Ms Nicole Schoeman
Department of Industrial Engineering

Ms Nicole Schoeman is the owner of Gemskye Gewellery based in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). In her grade 12 year, Schoeman researched all the different branches of engineering. Her parents introduced Industrial Engineering to her, which she followed. Schoeman said that after reading up on Industrial Engineering, she immediately fell in love with the profession. She loves the idea of finding ways to improve things using creative innovations. Her advice to students studying Industrial Engineering is to put in those hours of hard work, dedication and perseverance even when things are looking difficult and unattainable. Engineering is far from easy, and the mere fact that you got accepted into the course says a lot about your capability. All the hard work will be worth it in the end. Never give up. Her favourite module was project engineering, and Dolley-Ryneveld was her favourite lecturer. Her five-year plan includes developing herself to focus on self-growth and establishing herself in her career, a professional engineer with a master’s degree.