Name: Naadiya Moosajee
Qualifications: MSc Civil Engineering (Transportation); BSc Civil Engineering
MBA currently in progress through the Edinburgh Business School
Position: Co-founder and predominantly work in operational management,
funding acquisition and finances
Background education:
I completed both my
undergrad and postgrad at the University of Cape Town, and was on
international exchange for part of my masters degree at the University
of Stuttgart, Germany
Achievements:
- African Leadership Network Fellow
- Co-Founder of the National Organisation: SAWomEng
- VIP & Media Transport Coordinator: 2010 FIFA World Cup
- YouthActionNet Global Leadership Fellowship 2009/2010
- CEO Magazine Most Influential Women of the Year (Engineering, 2009)
- Mail&Guardian Magazine Top 300 Young South Africans You Have to Take to Lunch
- UCT Engineering Faculty Award (2009)
- Recipient of the David & Elaine Potter Fellowship (2007, 2008)
- UCT Outstanding Leadership Award – International Exchange Opportunity 2007
- Top 100 Brightest Young Minds in South Africa (2006)
- Delegate at the International Youth Leadership Conference in Prague (2006)
- Class Medal Recipient for Intro to Environmental Assessment & Management (2006)
- Class Medal Recipient for Engineering I (Top pupil for Civil Engineering I) (2003)
- LEADGlobal Director (Engineering, 2009)
- Branch Executive Member- South African Institute of Civil Engineering (2008)
- South African Institute of Civil Engineering W. Cape Branch Committee Member
- MSA of the Cape Executive Committee Member (2007)
- Post-Graduate Student Council Representative for Civil Engineering (2007)
- Head of the Civil Engineering Mentoring Programme (2006)
Words to live by - personal mantra:
I want to live my life with no regrets and exceed expectation. I want to be passionate about what I do, and change the world, even if it is by positively influencing one thing at a time.