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14UUJINSEPTEMBERUJwasacknowledgedastherstAfricanuniversitytoattainandsustainfullinternationalaccreditationforitsBScHonoursInformationTechnologyITdegree.TheBCSTheCharteredInstituteforITbasedinLondonhasaccreditedUJsIThonoursdegreeforthethirdconsecutivetime.ThisfollowsavisitbytheBCSTheCharteredInstituteforITsaccreditationpaneltotheUniversityearlierthisyear.UJsBScHonoursITdegreemetabovethresholdtheeducationrequirementsforCharteredInformationTechnologyProfessionalCITPregistrationforaperiodofveintakesfromthe2013intakeuptoandincludingthe2017intake.TheinternationalaccreditationnotonlyhighlightsthestandardoftheUniversitysteachingandlearningprogrammesbutalsoreectsitsAcademyofComputerScienceandSoftwareEngineeringsACSSEdrivetoensurethattheUniversitysgraduatesarefullyequippedtojoinindustrylocallyandinternationally.TheAcademyfortiesITresearchandstrengthensinnovationandskillsdevelopmentwhichcouldtranslateintojobcreationwithintheITindustrywhichisprioritisedintheNationalDevelopmentPlanNDPdrivenbyMinisterinthePresidencyTrevorManuelsaysProfElizeEhlersACSSEsdepartmenthead.In2003UJwastherstinstitutiontoachievetheprestigiousandexclusiveBCSaccreditationaheadofanyofitspeers.SubsequenttothisachievementtheaccreditationwasawardedagaintoUJsACSSEaftermeetingthecriteriain2008.CurrentlyUJisoneoftwouniversitiesinSouthAfricawithBCSTheCharteredInstituteforITaccreditation.OtherinternationaluniversitiesaccreditedincludetheUniversityofOxfordandtheUniversityofCambridge.TheaccreditationmeansthatUJstudentswhosuccessfullycompletethisdegreecanjointheBCSasprofessionalmembersandlaterachievetheinternationalCharteredInformationTechnologyProfessionalCITPstatus.UJHASBEENACKNOWLEDGEDASTHEFIRSTAFRICANUNIVERSITYTOATTAINFULLINTERNATIONALACCREDITATIONFORITSBSCHONOURSINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYITDEGREECurrentlymorethan80ofthestaffattheAcademyareprofessionalmembersoftheBCSwithProfBasievonSolmsheadofUJandtheInternationalTelecommunicationsUnionITUsCentreofExcellenceinCyberSecurityCoECSbeingaCITPandFellowoftheBCS.TheITU-UJCentreofExcellenceinCyberSecurityisadedicatedcentrethatactsasacentralpointforallaspectsrelatedtocybersecurityandcriticalinformationinfrastructureprotectioninSouthernAfrica.UJremainsoneofthebestinITHonoursdegreesABOVEILLUSTRATIONVECTORSTOCKRIGHTProfTinyikoMalulekePHOTOSUPPLIEDReports