Tshwane University of Technology
{{Short description|Multi-campus university in South Africa}}
{{Use South African English|date=June 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox university
| name = Tshwane University of Technology
| image = Tshwane University of Technology logo.svg
| image_size = 200px
| motto = We empower people
| type = Public university of technology
| established = 1 January 2004
(Formed as a result of a merger of three established institutions)
| chancellor = Gloria Tomatoe Serobe{{Cite web |title=Tshwane University of Technology - Gloria Serobe: Installed as the 4th TUT Chancellor |url=https://www.tut.ac.za/latest-news/184-gloria-serobe-installed-as-the-4th-tut-chancellor |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=www.tut.ac.za}}
| vice_chancellor = Tinyiko Samuel Maluleke
| president = Khoza Shepherd
| academic_staff = {{c.|755}}
| administrative_staff = 4,800
| students = {{c.|65,000}}
| affiliations = HESA{{cite web |title=Higher Education South Africa |url=http://www.hesa.org.za/hesa/index.php/about-us/universities |website=www.usaf.ac.za |publisher=HESA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804133335/http://www.hesa.org.za/hesa/index.php/about-us/universities |access-date=9 July 2021|archive-date=2009-08-04 }}
|website=www.nadeosa.org.za |access-date=9 July 2021}}
| nickname = TUT
| campus = nine campuses, mostly urban
| colours = {{color box|#005596}}{{color box|#E31837}}{{color box|#FDB913}} Blue, red, gold
| city =
| coordinates = {{coord|-25.7322|28.1619|display=inline,title}}
| country = South Africa
| website = {{URL|www.tut.ac.za}}
| logo =
}}
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT; {{langx|af|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.{{Cite web |title=Tshwane University of Technology - NOMINATIONS/APPLICATIONS |url=https://tut.ac.za/nominations-applications#:~:text=The%20Tshwane%20University%20of%20Technology%20is%20the%20largest%20contact%20University,campuses%20and%20two%20service%20points. |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=tut.ac.za}}
Campuses
File:Tshwane University of Technology.jpg
File:Hokkiewedstryd by Tshwane-Universiteit vir Tegnologie se Pretoriakampus.jpg
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.{{Cite web |last=sarua-admin3 |title=Home |url=https://sarua.africa/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=SARUA |language=en-ZA}}
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. Students can track the [https://tutstatuscheck.com/ TUT application status]. 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
{{See also|Rankings of universities in South Africa|}}
In 2010 Webometrics ranked the university the 15th best in South Africa and 5662th in the world.{{cite web |url=http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=africa |title=Top Africa |work=Ranking Web of World Universities |access-date=26 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004092257/http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=africa |archive-date=4 October 2009 }} In 2018, the university ranked ninth best university in South Africa.
File:Ruth_First_Hall_(Soshanguve_South_Campus_TUT).jpg
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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tut.ac.za/Students/facultiesdepartments/humanities/departments/Documents/Prospectus%20Journalism%20-%202010.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-12 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032836/http://www.tut.ac.za/Students/facultiesdepartments/humanities/departments/Documents/Prospectus%20Journalism%20-%202010.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000151496_eng |access-date=2023-05-29 |website=unesdoc.unesco.org |title=Archived copy |archive-date=14 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514122809/https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000151496_eng |url-status=live }}
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.tut.ac.za Tshwane University of Technology]
- [https://tutupdates.co.za/ TUT Status Check]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100429220230/http://www.tut.ac.za/About%20Us/ About Tshwane University of Technology, TUT]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100429220230/http://www.tut.ac.za/About%20Us/ About Tshwane University of Technology - Section Staff members]
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Category:Technical universities and colleges
Category:Universities in Gauteng
Category:Universities in North West (South African province)
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Category:Universities in Mpumalanga
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