university was built on an agricultural land in Ruimsig, Roodeport. The first class intake at the IIE MSA was in

geography Geography (from Ancient Greek ; combining 'Earth' and 'write', literally 'Earth writing') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding o ...

and environmental sciences. In 2019, it was renamed as IIE MSA after becoming part of The Independent Institute of Education.

Academia

The institution comprises two faculties, namely The Faculty of Business, Engineering and Technology; and The Faculty of Social and Health Sciences. The IIE MSA offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as short learning programs.

References

External links

Official Site
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