Tshwane University of Technology
MottoWe empower people
TypePublic university of technology
Established1 January 2004
(Formed as a result of a merger of three established institutions)
ChancellorGwendoline Malegwale Ramokgopa
PresidentKhoza Shepherd
Vice-ChancellorTinyiko Samuel Maluleke
Academic staff
c. 755
Administrative staff
4,800
Studentsc. 65,000
Location
South Africa

25°43′56″S 28°09′43″E / 25.7322°S 28.1619°E / -25.7322; 28.1619
CampusSix campuses, mostly urban
Colours    Blue, red, gold
NicknameTUT
AffiliationsHESA[1]
NADEOSA[2]
Websitewww.tut.ac.za

Tshwane University of Technology (TUT; Afrikaans: Tshwane-Universiteit vir Tegnologie) is a higher education institution in South Africa that came into being through a merger of three technikons — Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North-West and Technikon Pretoria.

As the number of students registering annually grows rapidly, records show that Tshwane University of Technology caters for approximately more than 60,000 students and it has become the largest residential higher education institution in South Africa.

Campuses

Tshwane University of Technology
Hockey match at the Pretoria campus

The university occupies nine campuses: Pretoria main campus, arcadia campus, arts campus, Soshanguve south and Soshanguve north campus, Ga-Rankuwa campus, Witbank (eMalahleni campus), Mbombela (Nelspruit) and Polokwane. Two faculties, namely the Faculties of Science and The Arts, have dedicated campuses in the Pretoria city centre.[3]

Student enrollment

There were 88,078 students enrolled for the year 2012 at the Tshwane University of Technology. It was estimated, for the year 2014, that the number of first year student applications the university received were around 80,000. Tshwane University of Technology predominantly provides vocational qualifications in the form of three-year diplomas. Additional options exist in the form of advanced diplomas, postgraduate and masters and doctoral degrees. These qualifications are offered through the following faculties:

  • Faculty of Arts and Design
  • Faculty of Science
  • Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
  • Faculty of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
  • Faculty of Humanities
  • Faculty of Economics and Finance
  • Faculty of Management Sciences (including Business School)

Ranking

In 2010 Webometrics ranked the university the 15th best in South Africa and 5662th in the world.[4] In 2018, the university ranked ninth best university in South Africa

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) ranks the university's Department of Journalism as one of twelve Potential Centres of Excellence in Journalism Training in Africa.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Higher Education South Africa". www.usaf.ac.za. HESA. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "National Association of Distance Education Organizations of SA". www.nadeosa.org.za. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ↑ http://www.sarua.org/?q=uni_Tshwane%20University%20of%20Technology Archived 9 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine Tshwane University of Technology Retrieved 31 December 2011
  4. ↑ "Top Africa". Ranking Web of World Universities. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". unesdoc.unesco.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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